Stepping into Qingshui Garden and seeing Li Shuhua, Lin Yue's heart skipped a beat. She looked noticeably more haggard and thinner...
Lin Yue saw it all and felt a pang of pain in her heart.
Even though Li Shuhua didn't show her much maternal love, her love for her was wholehearted and unconditional.
"Mom, don't bother, we'll sit for a bit and then leave."
Lin Yue stood at the kitchen doorway and saw Li Shuhua bustling around inside, wiping the stove and the floor, but she didn't dare stay in the living room, fearing Song Yunzheng from the bottom of her heart.
"Aren't you staying for dinner? Mom made you some soup; it'll be good for your health."
Lin Yue shook her head. "I'm not eating. You don't feel comfortable here either. Your phone keeps ringing in the bedroom; someone's looking for you."
A hint of unease flashed across Li Shuhua's face, but she quickly smiled and said, "That's a spam call, ignore it."
"Well... if there's nothing else, we'll head back now." Lin Yue said, turning to leave.
"Yueyue..." Li Shuhua hurriedly called out to her.
"What's wrong?"
"Mom apologizes for the mistakes I made before. I'm sorry... Can you forgive me?"
She looked at Lin Yue with red eyes, her voice choked with sobs. It was unclear whether she was genuinely remorseful or simply acting out of fear of Song Yunzheng.
Thinking of that slap, the slap that ruptured her eardrum, Lin Yue still felt heartbroken, but she couldn't bring herself to hate her mother who gave her life and raised her; all she felt was a deep sense of powerlessness.
She took a deep breath and slowly said, "It's all in the past, let's not talk about it anymore. Take care of yourself and don't lose any more weight."
Li Shuhua nodded excitedly, tears streaming down her face. "Yes, Mom knows. You need to take good care of yourself too. Come back and visit often, okay?"
Yes, it will.
Song Yunzheng, who was sitting in the living room, heard the conversation in the kitchen clearly. From the moment he entered, he remained expressionless and did not utter a single word.
The harm that Li Shuhua caused to Lin Yue is the same as that caused to Lin Qingguo, and it cannot be forgiven. Even if Lin Yue can forgive them, he cannot, and an apology is not enough.
Song Yunzheng suddenly stood up and went to the entrance hall. "Yueyue, let's go home."
Li Shuhua walked out of the kitchen with her head down, glancing timidly at Song Yunzheng.
"Son-in-law, thank you for taking such good care of Yueyue, even better than her father and I. Thank you."
"I don't need to thank you. I just did what I was supposed to do and fulfilled my responsibilities as a husband. I couldn't be a part of her past, but from now on, she is my darling, and I will not let anyone bully her."
Song Yunzheng's words were like a sharp sword, piercing deep into Li Shuhua's heart, mocking her as unfit to be a parent.
Li Shuhua was overwhelmed with shame and lowered her head even further, but at the same time she was genuinely happy for her daughter, who had received the care she had never received.
"Okay, Mom, we're leaving."
"I'll see you off..." Li Shuhua hurriedly took off her apron.
"No need, don't bother. Just eat your food. The car is downstairs."
Without waiting for her reply, Lin Yue took Song Yunzheng's hand and turned to leave.
Parents who love their children plan far ahead for them. However, Lin Yue was like an orphan abandoned in the wilderness, never experiencing fatherly love, and her mother's love was like the thin morning mist, fleeting and ephemeral.
With the rest of her life ahead of her, she was fortunate to have Dr. Song by her side. She was no longer a pitiful little thing that no one cared about, but a well-cared-for little darling.
...
After the anniversary celebration ended, Song Yunxi threw himself back into his work, often so busy that he forgot to eat or rest, like a work machine.
That afternoon, the bottom right corner of her computer screen suddenly flashed twice. She moved the mouse to click and saw that someone had sent her an email.
Just as she was about to open it, a knock sounded at the door. She looked up and said, "Come in."
Secretary Su Yuanyuan and Zheng Yu stood at the door, looking at her nervously, "Boss..."
"What is it?" Yunxi asked, looking at them with a puzzled expression.
"Um... um..." Zheng Yu stammered for a long time, while Su Yuanyuan kept pushing her shoulder with a strange expression on her face.
Song Yunxi put down the documents in her hand and looked directly at them. "Speak your mind."
Zheng Yu closed his eyes, looking like he was going all out. "I was just about to send a document to other colleagues, but I accidentally sent it to you instead. Boss, you didn't open it, did you?"
Song Yunxi suddenly realized, "Oh, I was wondering who sent me that email, it was you."
"Yes, yes, yes." Zheng Yu nodded frantically. "You didn't open it, did you?"
Not yet.
Zheng Yu suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
Song Yunxi smiled and said, "What? What did you post? Why are you being so mysterious?"
"No, it's nothing." Zheng Yu unconsciously touched his nose.
Song Yunxi opened her email and downloaded the file to her desktop.
Su Yuanyuan hesitated before speaking, "Boss, can you just pretend you never saw that email?"
"No good." The more they acted like this, the more curious she became.
Zheng Yu swallowed hard. "Boss, for the sake of your eyes, I advise you not to look."
Unfortunately, it was too late. Song Yunxi had already opened it. She glanced at it casually, but the next second, her eyes widened suddenly, and she looked up sharply at the two people at the door.
Zheng Yu and Su Yuanyuan turned their heads away in perfect unison, one looking up at the ceiling and the other looking down at her shoes, neither of them daring to make eye contact with the boss.
Song Yunxi swallowed hard, barely suppressing her shock. Good heavens, the email was so explicit, completely naked... It made her blush.
"You guys... have really heavy tastes." Song Yunxi pursed her lips and chuckled.
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