His expression remained cold, unchanged despite Lin Kerou's half-day of weeping.
Fu Yanci's voice was icy, "This is your choice. The cause of the past has led to the result of today, hasn't it?"
Lin Kerou suddenly looked up.
Fu Yanci said in a deep voice, "When you were pregnant, your aunt asked you to move back to the Fu family home so she could take care of you personally, but you refused. After you gave birth, you broke your promise, and the Fu family agreed, but they didn't shortchange you on anything they owed you."
It wasn't explained what breach of contract meant, but Ye Li understood.
I glanced at Xiaobao instinctively and saw him with his head down, seemingly lost in thought.
A pang of sadness welled up in Ye Li's heart, and she reached out to take his hand, which he held tightly.
Tears welled up in Lin Kerou's eyes again. "So, just because I can't bear to leave my child, do I have to suffer like this?"
"That's right!"
Fu Yanci's response made Lin Kerou's face turn completely pale. "The Fu family never asked you to abandon him. Instead, they were on your side and wanted to cooperate with your choice, hoping that you could be happy for the rest of your life and not ruin your entire life just because you once had a child. But what did you do?"
"Even when you broke the contract, your uncle and aunt agreed without complaint. You have no ability, yet you insist on being strong. When your attempt to be strong fails, you inflict your incompetence on a child."
"Lin Kerou..."
With anger in his voice, Fu Yanci said in a deep voice, "Don't bring up the ten months of pregnancy and postpartum depression. Even if you were helpless and pitiful, everyone in the Fu family offered a helping hand at that time. Did you accept it? And don't tell me that your fragile self-esteem wouldn't allow it... From the moment you decided to give birth to him, you should at least have acted like a human being! But you didn't!"
Lin Kerou's face was completely drained of color, turning ashen.
Fu Yanci's words were blunt, but because Xiao Bao was there, he still gave her some face.
Lin Kerou believed that if Xiaobao weren't here, his words would probably be even more heartless.
For example, you don't deserve to be human!
Or perhaps, you are not fit to be a mother?
Clutching her skirt tightly to suppress the hatred in her heart, letting the tears drip down, Lin Kerou looked up again at Xiao Bao, who quickly lowered his head and stopped looking at her, and said, "Mu Zhi, Mom is really sorry... If there is a next life, I hope you can choose me to be your mother in heaven and give Mom a chance to make amends, okay?"
Tears streamed down her face. Lin Kerou wiped them away, grabbed her handbag, and hurriedly left.
The private room quieted down.
The noise from downstairs drifted up, mixed with the chirping of a few birds.
Fu Yanci turned around and patted Xiaobao's head. "Do you resent me?"
Xiao Bao pursed his lips, and after a long while, shook his head.
"So...do you want to forgive her?"
Fu Yanci pressed for an answer.
Xiao Bao remained silent.
“Fu Muzhi…everyone has to pay the price for their mistakes! Whether you forgive me or not is your choice, and neither I nor the Fu family will interfere! But I hope you won’t make the same foolish mistake as before and put yourself in a dangerous situation. Do you understand what I mean?”
It sounds a bit harsh at first.
Upon further reflection, it's more accurate to say that Fu Yanci was teaching him rather than referring to this matter.
Teach him about the unpredictable dangers and the law of survival of the fittest in the adult world.
Xiao Bao looked up at Fu Yanci and nodded solemnly.
Back at the old house, Xiao Bao locked himself in his room.
Ye Li wanted to chase after him, but Fu Yanci stopped her, saying, "Let him have some peace and quiet."
He kept looking back, but there was still no movement in the room.
Imagining the little one with red eyes, huddled on the bed, not even daring to cry out loud, Ye Li felt a pang of sadness.
"So, what exactly happened back then?"
Walking into the corridor directly opposite Xiao Bao's room, Ye Li pulled Fu Yanci to sit on a bench and asked softly, "Given the Fu family's status and lineage, it's impossible that their daughter is pregnant and they wouldn't know, right? And the Lin family... don't they care about her?"
There are no prominent families with the surname Lin among the wealthy families in the capital.
Throughout the entire ordeal, Ye Li never heard Old Madam Fu or Fu Yanci mention Xiao Bao's maternal grandparents' family.
It's as if Lin Kerou appeared out of a crack in a rock, and then had that child with Fu Mingzhen.
The more prestigious the family, the more cautious the men are. Even if they have affairs outside, they will not leave behind any hidden dangers such as illegitimate children.
The future head of the Fu family.
The young master of the powerful Fu family, who is about to take over the family business.
Having either one of these qualities would make Fu Mingzhen a man at the very top of the pyramid of wealthy and powerful young men, let alone having both.
"She is Du Yunshuang's niece, and her parents have both passed away. After the college entrance examination, she was admitted to the capital and came to find Du Yunshuang. Her aunt probably thought that she was her own sister's daughter, and since she didn't have a daughter herself, she let her stay at the Fu family's house."
As if recalling an unpleasant past, Fu Yanci's expression turned sour. "Back then, my grandfather was still alive, and we would gather together during festivals. She would often come to the Fu family with my uncle and aunt. I don't know when she met my eldest brother."
"Given the Fu family's status, they don't need to rely on marriage alliances to solidify their interests; my elder brother can marry whomever he wants. But back then, he was destined to become the head of the family, so the future head's wife, in terms of family background, character, and appearance, definitely had to be worthy of him and be fit to be the Fu family's head's wife. My uncle and aunt already had someone in mind, but my elder brother didn't agree..."
"Later, her older brother died in a car accident. When the news reached China, she fainted and was diagnosed with pregnancy. At that time, the entire Fu family only knew that they were close, but they didn't even know that they were dating."
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