Yi Mu stood at the door, took a deep breath, and pushed the door open to go inside.
The lady sat on the bed wiping away tears. Yi Mu silently walked to the bedside and knelt down.
The woman paused in her suppressed sobs, looked at him through tear-filled eyes, and asked angrily, "What are you doing?"
"I have let you down, Mom."
The lady remained silent.
She thought about how her son, whom she had finally managed to reunite with, hadn't even had a few proper days together before being told that he preferred men, and that he was with another son...
"You two are being ridiculous!"
After holding it in for a long time, the lady finally managed to utter these words in a trembling voice.
She wanted to slap Yi Mu to wake him up, but she couldn't bring herself to do it since she had already reached out her hand.
Yi Mu straightened his back, knelt on the ground, and remained motionless.
The lady pointed at him with a look of disappointment and frustration.
"How old are you? Do you even know what you want? Jiang Lin is the same. You're immature, but doesn't he understand too? Where is he? Tell him to come in!"
Yi Mu said, "Mom, I'm twenty-five years old this year. I know my limits. From the moment I got together with Jiang Lin, I never thought about breaking up with him."
The lady's fingers trembled; she couldn't believe he had said such a thing.
"Are you trying to drive me crazy? What future is there for two men together? The most important thing in a person's life is getting married and having children. Can you two do that?"
Yi Mu frowned and questioned the lady's point of view.
"Why is getting married and having children the most important thing in a lifetime? There are so many meaningful things to do in life, why must we get married and have children?"
The lady blurted out, "That's what everyone does."
"Does that mean I, who am not like most people, don't deserve to have my own lover?"
Imu's voice and expression were not aggressive, but his questions were sharp.
The lady was momentarily speechless at his question.
Of course, she wants her own child to have his own lover.
To settle down, start a family, be surrounded by children and grandchildren, and enjoy a peaceful old age—this is the lifelong pursuit of most people in this world.
The lady never thought there was anything wrong with it.
Wiping away her tears, the lady posed her final question.
Even if I believe you love each other, who will take care of you in your final days if you have no children after you pass away?
This concept lives in the hearts of almost every Chinese person: raising children to provide for old age.
Yi Mu chuckled. Having experienced so many worlds, the thing he was most open-minded about was birth, aging, sickness, and death.
"In this day and age, you can still book a grave in advance, and there are funeral companies that offer a one-stop funeral service. As for how things will develop in the future, we don't know."
Jiang Lin and I aren't worried about the future, but if you insist on having a child, we will adopt one.
Now that things have come to this point, what else can the lady say?
However, she still couldn't accept the fact that Yi Mu and Ye Jianglin were together, and she needed time to process it.
On Ye Jianglin's side, the aunt asked about her guess from that day.
"Are you with Yi Mu for some ulterior motive?"
Everyone here is smart, and Ye Jianglin understood what his aunt meant after a moment's thought.
He gave a bitter smile, feeling utterly bewildered: "So, in your heart, I am such a despicable person?"
The aunt is a rational person and is rarely controlled by emotions; she simply expressed her doubts in a reasonable way.
"The way you two are exchanging glances, you two have been together for a while, haven't you?"
"Before Yi Mu's identity was revealed, you didn't intend to go public. But after that, you revealed your relationship with him. Isn't that suspicious?"
Ye Jianglin nodded.
"Your guess is reasonable, but in my eyes, the Ye Group is not even worth a hair on Yi Mu's head."
The aunt nitpicked, "Anyone can say nice things, but do you dare to do them?"
Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Jianglin took out his phone and called the finance department.
"Get all the official seals ready for me, the company's legal representative is about to change..."
The aunt snatched the phone away, laughing and scolding, "You've got guts, kid. You've passed my test."
Talk to your mother nicely. She seems easy to talk to, but when it comes to crucial matters, she can be as stubborn as a mule.
Ye Jianglin nodded to her: "Please rest assured, Mother will definitely agree in the end."
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