Chapter 127 My stomach can't live without you, and neither can I.
As she changed her shoes, Grandma Zhou asked, "Are we cooking or blowing up the kitchen?"
Chengcheng ran over first, and when he saw the scene in the kitchen, his lips twitched.
Li Mai also walked over.
Zhou Songyan is chopping a chicken.
The stove, the walls, and the floor were covered with splattered bits of meat.
Li Mai felt sorry for the chicken on the cutting board, which had been chopped into tiny pieces.
Although it had been dead for a long time, it was still cruel to whip its corpse like this after death.
Li Mai glanced at the kitchen, which she had tidied up before leaving, sighed heavily, and walked over to take the kitchen knife from Zhou Songyan's hand.
Zhou Songyan turned to look at her: "Give me the knife, I want to make chicken soup."
Li Mai was speechless: "You've tortured the chicken like this, how are we going to stew it?"
"Shouldn't you chop the chicken before making chicken soup?"
Li Mai rolled her eyes at him: "Dear President Zhou, if you can't cook, can you please not force yourself?"
Zhou Songyan looked at her with a wronged expression: "I'm hungry."
"I'm hungry, I'll just order takeout. Did you know that stewing chicken soup takes a long time?"
"I don't know, you've spoiled my stomach, I don't want to eat takeout anymore."
So it was my fault?
"No, my stomach can't live without you, and neither can I."
Li Mai glanced at Chengcheng, who was covering his mouth and laughing at the door, and glared at Zhou Songyan.
However, being soft-hearted, she still opened the refrigerator and started cooking for Zhou Songyan.
Zhou Songyan smiled, in a pleasant mood.
Wipe the walls and the stove with a rag.
Grandma Zhou glanced into the kitchen and said irritably, "You really know how to make a fuss!"
Zhou Songyan ignored her.
Grandma Zhou was tired and went back to her room to sleep.
Chengcheng also went upstairs to take a shower and go to sleep.
Li Mai quickly cooked him a bowl of noodles and instructed him, "Take it outside to eat."
Zhou Songyan took it and said with a smile, "MaiMai, you're still the best to me."
Li Mai ignored him and started cleaning the kitchen.
Zhou Songyan ate his meal, occasionally glancing into the kitchen.
After Li Mai finished cleaning up the kitchen, she suddenly remembered something and sat down opposite Zhou Songyan.
When will there be a result in Guan Qing's case?
Zhou Songyan paused in his eating and looked up at her.
Li Mai frowned: "You're not going to release her, are you? Zhou Songyan, are you reluctant to let her go to jail?"
Zhou Songyan hurriedly said, "I didn't. She has a mental illness and has been sent to a mental hospital for treatment."
Li Mai: "..."
She was stunned for a while before asking, "Does she really have a mental illness? Has she been examined? The police can't just listen to her side of the story, can they?"
Zhou Songyan: "After examination by a professional institution, Guan Qing does indeed have a mental illness."
Li Mai was surprised to learn that Guan Qing had a history of mental illness.
She looked at Zhou Songyan: "Didn't you know she had this illness before?"
Zhou Songyan shook his head: "I don't know."
Fearing that Li Mai might misunderstand, he added a few more words: "I'm not familiar with Guan Qing. She saved me, but I don't know much about her."
“MaiMai, I have never had any feelings for her. All these years, my mind has been filled with you.”
"Really? It's all about me, but I haven't seen you come looking for me."
Zhou Songyan: "..."
When will you lift a rock only to drop it on your own foot? Now is the time.
His biggest regret is his self-righteous restraint over the past five years.
Control your mother's wrath!
If he hadn't restrained himself and gone to Suzhou sooner, they wouldn't have been separated for so long.
But saying anything now is useless and can't make up for the resentment Li Mai feels towards him.
He didn't say anything.
Li Mai awkwardly got up and went upstairs.
She didn't pay much attention to Guan Qing's matter.
Even if Guan Qing isn't sentenced, she won't be able to get out of the mental hospital.
However, she still feels a bit scared when she thinks about the day Guan Qing stabbed her with a knife.
...
The next day, after Zhou Songyan took Chengcheng to school, Grandma Zhou also received a call from her good friend, inviting her to go out and play cards.
Li Mai offered to take her.
The old lady waved her hand: "No need, the bodyguard will come to pick me up in a little while. You should get some rest. It must have been hard work getting up so early to make breakfast."
Li Mai didn't insist. After the old lady left, she started cleaning.
I was halfway through tidying up when the doorbell rang.
She walked out with a puzzled look in her eyes and saw a well-dressed woman standing at the door. She was a bit older, but you could still tell that she had been a beauty when she was young.
Li Mai walked over and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
"You must be Li Mai."
Li Mai paused for a moment: "Who are you?"
“I am Zhou Songyan’s mother.”
Li Mai: "..."
All she knew was that Zhou Songyan's parents were divorced, and that Zhou Songyan had never told her about his mother, nor had anyone in the Zhou family mentioned her.
Han Ying frowned and said, "You're just going to let me stand here and talk?"
Li Mai snapped out of her daze and opened the door to let her in.
After welcoming Han Ying into the house, Li Mai poured her a glass of water and placed it in front of her.
Han Ying looked the house over and asked, "Did Song Yan give you this house?"
Li Mai thought for a moment and nodded. Han Ying scoffed, "He's quite generous."
Li Mai could tell that her mother-in-law didn't like her, so she didn't respond.
Han Ying's sharp gaze swept over Li Mai: "I heard you have a son?"
"right."
"Then what makes you think my son would marry a woman with a child from a previous marriage?"
Li Mai's face turned cold: "First of all, my son is not a burden; he is the most important person to me. Secondly, Zhou Songyan and I are not yet in a romantic relationship, and whether or not I marry him is not within my consideration."
Han Ying's face darkened, and she was about to reprimand him.
Li Mai spoke up again: "Although you are Zhou Songyan's mother, you have no right to criticize me here."
"If you're looking for Zhou Songyan, you can go to his company. But if you're here to cause trouble for me, I'm sorry, please leave!"
Han Ying said with a dark face, "This is my son's house. What right do you have to make me leave? You're the one who should be leaving."
Li Mai: "This house is now in my name; I am the homeowner. If you want to cause trouble, I can only call the police."
Han Ying got up and left angrily.
As she left, she couldn't resist mocking Li Mai: "I've never seen a shameless woman like you, brazenly accepting the house and clinging to my son. Let me tell you, you'd better give up on the idea of marrying into a wealthy family. With me around, you won't be able to get into the Zhou family."
Li Mai closed the villa gate, turned around and walked back, leaving Han Ying with a cold and indifferent back view.
Han Ying was so angry that she almost lost her elegant and noble image and started cursing.
...
When Zhou Songyan returned home from get off work, she saw that a hot meal had already been set on the table.
Grandma Zhou and Chengcheng sat there with their bowls, waiting for dinner to be served.
Chengcheng called out, "Dad, dinner's ready."
Zhou Songyan immediately went to wash her hands and came over, taking the bowl from Li Mai's hand: "I'll do it."
Li Mai glanced at him but said nothing.
Just as everyone sat down, the doorbell rang.
Chengcheng slid off the chair: "I'll go open the door."
As soon as the door opened, Chengcheng exclaimed in surprise, "It's Grandpa!"
Zhou Jingtian ruffled Chengcheng's hair and came in with a smile: "Oh, I've arrived just in time, it's lunchtime."
Zhou Songyan thought to himself, "They came right around mealtime, what a coincidence!"
Li Mai greeted him, "Uncle, come and sit down."
As she spoke, she walked towards the kitchen and came out a moment later with a set of bowls and chopsticks.
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