"Life is a magnificent robe, crawling with fleas." Only in middle age did Yan Songyu discover the unsightly truth behind her perfect marriage: her husband's love was fake, her son was a...
Chapter 102 The Only Victim in the Game
"What's wrong? Did you have another nightmare?"
Feng Yu tenderly wiped away her tears, and she then realized that her face was icy cold and her pillow was already soaked with tears.
Yan Songyu hurriedly got out of bed, looked at the sleeping Feifei, and then saw Yan Mu, no, Zhou Mu, sleeping on another bed. Only then did she feel completely at ease.
Thinking of Yan Mu, who was as elegant and proud as a little swan in her previous life, and then looking at the pale, thin, and malnourished little girl on the hospital bed, Yan Songyu felt a sharp pain in her heart.
Regardless of their past or present lives, Feifei and Zhou Mu are the most innocent; their fates were manipulated by Zhou Yue and her while they were still infants.
In her past life, Yan Mu, as a beneficiary of the existing system, lived up to the wealthy life provided by the Yan family and the heartfelt love of Yan Songyu. In the end, the Yan family was saved because of her. She thwarted the conspiracy of Jiang Chengli and Zhou Yue, cultivated an excellent heir for the Yan family, and ensured the Yan family's safety for at least the next fifty years.
The only person she wronged was Feifei, but in the end, she spent the rest of her life repenting for it.
She has paid back all her sins, no matter how many.
In this life, she did not obtain those things that did not belong to her, nor did she have to bear those sins that did not belong to her.
Feifei returned to her predetermined fate. Zhou Mu became the only victim in the game between Yan Songyu and Zhou Yue. She was the one who was abused by Zhou Yue, and even suffered more hardships than Feifei had in her previous life because of Yan Songyu's interference.
Yan Songyu touched Zhou Mu's thin, calloused hands, and tears fell again. "I'm sorry."
She protected her own daughter, yet inflicted the same harm she had caused upon another innocent girl—her adopted daughter who had cared for her until her death in her past life. Yan Songyu suddenly felt that she was just as vicious and disgusting as Zhou Yue.
Will the dragon slayer become the dragon himself? Yan Songyu smiled bitterly.
Feng Yu looked at Yan Songyu with a strange expression, without saying a word, but simply pulled her into his arms and gently patted her back to comfort her.
The twenty years in her dream were another form of torture for her. After her rebirth, she tried her best to ignore the harm she had caused Zhou Mu and to avoid thinking about the beautiful bond between mother and daughter. She told herself that this was what Zhou Mu owed them, but she had already repaid it long ago.
In her dreams, she always hoped that Yan Mu would choose her, but when he actually did, she wished that Yan Mu from her past life would be ungrateful, so that she could take revenge on them without any guilt. But now... she loves Fei Fei even more to make up for what she owed him, and she owes Zhou Mu even more.
Overwhelmed by a jumble of thoughts, Yan Songyu fainted in Feng Yu's arms.
Yan Songyu didn't wake up until noon the next day. Feifei had already eaten lunch with Feng Yu's help. When she saw her wake up, she immediately smiled and said, "Mom, you're finally awake. I'm sorry, I made you work so hard."
Unable to distinguish between dream and reality, Yan Songyu saw Feifei's sweet smile and subconsciously revealed her gentlest smile, "It's okay, Mommy isn't tired. As long as my baby can recover soon, Mommy is willing to do anything."
Yan Songyu didn't look at Zhou Mu, who was unconscious on the other bed. She was in a phase where the more guilty she felt, the more she tried to avoid him, and she didn't know how to face Zhou Mu.
The three of them had a warm lunch. Feifei went to see Zhong Weicheng again, and when she came back, she stayed with Zhou Mu and talked for a long time.
"Mumu, thank you for pushing me away. You need to get better soon, our T-shirts haven't been made yet."
"Mom has already asked someone to arrange a leave of absence for you, so don't worry about your studies. Once you're better, we'll catch up on your lessons together, and I promise I won't let you fall behind..."
Feifei murmured softly, while Yan Songyu and Feng Yu worked on the computer. Sunlight filtered through the dappled leaves and windows, casting a warm glow on the floor, filling the ward with a tender and cozy atmosphere.
However, there are always those who are oblivious to the danger and interrupt.
"Feifei! Why are you in the hospital? Where are you hurt?"
Jiang Chengli suddenly pushed open the door and strode in. Yan Songyu and Feng Yu were interrupted from their work, and their brows furrowed with displeasure.
"hiss--"
Feifei flinched slightly as her injured arm was grabbed. "Daddy, are you hurting me?"
Upon seeing this, Yan Songyu immediately pulled Jiang Chengli's hand away, "You're so rough! Didn't you see Feifei's arm is injured?"
"I'm sorry, Feifei, Daddy was so worried about you." Jiang Chengli quickly apologized. "How did you get hurt? Why didn't you tell Daddy?"
Jiang Chengli wanted to show his loving fatherly heart, and relying on the fact that Yan Songyu wouldn't contradict him in front of Feifei, he actually questioned Yan Songyu, "Xiaoyu, why didn't you tell me that Feifei was injured? Children need their parents' company the most when they are injured. If you do this, Feifei will feel that I don't care about her, which is not good for her growth."
Yan Songyu's eyes sharpened, and he was about to retort when he heard Feifei say, "Dad, I'm fine, don't worry. It's Mumu who's in trouble. She pushed me away, so I only scraped my arm."
Jiang Chengli followed Feifei's gaze and saw Zhou Mu on another hospital bed. His pupils visibly dilated, and his hands unconsciously clenched. "Mu... her name is Mu Mu?"
He only caught a glimpse of Zhou Mu when Zhou Yue carried her into the house. It was nighttime, and he couldn't see her clearly at all, but he had a gut feeling that this Mu Mu was Yan Songyu's daughter, Zhou Mu.
Feifei nodded, "Mumu's name is Zhou Mu. Thanks to her and Uncle Zhong yesterday, otherwise I would definitely be lying here unable to move now."
Upon hearing the name "Zhou Mu," Jiang Chengli froze completely, but still clinging to a sliver of hope, he asked, "Where are her family? Why are only you here?"
"Mumu doesn't have a father, she only has a mother, but... her mother did something wrong before, so... she went to prison to be punished."