In the quiet bedroom, only the occasional babble of an infant could be heard in Zhen Yu’s embrace. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Zhen Yan sat on a stool beside the bed and watched his younger sister, while Zhen Yu was always forced to keep her head down, gazing at the male infant.

"Should I help you pry his fingers apart?" Unable to bear the silence any longer, Zhen Yan finally couldn’t help but speak up.

"No." Zhen Yu rejected her brother’s offer without hesitation, but she kept her voice very low.

She remembered seeing a news story in her past life about a male celebrity who had pried open an infant’s fingers for a photoshoot, only to be thoroughly chastised by the public! Doctors even went online to explain the dangers of such actions... Although she couldn’t remember who exactly or what the specific dangers were, she couldn’t let her brother do such a thing.

The baby’s fingers were so tiny and so slender, what if he ended up breaking them?!

Let him keep grasping it... after all, it’s just a bit of neck soreness.

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Since little sister wouldn’t let him pry, Zhen Yan couldn’t do anything.

But his little sister’s silence and stillness, holding the baby like a statue, were just too much to bear!

So, after composing himself a couple of times, Zhen Yan finally stood up, said "I’m going to see what Mom is up to!" and then went out to stay in the living room.

Mrs. Zhen used this brief opportunity to wash the diapers. When Zhen Yan came out, she was hanging them on the radiator, and while doing so, she asked, "You left Xiao Yu alone in the room?"

"She’s not alone! There’s also a child in there, isn’t there?" Zhen Yan quibbled, then reached out to help and casually asked, "Where’s Auntie Four?"

"She’s gone to buy groceries and will be back soon! You two should have lunch here!"

Zhen Yan was inclined to agree but was worried that his sister might not consent, so he remained silent.

Seeing her son’s hesitation, Mrs. Zhen got a bit irritated!

In recent days, Zhen Yan had been busy dealing with her divorce matters, and she really thought that her son had grown up and become responsible! But now, over such a trivial matter... he just, sigh! Children are really debts!

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"Xiao Yan! It’s not often that your sister comes over today, help your mother persuade her! Tell her to stop being mad at me! No matter what, I’m still her mother! What’s the deal?! Does she really plan to ignore me for the rest of her life?"

Zhen Yan guiltily lowered his head, not daring to make a sound.

But he silently thought to himself: "Isn’t that exactly what Xiao Yu is thinking..."

Mrs. Zhen might be indecisive, but she was certainly not brainless!

Seeing her son act this way, her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Glancing at the bedroom door to ensure her daughter likely wouldn’t come out, she quickly approached her son and asked, "Xiao Yan, tell me the truth! What exactly is your sister up to today?! She wouldn’t hate me too... Does she really want to just ignore mom forever now!?"

Zhen Yan didn’t want to lie to his mother, and his sister had made it clear that she came today to state her position, so he tacitly acknowledged it.

Receiving such a response, Mrs. Zhen’s empty diaper pail in her hand clattered to the floor.

"You, she!" Mrs. Zhen, trembling, pointed her finger at the tip of Zhen Yan’s nose, "Does she really want to treat me like she does Zhen Halong?!" As soon as the question was out, tears welled up and rushed down Mrs. Zhen’s face!

"Even if mom did something wrong before, I didn’t abandon you two like your father did! What has he given you after the divorce?! Not even child support! I may have remarried, but have I not left you money and possessions that I should have? Have I shorted you food and clothing or made you sleep outdoors that you treat me this way?! Why is my life so miserable..."

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As Mrs. Zhen was crying and quietly berating her son, Zhen Yu, who was startled by the sound of the pail, suddenly appeared at the bedroom door with her child in her arms! Had Zhen Yan not casually glanced up and seen her, the two outside would have had no idea Zhen Yu had come out!

"Little sister..." The moment Zhen Yan unconsciously called out, Mrs. Zhen immediately turned her tear-streaked face to look over!

"Xiao Yu! Do you really not want to deal with mom anymore?!" After finishing the sentence, without waiting for Zhen Yu’s response, Mrs. Zhen burst into a loud, uncontrollable sobbing!

"In these past days, mom has been so nice trying to please you, but you’re always so cold! Is it because you really want to draw a clear line with me quickly... How could you be so heartless... Ah... Just because of the issue with the Gu Family, you’re taking your anger out on your own mother too! Ah... But no matter how resentful you are towards me, I’m still your biological mother! Wasn’t it hard for me to raise you until now?! Can’t you even care a little about the mother-daughter relationship... Ah?"

To be completely honest! With her own mother crying like a tearful figure in front of her, and Zhen Yu, whose heart wasn’t made of steel, how could she not feel soft?

But as soon as she remembered the things Mrs. Zhen had done behind her back, Zhen Yu couldn’t bring herself to forgive her mother.

Mrs. Zhen was completely immersed in her sorrow, oblivious to the change in Zhen Yu’s expression. With her eyes filled with tears, she looked at Zhen Yu and said, "Mom knows you’re capable and can live without me! But I can’t live without you! You three are all born from me after months of pregnancy, you are flesh of my flesh! Without any of you, I can’t live... Wuu... Xiao Yu, can you really be so heartless as to never interact with mom again?!"

Seeing his mother in tears pained Zhen Yan to the core, and finally, he couldn’t help but say, "Xiao Yu! Why don’t you talk to mom properly again?! Mom hasn’t done anything wrong to us two!"

Zhen Yu pursed her lips and suddenly spoke, "She only didn’t do wrong by you."

Zhen Yan, catching on instantly, was surprised as he looked at his mother!

And Mrs. Zhen, who was sobbing grievously, just let it all out, bluntly confessing, "Yes! Mom used you as a shield in front of the Gu Family! But that’s because I knew you wouldn’t be affected! Your capabilities are unknown to others, but can’t your mother and brother know? You don’t have to live with Old Gu’s family, can’t mom just borrow your name?! Besides, aren’t the beneficiaries of this still you two siblings?!"

"It’s Zhen Yan himself!" Zhen Yu finally voiced the grievance she had been holding onto.

In fact, Zhen Yu had thought a lot about her mother when she was alone.

But no matter how much she thought! She could forgive everything else!

But there was one thing she could never forgive! That was—Mrs. Zhen only had eyes for her son! Not her daughter!

"How could you think that way, Xiao Yu!?" Mrs. Zhen’s eyes, disbelieving and moist, widened. "Zhen Yan is your biological brother! You two crawled out of the same mother’s womb! You don’t trust to have the house and shop in his name, then who can you trust?!"

Zhen Yan turned his head in stunned silence to look at Zhen Yu once more, astonishment matching the look in his eyes from before.