Chapter 48 People from Two Worlds

Feifei saw through her thoughts, "Mumu, why don't you buy a piggy bank?"

"A piggy bank?" Zhou Mu considered the feasibility of this suggestion. Her mother had never interfered with the money she earned from collecting garbage. If she bought a piggy bank and put the money she earned every day into it, her mother would definitely not suspect anything, and she could keep her money safe.

"good."

"This little yellow duck piggy bank is so cute! The pink pig is nice too!"

Feifei and Zhou Mu stood in front of a row of piggy banks, unable to make a decision; they thought each one looked good.

"Let's keep this little treasure chest. It has a lock, so it's convenient if I need to take it out."

Zhou Mu knew very well that her mother wouldn't give her any money, so she didn't know how long she could save this money.

In the end, only Feifei and Zhou Mu ate the KFC meal. Zhou Mu looked at Yan Songyu and Feng Yu, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back. She thought that if they didn't like KFC, they could eat something else.

Feng Yu saw through her thoughts and explained, "We just came back from a party, so we're not hungry yet."

Zhou Mu is indeed sensitive and prone to overthinking.

This time, Feng Yu didn't escort Zhou Mu inside because they ran into Zhou Yue, who was on her way home from get off work, just as they parked at the alley entrance.

As soon as Zhou Yue saw Zhou Mu get out of Feng Yu's car, she grabbed her and questioned, "What did you do today?"

Yan Songyu didn't get out of the car, but only rolled down the window. She looked at Zhou Yue with obvious dissatisfaction and said, "Ms. Zhou, as Zhou Mu's mother, you should care about her studies and life."

Zhou Yue gave a forced smile, "Isn't this just me showing concern for her?"

Yan Songyu leisurely leaned against the car window, watching Zhou Yue's performance. Zhou Yue squeezed Zhou Mu's hand even tighter. She couldn't help but abuse Zhou Mu in front of Yan Songyu every time, as if it could soothe her soul.

"Auntie, you're hurting Mumu."

As soon as Feifei's voice came out, Zhou Yue subconsciously loosened her grip. She didn't want to leave a bad impression on her "daughter," even though it seemed too late.

Zhou Yue forced a smile. "Feifei's here too. Zhou Mu, you've troubled me again today, haven't you?"

"No trouble, Auntie. Mumu was almost bullied today. Please take Mumu home quickly and comfort her. Mumu was frightened."

Feifei tried to remind Zhou Yue to care about Zhou Mu, but Zhou Yue only had eyes for Feifei. "Okay, okay."

Yan Songyu rolled up the car window with a cold smile. Feifei hurriedly waved goodbye to Mumu, "Bye-bye, Mumu!"

After driving for a while, Feifei suddenly said, "Mom, I always feel like Mumu's mom looks at me strangely, like... well, trying to please us. Is she trying to please our family?"

"Pfft~" Yan Songyu found it amusing. She really should let Zhou Yue know the impression her sincere and profound "motherly love" had on Feifei. "Maybe."

"Then... then shouldn't I be getting so close to Mumu?" Feifei was a little annoyed. She knew that those who tried to curry favor with her and her family all had ulterior motives.

Yan Songyu looked at Feifei's adorable face scrunched up in a dilemma, and her heart softened. "Feifei, you can make friends entirely according to your own heart. You're a smart child, and you have your own judgment, right?"

Feifei understood and nodded heavily, "I understand, Mom. Mumu is different from her mother. I can feel it."

After the car came to a stop, Feng Yu smiled and opened the car door for them, "You two princesses, we're home."

After getting out of the car, Feifei, with her mischievous charm, lifted her skirt and curtsied to Feng Yu, saying, "Thank you for your trouble, Knight Feng Yu!"

Feifei ran happily into the house to greet Yan Binghua. Feng Yu put his arm around Yan Songyu's waist and rubbed against her neck. "I'm not staying here today."

He can't stay at the Yan family's house every day, otherwise it can't be explained by just having a good relationship.

Yan Songyu looked up and kissed his chin. "Okay, drive carefully, and call me when you get home."

They lingered together, reluctant to part, just like a couple deeply in love.

Yan Binghua glanced out the window and shooed away Feifei, who was about to look over. Morality? Ethics? None of that mattered as much as his daughter's happiness.

Feng Yu watched Yan Songyu enter the door before leaving. They hadn't been together for long, but there was a sense of tranquility and enduring affection between them.

Unbeknownst to anyone, a pair of scarlet eyes were watching everything from the villa next door.

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Zhou Mu knew she would be questioned when she got home, so as soon as she entered the house she took the initiative to explain what had happened that day. However, she omitted the 2,000 yuan compensation and only said that they would compensate her with a new schoolbag.

That's it.

Zhou Mu thought that if she explained everything clearly, her mother wouldn't have a chance to scold her, but she didn't expect Zhou Yue to still change her expression.

Zhou Yue poked Zhou Mu's forehead hard, "I told you you're a jinx! Luckily Feifei brought a bodyguard, otherwise if you had dragged Feifei down with you, you'd see how I dealt with you!"

Zhou Mu was stunned. Something she had always overlooked seemed to have been confirmed. She tried hard to hold back her tears. "Mom, do you really like Feifei?"

He likes her more than his own biological daughter?

She didn't ask the question aloud; the facts spoke for themselves. The way her mother looked at Feifei was different from how she looked at her. She didn't want to humiliate herself.

Zhou Yue was taken aback, a hint of unease flashing in her eyes. "Otherwise what? Isn't that young lady more likable than you?"

"Besides, if you cause trouble for Feifei, the Yan family won't let us off the hook. So you should have less contact with Feifei in the future. She and we are from two different worlds. Be down-to-earth and don't dream of climbing the social ladder!"

On the second issue besides going to school, Zhou Mu said "no" to Zhou Yue. She looked at Zhou Yue stubbornly and said, "Feifei and I are friends!"

"Friends? Hahaha~" Zhou Yue laughed out loud. She tugged at Zhou Mu's 10-yuan shirt. "Do you deserve it? Do you deserve to be friends with the eldest daughter of the Yan family?"

Zhou Mu understood what Zhou Yue meant, and her face flushed red, whether from embarrassment or anger, she didn't know. "The teacher said that all people are equal, there is no such thing as being worthy or unworthy!"

This is what the teacher said in class after seeing the word "little beggar" written on her book—everyone is equal, there is no distinction between high and low, noble and lowly.

"So I won't give up being friends with Feifei!"

"There's no distinction between high and low, noble and base?" Zhou Yue scoffed, then retorted, "Then why don't you make friends with the kids in Wei Anli?"

She looked at Zhou Mu sarcastically, "You've lived here for six years and haven't made a single friend. You're as aloof as a monster. But when you meet a naive, kind, and profitable young lady, you suddenly become friends?"

A reclusive monster?

She had heard people scold her like that at school before, but when her mother said the same things, it felt like a knife stabbing into her heart.

Zhou Mu kept shaking his head, "No, it's not like that..."

She liked Feifei, not because of Feifei's status, but because Feifei was her first and only friend.

She didn't make any friends here because everyone disliked her, and she didn't know how to interact with them. Feifei, on the other hand, didn't dislike her and even reached out her hand.