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Gu's mother watched Qiao Yuzhi grow up and was used to controlling her.

Even if Qiao Yuzhi brings in her family, she won't be easily intimidated.

Upon hearing that she wanted to take Gu Yan with her, she immediately put on her mother-in-law's airs:

"Gu Yan is my grandson, you have no right to take him away! If you want to leave, leave yourself! Even if you do find your family, there's no reason to take someone else's child away!"

Qiao Yuzhi also knew that the Gu family would not let her take Gu Yan away easily.

Qiao Yuzhi remained calm and composed:

"Grandson? When have you ever treated Xiao Yan as your grandson? In your eyes, Luo Hao is the only grandson!"

Gu's mother usually dotes on her grandson Luo Hao, but she beats and scolds her own grandson Gu Yan.

Once, Luo Hao asked Gu Yan to lie on the ground and ride him like a horse. Gu Yan refused, so Luo Hao fell to the ground and cried loudly. The crying attracted Gu Yan's mother and Luo Hao's parents.

At the time, Qiao Yuzhi was cooking for their whole family in the kitchen. When she heard the noise and came out to see, Gu Yan's fair face was covered with handprints.

There are countless similar incidents. If Gu's mother had even a shred of regard for Gu Yan as her grandson, she would never have stood by and watched the Luo family bully him.

Faced with Qiao Yuzhi's questioning, Gu's mother felt no guilt or remorse whatsoever.

She had hoped that her son could bring her wealth and honor in the Gu family, but when he grew up, got married, and had children, he didn't get what he wanted. Instead, he married Qiao Yuzhi, an orphan with no parents.

Later, Gu's mother felt that even though she had given birth to a son for the Gu family and had taken the initiative to send him to the Gu family's old house for upbringing, the people there had never acknowledged her.

Now that her son is dead, what use is her grandson?

Whether it's her son or grandson, they're all useless; they're not as considerate as her daughter from her previous marriage.

At least I can stay by her side and promise to take care of her in her old age and see her off when she dies.

Mother Gu gave Qiao Yuzhi a disdainful look: "What right do you, a widow, have to take my grandson away?"

Qiao Yuzhi met Gu's mother's gaze:

"You were once a widow, so how did you end up taking Gu Qingrui with you from your ex-husband's house?"

Gu's mother was stunned for a moment, then pointed at Qiao Yuzhi's forehead and began to curse:

"You shameless hussy, how dare you talk back to me! You ungrateful wretch, have you forgotten who fed you and raised you! If you're so capable, bring your family here to judge this!"

Qiao Yuzhi retorted:

“On my very first day at the Gu family home, I started washing dishes on a stool in front of the stove. And even today at noon, your whole family is still eating food that I cooked myself!”

"It's true that the Gu family fed me and raised me, but every meal and every piece of clothing I had at their home was earned through my own labor! No matter who you ask to judge, I am not ungrateful!"

She had wanted to say these things for a long time.

Every time her mother scolded her for being ungrateful, she wanted to retort with those same words.

But she was afraid that Xiao Yan would be implicated and beaten because of her, so she never dared to say anything.

Now that she's decided to break off all pretense, she's going to say whatever she wants!

"If anyone dares to touch a hair on my head or Xiao Yan's head today, I'll make that beast Luo Chengxuan suffer! And that little bastard Luo Hao, didn't you still want him to go to school in the city? If anyone dares to touch me today, then just wait and see if he can still go to school! If you don't believe me, come and try! Come on!"

Gu Qingrui, who desperately wanted her son to attend school in the city, was driven nearly mad by Qiao Yuzhi:

"Qiao Yuzhi, if you dare to harm my son, I'll fight you to the death!"

Luo's mother hurriedly went up and pulled Gu Qingrui back.

"Qingrui, don't be impulsive, Chengxuan hasn't come back yet!"

Hearing Luo's mother's anxious tone, Qiao Yuzhi knew she had won her gamble.

She secretly breathed a sigh of relief and mocked Gu Qingrui:

"Gu Qingrui, you know how to protect your son. If Xiao Yan gets injured again, regardless of whether you did it or not, I will assume that you did it. Don't blame me for taking revenge on your husband and son tenfold or a hundredfold."

Gu Qingrui hated Qiao Yuzhi to death, but she was also afraid that what she said would come true.

Seeing that no one dared to speak, Qiao Yuzhi continued:

“I’ve already said some things to Gu Qingrui before, and I’ll say them again in front of all of you now: from now on, I will only cook for Xiao Yan and wash clothes for Xiao Yan.”

After saying that, Qiao Yuzhi was too lazy to waste any more words with them and turned to leave.

As he stepped out of the house, he turned back as if remembering something: "Don't forget to get out of the Luo family tomorrow."

After saying this, Qiao Yuzhi returned to the small house she shared with Gu Yan without looking back.

Only after locking the door did Qiao Yuzhi lean weakly against it, her whole body trembling uncontrollably.

"Mom, did Grandma and Aunt bully you again?" Gu Yan had woken up at some point.

She even lifted the covers to get out of bed.

Qiao Yuzhi walked over quickly and hugged Gu Yan tightly.

"No." Qiao Yuzhi looked at Gu Yan with red eyes and shook her head, saying, "Mom wasn't bullied."

"Then why are you crying again?" Gu Yan reached out and touched Qiao Yuzhi's swollen eyelids, feeling very sorry for her. "Mom, let's go find Aunt Jiang and Uncle Lu. Aunt Jiang will help us."

“Aunt Jiang has already helped,” Qiao Yuzhi explained to Gu Yan with a smile. “Mom just used Aunt Jiang to scare those bad guys away. They won’t dare to bully us anymore. Mom cried because she was happy.”

Gu Yan was also happy: "Mom, Aunt Jiang is so nice, and Uncle Lu is nice too."

Qiao Yuzhi nodded with a smile: "Yes, they are all good people. When Xiao Yan grows up, he should remember to repay Aunt Jiang and Uncle Lu."

Gu Yan nodded seriously: "Okay."

"We also need to protect Aunt Jiang's younger siblings," Qiao Yuzhi added.

Gu Yan nodded even more vigorously: "Okay."

Qiao Yuzhi held the banana that Jiang Zao had given her in front of Gu Yan:

"Xiao Yan, Mommy wants to eat the bananas Aunt Jiang gave us. Let's each eat one now, okay?"

This was the first time Qiao Yuzhi had told Gu Yan what she wanted to eat, and Gu Yan was overjoyed and happily agreed.

"Mom, the banana is so sweet," Gu Yan said with a smile as he ate the banana.

Qiao Yuzhi took another bite and replied with a smile, "It's from your Aunt Jiang, so it's especially sweet."

Every bite was sweet enough to warm Qiao Yuzhi's heart.

"Mmm!" Gu Yan nodded enthusiastically and then took a big bite.

The mother and son ate sweet bananas, one for each of them, filling the small room with warmth and happiness.

Compared to Qiao Yuzhi and her son, who were delighted by the sweetness of bananas, the atmosphere inside the apartment was gloomy.

After watching Qiao Yuzhi return to the small house, Luo's mother immediately closed the door to the living room of the apartment building.

"Mother-in-law, what exactly happened? When did Qiao Yuzhi find her family? And who is her brother-in-law? And when will my Chengxuan be released?"

As soon as Luo's mother turned around, she couldn't wait to ask Gu's mother.

Gu's mother knew nothing and could not answer Luo's mother's questions.

Qiao Yuzhi was adopted by Gu Xiubai's father from an orphanage; she was said to be an abandoned baby who had been abandoned shortly after birth.

Although he was found with a note containing his name and date of birth, no one went looking for him during the six years he was in the orphanage.

It's been kept at home for almost twenty years, and no one has ever come looking for it.

Who knows where that brother-in-law she was talking about came from?

Gu Qingrui covered her face, which had been slapped twice, and said viciously:

"I think it's her lover. That vixen face of hers is the best at seducing people. Cheng Xuan almost fell for her tricks!"

"I don't think so," said Mr. Luo, his face grim after losing face today.

"If he really was her lover, she would definitely hide it and not dare to let anyone know. How could she dare to make such a big fuss and have someone come to arrest him? No matter how shameless she is, she is still a mother. She wouldn't drag her own son into this. Judging from the way she was talking just now, she might have really been taken back by her family."

Luo's mother thought Luo's father made sense:

“Our Chengxuan is a military officer, after all. He can arrest people just like that. Her brother-in-law seems to be a high-ranking official as well.”

These words silenced everyone.

Even Gu Qingrui remained silent.

Luo's mother's gaze swept over everyone's faces before finally settling on Gu's mother's face.

“Mother-in-law, say something! When did your daughter-in-law acknowledge her family as her own? How come you haven’t mentioned it at all?”

Hearing Luo's mother's words, Gu Qingrui looked at her mother's face and asked, "Mom, do you know about this?"

Gu's mother was annoyed, and it was precisely because she didn't know that she was annoyed.

She replied irritably, "How should I know? Don't ask me, I don't know anything."

Seeing Gu's mother's attitude, Luo's mother was immediately displeased:

"Mother-in-law, she's your daughter-in-law, how could you not know?"

Gu's mother was also dissatisfied with Luo's mother's attitude: "I said I don't know, so what? Do you think I'm lying to you?"

Luo's mother immediately softened her attitude and said in a flattering tone:

“Mother-in-law, don’t be angry. Even if you didn’t know before, you do now. I just want you to talk to your daughter-in-law tomorrow and ask her brother-in-law to release my Chengxuan.”

Mother Gu has always been pampered and spoiled over the years, and has never bothered with such troublesome matters before.

Growing impatient with Luo's mother's persistent questioning, she directly refused her request.

“My son is dead, and she’s not my daughter-in-law anymore. She must still hold a grudge against me for forcing her to have an abortion. You can ask her about it yourselves.”

After finishing her sentence, Gu's mother turned and went back into the house.

He looked like he didn't want to get involved in any unpleasant or troublesome things.

Luo's mother became anxious: "She's not your daughter-in-law, Chengxuan is still your son-in-law. Chengxuan was detained for one night, who knows how much suffering he'll endure. As his mother-in-law, you should at least help him out!"

Gu's mother pretended not to hear.

The only response from Luo's mother was the sound of the door slamming shut.

When Luo Chengxuan was arrested, his mother cried for most of the day until she was dizzy and disoriented.

Seeing my mother-in-law's indifferent attitude now, I'm so angry I want to curse.

But she didn't dare to scold Gu's mother, so she could only vent her anger on her daughter-in-law, Gu Qingrui.

"Qingrui, what does your mother mean by this? She's counting on Chengxuan to support her in her old age! And when we asked her to ask your sister-in-law, she wouldn't even ask a single question. People like her who only want to take advantage of others deserve to have a dead son!"

Luo's mother didn't speak loudly, and Gu's mother couldn't hear her even after closing the door.

Gu Qingrui heard her mother being insulted like this, but dared not talk back.

"If your mother won't ask, you will. If you still won't ask, don't blame me for making Chengxuan divorce you and kicking you out!"

Luo's mother made a harsh statement and pulled Luo's father upstairs.

Gu Qingrui finally couldn't hold back any longer and retorted, "This is my home! If Luo Chengxuan dares to divorce me, I'd rather kick him out!"

Mr. Luo turned around and gave Gu Qingrui a disdainful look:

"Your house? If this house can't be left to Hao Hao, you'll be kicked out too!"

"Exactly!" Mother Luo spat at Gu Qingrui through gritted teeth. "My Chengxuan is really unlucky to have married a loser like you!"

Luo's parents left, leaving Gu Qingrui alone, covering her swollen face and crying bitterly.

In the hospital, Jiang Zao cried for a long time in Lu Yanxun's arms.

She couldn't stop crying.

Lu Yanxun finally couldn't help but lift her up from his arms when he felt she couldn't cry anymore.

"If you keep crying, the baby will go hungry."

Lu Yanxun cupped Jiang Zao's tear-streaked face in his hands and sighed softly.

"Waaah... but I just want to cry... waaaah~~~ umm..."

Jiang Zao muttered something and was about to continue crying.

As a result, Lu Yanxun pinched her mouth, preventing her from continuing to sob, halfway through her crying.

Jiang Zao: "..." This jerk, can't he even let me cry in peace?!

Woohoo~~~

Lu Yanxun loosened his grip on Jiang Zao's mouth a little and coaxed her softly, "Don't cry, talk to me."

"What did you say..." Jiang Zao asked, her lips trembling indistinctly.

Lu Yanxun released Jiang Zao, scooped her up from his arms, and made her sit facing him.

Without a handkerchief, I used my sleeve to wipe away the tears on her face.

Tell me why you're crying.

This question immediately reminded Jiang Zao of Qiao Yuzhi's tragic fate.

Then his eyelashes twitched, his mouth opened wide, and a whimpering sound was about to escape.

Lu Yanxun quickly pinched her mouth shut: "Don't cry, or I'll kiss you right now."

Jiangzao: "..."

Jiang Zao took a breath, and her sobs and tears stopped at the same time.

She swallowed back her sobs and tears, just as Lu Yanxun had said.

Sure enough, Lu Yanxun's trick worked very well, and Jiang Zao finally stopped crying.

Seeing Jiang Zao desperately trying to hold back her tears, Lu Yanxun's expression turned rather unpleasant.

Why did she dislike him kissing her?

Is his skill level really that bad?

After these two questions popped into Lu Yanxun's mind, a new question immediately followed.

How exactly can one master the skills?

Lu Yanxun's thoughts were quickly interrupted by Jiang Zao's dissatisfied voice:

“Lu Yanxun, I’ve discovered that you’re a truly cold-hearted man. I feel sorry for Sister Yuzhi, so what’s wrong with crying for a while because I’m upset?”

Lu Yanxun calmly reminded her, "You've been crying for forty minutes, and your voice is hoarse."

“Really…” Jiang Zao touched her neck, swallowed, and found that her throat was indeed a little dry. “What’s wrong with crying for forty minutes? If you knew how miserable Sister Yuzhi was, you would definitely want to cry for forty minutes too.”

Jiang Zao sat up straight and moved closer to Lu Yanxun, looking like she had to get this off her chest:

"Lu Yanxun, I have something to tell you..."

Lu Yanxun handed the water glass from the bedside table to Jiang Zao: "Drink some water first."

Jiangzao was very thirsty, so he picked up the cup and drank it all in a few big gulps.

Lu Yanxun took the empty cup, poured another cup, and placed it on the bedside table to cool.

He held Jiangzao's waist and said to her, "Go ahead and talk, but don't cry."