Since Ye Xia wasn't home, Old Lady Mu had no reason to act rashly. Mu Jingsheng, unaware of the old lady's thoughts, gratefully welcomed her into his home.

From inside the bedroom, Ye Yun had already seen everything that was happening downstairs through the window.

Seeing Mu Jingsheng being fooled by the old lady, crying his eyes out, and then respectfully welcoming her into the house, she finally couldn't help but let out a cold laugh, her eyes overflowing with sarcasm.

From the moment the old lady refused to get off the bus, she guessed what the old lady was thinking.

Unfortunately, Mu Jingsheng couldn't have guessed.

He's still a blindly filial son; he's easily fooled by his own mother and loses all sense of direction after just a few words.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

The bedroom door was pushed open, and a man's mature and steady voice came through: "Wife, I'm home."

The moment Ye Yun saw Qin Zheng, the coldness in her eyes melted away like ice and snow, and a gentle smile bloomed between her brows and eyes.

Compared to Mu Jingsheng, such a filial son, Qin Zheng is miles ahead of him.

"Come here." Ye Yun was happy and beckoned to Qin Zheng. Her good mood made her features even more beautiful.

Qin Zheng was puzzled.

Seeing Ye Yun so happy, a hint of delight appeared on his brow as he smiled and walked towards her.

"What's wrong? Why are you so happy?"

Just as he reached the bedside, Ye Yun suddenly got up and gave him a big, warm hug.

For a moment, Qin Zheng was flattered and surprised.

"Wife, wife?" He didn't know why Ye Yun was suddenly so happy. His hands were still a little cold from coming back from outside, and he didn't dare to touch Ye Yun. He stammered, "I'm cold, you should move away first, be careful not to catch a cold..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yun hugged him even tighter.

Her chin rested on the man's shoulder, her mouth close to his ear, and she whispered in a sweet, soft voice, "Qin Zheng, you're so good."

"ah?"

Qin Zheng was completely confused. Why were they suddenly praising him?

Has he been doing anything lately?

Qin Zheng pulled the small woman in his arms away by the back of her collar, looked into her eyes, and said cautiously, "Wife, I haven't done anything wrong lately, have I? If you want to discipline me, you can just say so. You don't need to give me a sweet treat first."

Ye Yun: "..."

Okay, okay.

This man has absolutely no sense of romance.

However, this is not Qin Zheng's fault. He believed from the bottom of his heart that he should protect his wife, Li Xiuying, between them.

He doesn't think that protecting his wife from his mother makes him a good person.

He believed that it was his responsibility.

In contrast, Mu Jingsheng's methods for handling conflicts between his mother and daughter-in-law were somewhat lacking.

Although Mu Jingsheng treated Ye Xia well, Ye Yun felt that he wasn't quite a good father to her.

Mu Jingsheng was too indecisive and valued family too much. If he had even half of Qin Zheng's toughness, he wouldn't have let the old lady drive his mother crazy and torment her for so many years.

Thankfully, she came.

From the moment she heard about this grandmother, she began to plot. She would make everyone who had bullied her mother pay a hundredfold.

Ye Yun touched Qin Zheng's face and said with a faint smile, "Did the old lady make things difficult for you?"

"No." Qin Zheng shook his head.

He didn't tell Ye Yun what happened in the car, nor was there any need to.

Based on his understanding of Ye Yun, he wouldn't mind the old lady's troubles. Regardless of whether the old lady made things difficult for him or not, his wife would step in.

Ye Yun nodded.

Even if Qin Zheng didn't say anything, she could guess that the old lady must have bullied Qin Zheng on the way back.

A leopard can't change its spots.

Some people are wicked to the core, and their stench is impossible to hide.

"Wife, I've found out the information you asked me to find out." Qin Zheng got up to make sure the door was closed, returned to the bedside, and stretched out his long arm to put his arm around Ye Yun's shoulder.

Ye Yun raised an eyebrow. "How is it?"

"As you guessed, the old lady's cancer diagnosis was a lie she and the doctor concocted together."

As Qin Zheng spoke, he put his arm around her shoulder and patted her reassuringly, his voice deep: "The doctor in charge of diagnosing Old Lady Mu is her nephew from her maternal family. As soon as she was hospitalized, she and her nephew planned this whole thing, all to get back home and drive you and your mother away."

Ye Yun had expected this, and nodded: "I knew it was a scheme of hers. She has fooled Mu Jingsheng countless times with the trick of being sick."

Even when Mu Jingsheng hurriedly took Ye Xia away last time, it was all because the old lady was pretending to be sick.

"But there's one thing she doesn't know."

Qin Zheng's voice rang in her ears again. Ye Yun noticed something was off about his tone and looked up at him, puzzled.

Qin Zheng pursed his lips, his eyes calm and deep. His hand, resting on her shoulder, tapped her shoulder lightly with his fingertips, as if he was considering how to tell her what was going to happen next.

Ye Yun raised an eyebrow. "Is there something you're having trouble saying?"

Qin Zheng shook his head.

No? Ye Yun frowned slightly, then smiled: "Then what's wrong with you? Is there something you can't say directly?"

"This matter may affect your future plans," Qin Zheng said.

Ye Yun: "Just say it."

"She really does have cancer."

This time, Qin Zheng did not hesitate and told Ye Yun what he had found out.

Ye Yun was stunned.

After a long pause, she finally opened her mouth and whispered to confirm, "You mean... the old lady really has cancer?"

Qin Zheng nodded.

Ye Yun: "She doesn't know it herself?"

"have no idea."

"..."

Grandma Mu was indeed faking illness and hospitalization at first. Her eldest nephew from her maternal family cooperated with her schedule and even made her go through the entire set of examination procedures to make it look real. Unexpectedly, she was actually diagnosed with cancer.

The hospital didn't dare tell the old lady the results, fearing she was too old to handle it, so they told Mu Jingsheng instead.

So, it's not that Mu Jingsheng is easy to fool, but that the old lady really does have cancer!

Ye Yun was filled with emotion.

It really was a self-fulfilling prophecy.

The old lady didn't know how to avoid prophecies. She was perfectly fine, but she insisted that she had cancer, and that's how it came true.

Ye Yun couldn't help but rub her temples.

Now look what's happened. She was all prepared to wait for the old lady to come back and give her a good fight, but what's going on now?

"Wife, what should we do?"

Qin Zheng knew this would affect Ye Yun's plans, so he put his arm around her, rested his chin on her shoulder, and became affectionate with her.

"The other person is already halfway to the grave. They might live for a year or two at most, or a few months at least. Isn't it a bit unethical for us to target an elderly person with terminal cancer?"

Who can argue with that?

Ye Yun twitched her lips. Her plans had been disrupted, leaving her momentarily bewildered.

There was a sudden knock on the door.

Through the door, Aunt Li's voice came from outside: "Are you two there? The old lady is back from the hospital and wants to see you and also the little girl."