Chapter 122 Adopting Zhou Mu

If her mother hadn't arranged for someone to look after Zhou Mu, she might have really been beaten to death by Zhou Yue today.

Feifei was a little disappointed in her. Mumu had learned Sanda (Chinese kickboxing) with her, so why was she just standing there waiting for Zhou Yue to hit her? Even if she didn't want to fight back, couldn't she at least run away?

Faced with Feifei's questioning, Zhou Yue stopped shouting. She couldn't bear to look at Feifei's disgusted eyes; she was her daughter!

"I, Feifei, I didn't do it on purpose. It was Zhou Mu who was disobedient and unfilial first. I was in prison for 6 years, and she didn't even visit me once. Instead, she recognized..." Recognizing a thief as her mother.

Zhou Yue didn't finish her sentence before abruptly changing the subject, "Besides, she's not sincere towards you. She just wants to use you to climb up the Yan family. You're too naive; you've been deceived by her."

"We're willing to let her climb the social ladder, so what?" Yan Songyu's voice suddenly came out. She opened the door and then closed it again, not letting Zhou Yue see Zhou Mu on the hospital bed. Perhaps she didn't want to see him either, because her attention was all on Yan Songyu.

"You, you..."

Zhou Yue suddenly felt completely exposed under Yan Songyu's gaze. Only when she saw Yan Songyu's unwavering affection for Feifei did she feel at ease.

Yan Songyu's next words completely put her at ease.

"Didn't you say before that I could take Zhou Mu away and adopt her? I agreed."

Zhou Yue was relieved but also a little shocked. "You're going to adopt Zhou Mu?"

Yan Songyu looked directly at Zhou Yue and said, "Name your terms. From now on, she will be my daughter."

"What about Feifei? What about your own daughter?" Zhou Yue pointed to Feifei beside her.

Feifei immediately declared, "I agree that Mom should adopt Mumu. I'd be so happy to have another little sister."

Yan Songyu stroked Feifei's head and said, "Feifei, Mom promises you that even if Mom adopts Zhou Mu, it will never affect Mom's love for you."

This is the truth. She will try her best to treat Zhou Mu well, to fulfill the affection from their past life and make up for the guilt she felt towards him in this life, but she will not let Zhou Mu surpass Fei Fei.

Feifei smiled sweetly, "I believe you, Mom."

Just as the mother and daughter had reached an agreement, Zhou Yue said, "No, I will not give Zhou Mu to you. She is my daughter, and you have no right to stop me from seeing her."

"Then you'll see if I have the right." Yan Songyu sneered and pulled Feifei into the ward.

Zhou Yuezi was shouting in the corridor when she was dragged out by the bodyguards.

"Mom, will she call the police?" Feifei asked worriedly.

"Go ahead and report it, we're not afraid of her."

Ultimately, they were trying to save lives and ensure Zhou Mu's safety; she even had a doctor assess her injuries.

The police did come the next day, but after seeing Zhou Mu, who was still unconscious, and the injury assessment, they gave Yan Songyu a few words of advice and left. But as soon as the police left, Zhou Yue was still blocked outside the ward. In order to prevent her from disturbing others, the bodyguards dragged Zhou Yue out again.

Zhou Mu woke up in the middle of the night. Yan Songyu was by her bedside, and the dim light made her look especially gentle.

She truly felt the warmth of a mother in Yan Songyu, the maternal love she had longed for.

Zhou Mu gently stroked Yan Songyu's face and quietly called out "Mom" in her heart. She had been avoiding Yan Songyu's love because she didn't want to hurt Feifei. She was afraid that Feifei would think she was taking her mother away from her, and she was also afraid that she would lose more if she coveted something that didn't belong to her.

Between the genuine friendship she already had and the uncertain care she received, she chose friendship.

"Mumu? You're awake!"

Yan Songyu felt the gentle caress on her face and quickly woke up.

"Yes, I'm fine now, thank you, Aunt Yan." Zhou Mu looked at her tired face with heartache. "Thank you for taking care of me, Aunt Yan. You should get some rest, you have to go to work tomorrow."

“There’s nothing much going on at the company lately, so I can handle my work on the computer without any problems.” Yan Songyu turned on the overhead light. “You just woke up, are you hungry? Grandma Liu made you some nutritious porridge, it should still be warm.”

As soon as Yan Songyu opened the thermos, the fragrant pork rib porridge whetted Zhou Mu's appetite, and he let out a long, rumbling sound—

Zhou Mu was a little embarrassed, but Yan Songyu smiled indulgently, ladled out a bowl, blew on it gently, and fed it to Zhou Mu's lips, "Here, have a taste, take a bite. If you don't like it, Grandma Liu will make you something else tomorrow."

Zhou Mu was no longer as awkward as before. She took a bite of porridge from Yan Songyu's hand and said, "It's delicious. Grandma Liu's cooking has always been excellent."

"Then eat more." Yan Songyu smiled and fed her. "Feifei went back with your Grandpa Yan tonight. She was very worried about you. She will be very happy to see you wake up tomorrow."

Zhou Mu couldn't help but smile, "I'm sorry to have worried you."

Yan Songyu sighed and said disapprovingly, "You really worried us this time. You have no idea how scared we were when we saw you covered in blood."

“I’m sorry…” Zhou Mu lowered his head.

Yan Songyu fed her another spoonful of porridge and said earnestly, "You're not letting us down, you're letting yourself down. If you don't want to save yourself, there's nothing we can do to help you."

"But...she's my mother..."

She couldn't easily abandon her mother, with whom she had depended on since childhood.

“She’s been trying to see you for the past two days, but I haven’t let her in,” Yan Songyu said.

“I…I haven’t figured out how to face her yet.” Zhou Mu’s voice was trembling with tears. “She went too far! Not only did she hit me, but she also verbally abused me with foul language and slandered Uncle Qin, who was trying to help me.”

"If you don't want to see her, then don't." Yan Songyu wiped away Zhou Mu's tears. "She can't do anything to me, but you'll have to face her after you're discharged from the hospital."

Zhou Mu sniffed. "Let's talk about it later. Let me calm down."

Zhou Yue had never been kind to her, and had suddenly been absent from her life for six years. Now that she had suddenly reappeared, she had indeed become even more abusive towards her.

Yan Songyu said, "I told her yesterday that I wanted to adopt you. What are your thoughts?"

Zhou Mu stared at Yan Songyu in shock. It was impossible not to be moved, but...

“Feifei has no objection. She really wants to have another little sister. Your Grandpa Yan also likes you very much.”

Seeing Zhou Mu hesitate, Yan Songyu continued, "You don't need to have any concerns. You only need to consider one question: Are you willing to be my daughter?"