Lin Yusheng looked down at her sulking son, sighed helplessly, and picked him up.
Lu Shifan crossed her arms, pouted, and turned her head to the side.
He has fair skin and delicate, cute features, especially his big, bright eyes, which he inherited from Lin Yusheng. However, his nose and mouth are like Lu Zhengye's. Although he is still young, you can already tell that he will be handsome when he grows up.
Every time Lin Yusheng sees this little face, her heart melts.
The only flaw on her face now is that there's a bruise on the corner of her mouth and a scratch on her left cheek.
She lifted Lu Shifan up slightly, "You're the one who made the mistake, so why are you still angry?"
Lu Shifan pouted even more, his voice childish yet filled with anger, "I did nothing wrong, they were the ones who mocked me first."
The three-and-a-half-year-old child speaks fluently, unlike his peers.
Lin Yusheng was taken aback, her voice softening slightly, "What did they mock about you?"
“They say I shouldn’t be called Lu Shifan, but Lin Shifan, because I don’t have a father at all. But Mom says I do have a father, don’t I?”
Lin Yusheng felt a pang of heartache, and her expression turned cold.
She was worried that her precious son would be too cooped up at home and lack interaction with his peers, so she often took him to the park.
She happened to have something to do today and asked her neighbor to look after Lu Shifan, but when she came back, she saw Lu Shifan fighting with someone.
Although he was the one dominating the fight, the other side had three children, and he suffered a lot of losses.
Lin Yusheng's voice softened even more, "Of course, Daddy loves Shifan very much too. I'm sorry, Mommy didn't ask clearly and misunderstood the baby."
Lu Shifan's pouting lips finally softened a little. "Then I'll forgive Mommy this once, okay? But this won't happen again."
He stretched out his little finger, wanting to make a pinky promise with his mother.
Lin Yusheng smiled, "Okay, this won't happen again."
The two made a pinky promise.
"But you still did something wrong today. Next time you want to fight, you must have Brother Qin by your side, otherwise you'll easily get hurt, understand?"
The Qin and Jiang families are both prominent families and live right across from each other, so they have always had a good relationship.
The Qin family has two sons. The elder son is a businessman, and the younger son is a soldier. The "Brother Qin" that Lin Yusheng mentioned is the son of the elder brother, who is two years older than Lu Shifan.
Lu Shifan smiled when he heard his mother's words, his two dimples looking adorable. "I understand, Mommy."
Lin Yusheng was both amused and exasperated. She reached out and gently pinched his nose. "Mom isn't encouraging you to fight, and fighting is wrong, but we can't just let others bully us for no reason, you know?"
"Yes." Lu Shifan nodded emphatically.
As Lin Yusheng passed the group of women, she politely greeted them.
The women responded enthusiastically, coming forward to admire Lu Shifan.
Lu Shifan greeted Grandma Li and Grandma Liu sweetly.
"Oh dear, how did my darling get hurt? Who did this?"
Lin Yusheng said, "I had a little conflict with some children."
"Oh dear." Grandma Li looked distressed and said to Lin Yusheng earnestly, "Lin girl, Grandma knows I shouldn't have said that, but finding a father for Tuanzi is very important. You can't control what other people say."
Lin Yusheng lowered her head slightly. She understood that Grandma Li must have overheard many things behind her back before she could say such things. She genuinely cared about Lin Yusheng and her son.
"Grandma Li, I don't need a dad. I have my maternal grandparents, great-grandparents, and uncles, that's enough."
Lu Shifan was deliberately trying to help his mother out of that predicament.
Lin Yusheng's heart softened completely.
...
Back at the Jiang family home.
Lin Mu and Lin Jingyu went out to do business, leaving only the two elderly people and Jiang Yuanshuang at home.
As soon as Jiang Yiting saw Xiao Shifan, his face immediately broke into a wide smile, "Oh my, my baby, come here and let your great-grandfather hold you."
Jiang Yiting is almost 80 years old, but he is still in good health and can lift his great-grandson without any effort.
But he soon discovered something terrible: "This... how did my baby get hurt? And his clothes are dirty, what happened?"
The other two, upon hearing this, also gathered around, their faces full of concern.
Lin Yusheng gave a brief explanation.
Jiang Yiting was immediately furious. "Who is it? Which family is so disrespectful to the Jiang family?"
The Jiang family has no sons, but they were once a prominent merchant family with considerable wealth and prestige.
Su Linghua was also extremely distressed. "Alright, alright, quickly take Fanfan downstairs to apply some medicine."
"Yes, yes, yes."
Jiang Yiting went there immediately.
Jiang Yuanshuang held her daughter's hand, her face full of worry, "Did you see the news too?"
Lin Yusheng nodded.
Yesterday, the Gu family in Country K announced their heir, named Lu Zhengye, who is Gu Muchen's grandson.
There were no photos in the news, but the news had already caused a sensation in Country A, since the name Lu Zhengye was already quite familiar to everyone.
The Lin family all knew that Lu Zhengye had gathered all his strength and was preparing to return to Lucheng. Moreover, this time, he would not be returning as an illegitimate son of the Lu family.
The fact that the Gu family has acknowledged Lu Zhengye's identity means that the claim that Lu Jing tricked Miss Gu into having a child is almost certainly true.
Lin Yusheng told her grandmother and mother, "I'm planning to go back to Lucheng."
Su Linghua, "Are you really going back?"
"Grandma, I miss him so much. Please don't worry and let me go back."
Jiang Yuanshuang looked worried. "Sheng'er, are you really sure? When you go back this time, you will no longer be the young lady of Lucheng."
After all, the Lin family ceased to exist in Lucheng four years ago.
Lin Yusheng knew that her mother was worried that she didn't have a powerful background.
She held her mother's hand and said, "Don't worry, Mom, I'm not the same as I was back then."
“Yes, Sheng Sheng has been praying to Buddha with me a lot lately, and her whole demeanor has changed. Let her go.” Despite her worries, Su Linghua relented.
Jiang Yuanshuang thought for a moment, "Alright, now that the laws in Country A are more comprehensive, the Lu family can't cause any trouble. But remember, if you suffer any injustice, you must come home. We're all here for you."
Lin Yusheng's nose tingled with emotion, and she threw herself into her mother's arms. "Thank you, Mom."
"fool."
In fact, Jiang Yuanshuang and Su Linghua were very reluctant to part with her, but they had seen Lin Yusheng's situation over the years. They could only say that she was getting by, but she was always unhappy.
Regardless of the outcome, let her try.
The day before Lin Yusheng was to return to Lucheng, she knelt before Buddha for a full five hours.
For nearly five years, she prayed for Lu Zhengye here almost every day; only in this way could she feel a little more at ease.
To avoid attracting attention, Lin Yusheng declined the private jet that the Qin family offered to arrange and booked a flight back to Lucheng instead.
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