After seeing Yuan's father off, Yuan Zhao was about to rest when a maidservant announced from outside the door that Zhou Yujie had arrived.
"oh?"
Yuan Zhao raised his eyelids slightly, a thoughtful look appearing in his eyes.
"Let him wait in the yard."
After Yuan Zhao finished speaking, he went to the inner room to change his clothes before going out.
As soon as she went out, she saw Zhou Yujie standing there obediently with a plate of snacks in her hands. Zhou Yujie was fair-skinned and tender, combining the advantages of Bai Mianmian and Zhou Shiyuan, looking exactly like a little dumpling.
With his sweet tongue, even Linglong and Wenfeng couldn't bring themselves to be cold to him. However, this didn't mean they would be fooled by his appearance.
She's already been fooled once; if she falls for it a second time, it's not just naivety, it's she's stupid.
Therefore, no matter how well-behaved and cute Zhou Yujie appeared on the surface, Yuan Zhao remained unmoved.
Why are you here?
She asked casually.
"Mother."
Zhou Yujie obediently bowed before speaking:
“I just went to see my father and heard that my mother was frightened last night. I was very worried and came to visit her.”
If it were someone else, hearing this, they would definitely think that the child is so sensible and adorable.
However, Yuan Zhao was no stranger; in her eyes, everything Zhou Yujie was doing was like shooting herself in the foot.
For a two-year-old child to act so thoughtfully is more than just precocious.
She tapped the stone table with her index finger and said with a half-smile:
"Do you know that even a five-year-old child couldn't say what you're saying?"
Zhou Yujie's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this; this was not the first time Yuan Zhao had tested him.
What exactly does she know?
Zhou Yujie felt a huge surge of emotions, but he didn't show it on his face. He blinked his big eyes at Yuan Zhao, looking completely bewildered, as if to say, "What are you talking about? I don't understand."
Yuan Zhao smiled upon seeing this; he really was impressive.
If I hadn't known what kind of person Zhou Yujie was beforehand, I probably would have been fooled again.
"Alright, I appreciate your kind gesture. You can go now."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yujie looked at Yuan Zhao expectantly:
"Then, Mother, can I come again tomorrow?"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhao glanced at Zhou Yujie again, wondering what kind of scheme he was planning.
“My father said that you are my mother and I should be closer to you.”
Yuan Zhao raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. These words might not have been spoken by Zhou Shiyuan, but they reflected Zhou Yujie's true thoughts.
After a moment's thought, she understood Zhou Yujie's meaning: he realized that Bai Mianmian was unreliable and wanted to find a new mother.
What a heartless bastard!
She still thought that he treated her that way in her past life because of Bai Mianmian and the others' teachings, or because he knew that she was not his biological mother.
It now seems that he has no attachment whatsoever to his biological mother who gave him birth.
Such a person is truly worse than a pig or a dog!
Yuan Zhao's face turned cold, and he spoke in a voice only the two of them could hear:
"What makes you think I would be nice to a beast who doesn't even recognize his own mother?"
"Do you think I'm that stupid?"
Zhou Yujie was shocked, but when he looked at Yuan Zhao, he was completely bewildered:
"Mother, what are you saying? I don't understand."
"Mother, don't you like me?"
As Zhou Yujie spoke, tears streamed down her face, causing several maids nearby to hesitate and remain silent.
However, Yuan Zhao was completely unmoved by this, and she smiled faintly:
"Since you want me to be your mother, then I will discipline you properly."
"Go over there and practice horse stance. You're not allowed to get up until you've held it for two hours."
After saying that, Yuan Zhao went back to her room. She was still feeling weak and didn't want to waste time pretending to be friendly with him.
As Zhou Yujie watched Yuan Zhao enter the house, a shadow of gloom flashed across his little face, but he quickly covered it up, then put on a pitiful little expression and went to the side to practice horse stance.
That evening, this was the scene Rongruo saw: a two-year-old child was trembling as he practiced a horse stance, and a group of servants found it very distressing to watch.
Knowing how to elicit sympathy, Zhou Yujie swayed even more violently.
Rong Ruo found it amusing, snorted coldly, and then with a slight tap of his finger, Zhou Yujie found himself unable to move. He tried to speak, but found that he couldn't make a sound.
At this moment, Zhou Yujie's face finally showed a look of panic and fear, but Rong Ruo did not look at him again, and instead entered Yuan Zhao's room as if she knew the way well.
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