Lin Qingyan stood outside the dormitory. He couldn't see what was inside, but he could hear the sounds. He knew that the person standing inside was his biological mother, but she was now An Nanyi's mother.
Their conversation reached Lin Qingyan's ears clearly. It was so natural and intimate that Lin Qingyan didn't know how to react for a moment. Her brain went blank, and she just stood there blankly.
"Mom, you still haven't told me why you came today?"
"The production team invited my mom to come over, saying she'd walk the red carpet with you all. Do you think I look good in my outfit today?"
"Of course it looks beautiful, it's gorgeous!"
...
Lin Qingyan lowered his eyes, feeling as if a heavy stone was pressing on his heart, making it hard for him to breathe. He put his clenched fist and slightly trembling hand into his pocket, and just as he was about to turn and leave, someone called out to him.
"Yan Yan? You're Yan Yan, right?" Lin Qingyan looked up at the person in front of her in surprise. She was a beautiful and delicate woman. Lu Yuqi looked somewhat like her, so she must be his mother.
Lu Yuqi and Gu Fei are cousins, so Lu Yuqi's mother is Gu Fei's aunt. He composed himself, gave a polite smile, and greeted her, "Hello, Auntie, I am Lin Qingyan."
"Auntie knows you, you're Qiqi's good friend." Yu Qingwan, Lu Yuqi's mother, looked at the boy in front of her with shining eyes, her tone somewhat excited, "Yan Yan, you're really even more handsome than on TV, Auntie likes you so much!"
Lin Qingyan smiled shyly, "Thank you, Auntie."
"What are you standing outside for? Come on in, Qiqi is inside too." Yu Qingwan warmly pulled Lin Qingyan's hand and walked him into the dormitory. By the time he realized what was happening, she was already inside.
With three more people in the dormitory, it was more lively than usual. Liu Yang's father also came. Lin Qingyan stood awkwardly next to Yu Qingwan, who was talking to him, but he couldn't control his gaze and involuntarily looked towards An Nanyi.
She was a very beautiful and charming woman, wearing a white dress that gave her a serene and elegant air. She was well-maintained and looked very young. She had a pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes, which were now slightly curved as she looked at her son, An Nanyi, with a gentle smile.
Lin Qingyan thought that Fei Ge was right; he did look like his mother, especially his peach blossom eyes, which were exactly the same.
Perhaps noticing the gazes of others, Song Shuman, who was talking to her son, suddenly looked in Lin Qingyan's direction. After seeing the boy's face, she was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly to him and smiled politely.
Lin Qingyan immediately looked away in a panic, without responding to her. A hint of confusion flashed in Song Shuman's eyes, her gaze still fixed on the boy, scrutinizing him.
An Nanyi, who was standing next to her, noticed this and affectionately took Song Shuman's arm, saying in a coquettish tone, "Mom, can you help me choose an outfit? I don't know what to wear to the red carpet."
Song Shuman immediately looked away, smiled and patted her youngest son's head, "Nannan looks good in anything, but white is the best color for him, so he and his mother can wear matching outfits."
"Then I'll choose the white suit?"
"Hmm, not bad, Nan Nan would look great in this suit." Song Shuman smiled gently, but she was a little distracted, glancing at the boy not far away out of the corner of her eye.
Song Shuman would watch each episode as soon as it aired, so she naturally knew Lin Qingyan. When she watched the first episode, she felt that the boy looked a bit like her, and he was hardworking and well-behaved.
She liked Lin Qingyan quite a bit and felt a sense of closeness to him, so she naturally paid more attention to him. However, she later learned that the relationship between this child and her youngest son was not very good.
She wouldn't interfere in the children's affairs, but she would still care a little.
An Jing came in at this moment. After greeting the others, he walked to his mother and younger brother and said with a smile, "Mom, you didn't even tell me you were coming. You were so mysterious when I asked you."
"I wanted to surprise you all," Song Shuman said with a gentle smile. "I made a cake myself and brought it over. Let's eat the cake first."
Annan said, "Okay, I love my mom's desserts the most."
"Then eat more, Nan Nan, you've lost weight lately."
Human joys and sorrows are not the same for everyone. Lin Qingyan found this harmonious scene extremely jarring. He wanted to escape, but he felt like he was being tortured as he watched them chatting and laughing, thoroughly enjoying themselves.
He couldn't feel what pain was like, but he knew that heartache was more unbearable than physical pain, like thousands of invisible needles piercing his heart, and even breathing caused a shiver that made his scalp tingle.
He desperately wanted to tell them, "I am your son, I am your brother, and Annan's intentions are false."
The more harmonious and intimate the scene before her eyes, the more terrified Lin Qingyan felt. Look, An Nanyi and the others are the only truly happy family.
They get along so well with Annan, and what is Lin Qingyan compared to them?
"Yan Yan, Yan Yan? What are you thinking about?"
Lin Qingyan snapped out of his daze, his disappointment still lingering on his face. He could only mask it with a smile and said somewhat apologetically to Lu Yuqi's mother, "Auntie, what did you just say to me?"
Mrs. Lu said, "Auntie was just asking you if your family members came?"
Lin Qingyan hesitated for a moment, then nodded. Zhou Yuelan had opposed his participation in the program, so why would she come? Even if she hadn't opposed it, she wouldn't have come because she didn't care. Lin Jianxiang was even less likely to come.
The moment he learned the truth, these two people were no longer his parents in his heart.
Forget about the debt of more than ten years of raising him. It was Zhou Yuelan's selfish and shameless actions that made his life so miserable over the years, and that he dared not acknowledge his own mother even though she was standing right here.
Lin Qingyan thought he would never forgive this kind of person.
"It's okay, you can come with us when you walk the red carpet later." Mrs. Lu patted Lin Qingyan's shoulder reassuringly, and said with a smile, "Auntie has been voting for you every day, I haven't even voted for Lu Yuqi."
"Thank you, Auntie."
"Are you still my biological mother?" Lu Yuqi's lips twitched.
Lu's mother glanced at him and said, "You don't need my vote."
Lu Yuqi: "...Lin Qingyan is number one."
Lu's mother: "Do you even need to tell me? I voted for her to be number one, how could I not know?"
Lu Yuqi: "You're awesome."
Lin Qingyan watched the mother and son bickering in silence. Although she had a faint smile on her face, she felt increasingly lost and didn't even dare to look at An Nanyi.
A cake was being cut next to her. The cake was made by Song Shuman herself, and it was very exquisite. As soon as it was opened, it gave off a fresh fragrance. She carefully cut the cake and put it into a paper plate. "Nan Nan, you can share these with everyone."
"Okay."
An Nanyi held the cake, glanced at Lin Qingyan, then smiled and walked over, holding the cake in front of him. "Yan Yan, would you like some cake?"
Lin Qingyan glanced at it only once, her voice unusually cold as she said, "No need, thank you."
"It's okay, have a taste." An Nanyi handed the cake to him again, with a harmless smile on her face, and said very sincerely, "This was made by my mother. I'm sure you'll like it after you try it."
"Really, no need, thank you." Lin Qingyan refused again.
“Yan Yan…”
Lin Qingyan could no longer contain his emotions. "I already said I don't want it!" He suddenly raised his hand and forcefully swung it at the cake in front of him. The cake fell down instantly, and the cream stuck to the ground.
Annan seemed startled and stood there in a daze.
In an instant, everyone's eyes were focused on the two of them. Lin Qingyan looked down at the cake lying on the ground, her nose stinging and her eyes beginning to redden slightly.
"Yan Yan, how could you do this? If you don't want to eat it, fine... But that's a cake my mom worked so hard to make." An Nanyi looked at the cake with heartache, her voice aggrieved: "Even if you hate me, you can't do this."
It seemed like it was all his fault... Lin Qingyan still managed to lift his head. He clenched his fists, his thin shoulders trembling slightly, his jawline tense, trying hard to control his emotions, and uttered three words: "I'm sorry."
After saying that, he turned around and walked quickly outside.
"Lin Qingyan!" Lu Yuqi hurriedly chased after him to the door, then turned back to look coldly at An Nanyi, his tone indifferent and sarcastic, "What are you pretending to be pitiful for? He already said no, are your ears just for decoration?"
After saying that, he chased after the others without waiting for their reactions.
The atmosphere was a little awkward. An Jing looked in the direction they left, feeling uneasy. "Mom, I'll go check on them too."
"Go."
Looking at the cake on the ground, Song Shuman frowned slightly, walked over to her disappointed and aggrieved youngest son, patted his head, and gently comforted him, "It's okay, it's just a piece of cake."
Annan said softly, "But you made it yourself... I'm sorry, Mom, I didn't mean to. I just wanted to share it with him. I didn't expect him to react so strongly."
"It's okay, how could this be your fault? You didn't do anything wrong."
Lu's mother, Yu Qingwan, smiled awkwardly and said, "Well, Sister Shuman, and Nannan, I apologize on behalf of Qiqi. He's always been a bit tactless with his words, so please don't take it to heart."
Yu Qingwan's sister and Song Shuman have been best friends for many years, so they know each other, but they are not very close.
Mrs. Lu sighed helplessly. She didn't know who her son Qiqi inherited his personality from. He always talked like that. It was really... Even if he thought that way, he couldn't say it out loud.
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