Rebirth: My Mother is a Virgin Mary

"Mom! Sister! Guess how much New Year's money I received today~" When Cheng Xinyuan and the other three came back happily, what they saw was me sitting on the sofa and Ms. Lin sleeping in my arms.

"Shh... Mom finally fell asleep," I whispered, and the three boys immediately quieted down. Today was a big family gathering at Yao Yuan's grandmother's house, and Aunt Liu kept nagging about the children, prompting Yao Yuan's grandmother to insist on meeting her two other adorable grandchildren, so she went along.

The three boys sat on the sofa on the other side, counting their spoils. Cheng Xinyuan even took out a few and pushed them in front of me, mouthing, "This is yours."

The three children brought back a lot of things, and the refrigerator, which was already full, was about to overflow. Cheng Xinyuan made two bowls of meatball soup, which he had learned from somewhere.

Ms. Lin woke up after smelling the aroma and said, "I'm really hungry."

It was only when Ms. Lin woke up that they realized, "Auntie, have you cried?" Qin Luotian asked.

Ms. Lin smiled and said, "I vented my anger a little bit, and your sister comforted me a lot."

I took a sip of the soup and it was perfectly seasoned. My brother's cooking skills are quite good. "Who's the one coaxing who in our family?"

Cheng Xinyuan straightened my face and said, "You cried too? That's not right. Your eye makeup is still intact~"

"I didn't cry, but I was very resentful." He took another sip of the soup and said, "Ahh~ My brother's cooking skills are really inherited from me."

Three people sat in a row opposite us, with serious expressions: "What's going on?"

Ms. Lin and I looked at each other and tacitly agreed that Cheng Xinyuan had the right to know.

"I went to see Cheng Xingmin today."

"What did he do to you?" Cheng Xinyuan stood up suddenly, as if he was going to settle the score with Cheng Xingmin in the next second.

"What can he do to me?" I motioned for him to sit down. The child was still a little impatient, wondering what he would do if he heard what was coming next. "I punched him in the stomach when we left. It was pretty hard. He'll take it."

I quickly finished my meatball soup and said, "Cheng Xinyuan, be prepared."

Cheng Xinyuan's reaction was unexpectedly calm. Qin Luotian and Yao Yuan, who were sitting on his left and right, reacted very strongly, but Cheng Xinyuan just sat there with a blank expression.

His calmness made Ms. Lin and I feel uneasy for no reason.

"Yuanyuan..." Ms. Lin called softly, feeling guilty for telling him.

"Okay, I understand." Cheng Xinyuan replied calmly, without any further reaction, and got up and went upstairs.

"Lin Lin," Ms. Lin held my hand, "shouldn't we tell him? It would be too cruel to him."

"Aunt, you'll know sooner or later. Knowing it now may not be a bad thing."

"Xiao Yuan is right. If we knew the truth but kept it from him, we would be cruel to him. He might just be unable to accept it for the time being..." I sighed, "I'll go upstairs to check on him. You drink the soup quickly. Yuan Yuan's cooking skills are quite good. Don't let him down."

As I expected, Cheng Xinyuan's room door was locked. I didn't knock on the door, but sat on the ground with my back against the door, waiting for his suppressed crying to stop.

It's quite cruel. My brother is being forced to grow up.

Originally...it shouldn't be like this...

"Today I asked my mother a question: If she could go back to when she didn't know Cheng Xingmin, would she still be willing to be with him? She said yes, because we are the best children in the world, irreplaceable. When I told her my speculation about Cheng Xingmin and Cheng Xinlin's relationship, I asked her the same question again, and she still said yes without even thinking. I called her silly, but she said that if that day ever came, she would definitely die and keep her son. If possible, she wouldn't mind destroying the entire family..."

The door accidentally opened, and I fell backwards due to inertia. Cheng Xinyuan caught me in time and sat on the ground, leaning against me. Tears still hung on his face, but he said seriously: "Mom, this is a crime."

I laughed: "That's just hypothetical. I just want to tell you that mom loves us more than we think, but sometimes she uses the wrong way."

"Yuanyuan, do you believe in an afterlife?"

"I don't believe it. I only believe in this life. I don't believe in 'God will punish the wicked,' I can't wait until he's punished. Evil will be punished, and it will be punished in this life!" Cheng Xinyuan's head rested on my shoulder, his tall body needing me to lean against the doorframe for support. "Sister, I am unfortunate, but also the most fortunate, because you are here. Do you know what my first reaction was? It was 'I see,' and the last bit of burden in my heart was lifted. I used to wonder, how could there be a father in this world who doesn't love his own child? I tried to find the reasons within myself, within him, but my mind just couldn't figure it out. What did you do wrong? What did I do wrong? What did Mom do wrong? Later, I stopped looking for the reasons within us, because you taught me that evil is evil, regardless of who the victim is or what they did. Now I know it's not that he doesn't love his own child, it's just that he doesn't love the child who doesn't listen to him or follow his expectations. He has no ability, but only wants to conquer. He deserves this."

I patted his head and said, "My brother thinks very clearly."

"You taught me well." He rubbed towards me again.

"When I took you with me as a child, you always refused to sleep well, complaining about flies making noises and biting you. At that time, you loved to snuggle into my arms."

"Yes, because I feel most at ease around you. I don't have to worry about flies or mosquitoes." Cheng Xinyuan's voice choked up again, and big tears fell on my neck. "Sister, how could there be such a person? He ruined Mom's life."

"This world already has species diversity..." I was about to let go of his broad shoulders. "So you see, our mom's genes must be so strong, so strong that they completely overrode the genes for starting a family. That's why we're like this now."

"I'm what I am now because of you." Cheng Xinyuan pouted. "You've been with me throughout the most important stages of my life. I dare to say this to our mother. Without you, I would have been useless long ago."

"Okay, okay... I'm the biggest hero for both of us."

"You are!" Cheng Xinyuan said loudly, which made my head a little dizzy.

"It's fine to know their relationship, but I don't want to think about it anymore. If Cheng Xingmin doesn't even want to be his father, who would care about his half-brother?! Let them go on their own! I want to see what they can do!"

I reminded them, "Eh? Why are they being allowed to suffer again? Who said you'll see the retribution in this life?"