Chapter 17: The Sensible Youyou
Editor: Atlas Studios
A rare tenderness appeared in Mu Yazhe's eyes. "Okay, daddy will buy it for you."
"Daddy, not only do you have to buy me one, you have to play it with me too!" Little Yichen plopped into his arms and greedily savored the moment of warmth between them.
Mu Wanrou, who was silently standing at the side, was somewhat in a daze!
For some unknown reason, she had had an illusion that, no matter what, she would be unable to enter the world of this father-and-son pair.
On Friday night, Yun Shishi brought Youyou back to the Yun household. At first, Yun Yecheng was against her and Youyou moving out, but, understanding her circumstances and knowing her difficulties, he settled for having her visit the house once a week to accompany him for dinner.
Despite Yun Shishi feeling a little fearful, there was no other way to go around this. After all, she owed him a lot. If Yun Yecheng had not taken her away from the welfare center, her fate would have probably been a lot worse.
Yun Shishi carried the groceries she bought and walked behind her son. Youyou bounced up the stairs and saw that Yun Yecheng had long been waiting for them at the corridor. After the company's closure, they sold the villa that they had previously stayed at and moved into a condominium far off from the city center. It was on the eighth floor, and there was no elevator.
Seeing his grandpa, Youyou happily ran over to him and threw himself into his embrace. When Yun Yecheng saw his adorable, little grandson, his heart was immediately filled with delight. Even after a tiring day, despite his frail body, he still managed to hold him up high and hugged him into his folded arms.
"Grandpa!" Youyou beamed, his vivid eyes blinking playfully. He grabbed on to his neck and called out to him sweetly.
"Youyou is so well-behaved!" Her father went closer and planted kisses on his rosy cheeks. "Recently, did Youyou listen to mommy properly?"
"Yup! Youyou is well-behaved!" A sweet smile was plastered on Youyou's small and handsome face.
Yun Shishi brought the things up the stairs. After entering, she wormed her way into the kitchen and started to prepare dinner. Li Qin was still sleeping; Yun Na was out with her friends and would only reach home before dinner.
Yun Yecheng sat on the sofa holding Youyou. Youyou danced with joy and excitedly said, "Grandpa! Youyou went to the mall with mommy today, and mommy bought me a remote-controlled racing car! At first, Youyou wanted to bring it along to play with grandpa…."
The little guy was suddenly abased and dipped his head, fiddling with his little fingers, "But Youyou doesn't know how to play… Youyou is scared it'll be spoiled… so Youyou doesn't dare to open it."
Listening to his words, her father's expression changed a little, and his huge hand fondled with his forelock.
Youyou was always very sensible. He never requested for anything expensive. A toy worth a hundred dollars was already a luxury item to him. Nevertheless, he stubbornly wanted it from the bottom of his heart.
Yun Yecheng recalled that one time he had brought the little boy to a small garden to play, and the latter spotted a father-son pair. The two were fiddling with a remote-controlled racing car. They were controlling it and wholeheartedly having fun on the grass. Meanwhile, Youyou hid in a corner and watched the whole scene in envy.
The little boy thought that if there were a day his daddy could play with him like that, it would be such a happy thing.
However, for as long as he could remember, he never saw his daddy before, and his mommy never mentioned him. He could still remember when he asked his mommy where his daddy was. Once he asked that, he saw his mommy's sad expression. From then on, he dared not raise the question up again.
Her father laughed and scratched Youyou's straight and charming nose, teasing him, "Next time, grandpa will help you assemble and play!"
Chapter 18: A Little Wretch?
Editor: Atlas Studios
Her father laughed and scratched Youyou's straight and charming nose, teasing him, "Next time, grandpa will help you assemble and play!"
Upon hearing that, Youyou's eyes instantly lit up. He smiled and nodded.
"Here I was wondering who came by. It turned out to be these two little wretches!"
These insulting words instantly destroyed the warm atmosphere of the moment.
Yun Yecheng's gaze changed. His face took on a ghastly expression when he saw Li Qin, who was standing at the living room's doorway in her pajamas and with her arms folded to her chest, coldly inspect Youyou, who was in his embrace.
He fumed, "What are you talking about?! Youyou is your grandson!"
Youyou looked at her, and his shoulders inadvertently shrank. He then remembered his mother telling him not to talk back to Li Qin and Yun Na. He could not help but purse his lips at that. He turned to raise his small face and looked at her with a slight grin. "Grandma!"
Li Qin leered at him, spouting extremely unpleasant words, "Oh, don't you call me that! You are no grandson of mine!"
Yun Yecheng could not refrain from raging, his heart burning in flames. "What do you mean?!"
"What do I mean? Literally that! You acknowledge him; it's your business. I don't! Who would want to acknowledge this bastard born to a mom, but no dad?"
Li Qin shot him a cold glance. Suddenly raising her voice, she looked in the direction of the kitchen and, intentionally or otherwise, criticized harshly, "Giving birth to a son at such a young age without marrying first, becoming a mother even before graduation, not knowing the identity of the father of her child… Where did this bastard come from, then?! Born to a father but acknowledged by none?"
Yun Shishi's face turned pale. She pursed her lips as she heard Li Qin continue with her mean words, "Also, the company folded because of her. Life in the Yun family has been tough for the past few years, but someone still doesn't appreciate our good intentions and doesn't know her place. She persisted on bringing back a burden and living off of us. Does she know shame at all?! She may be able to bear this disgrace but not me! I don't even know where to hide my face whenever others learn of this!"
In the kitchen, Yun Shishi overheard the unpleasant words from the living room. Halting her hands' movements as her face turned much paler, she furiously spun around. "You… should know when to stop!"
"Li Qin, are you done?! How can one's mouth be this vicious? Back then, if it weren't for Shishi, the Yun family—" Her father abruptly stopped his words and did not go on!
From then until now, he had kept the origin of that huge money from Yun Shishi a secret for her sake. After all, if news of her surrogacy were to get out, it would completely ruin her reputation. Thus, what Li Qin knew was that the debt was paid off with the Yun family's financial assets.
"What? Go on! What would happen without her?"
Li Qin felt thoroughly humiliated and became extremely upset. Her eyes turned red as tears threatened to spill from them. In fact, she was so angry that she laughed, "Alright! You're here to push aside your own family, aren't you?! You even yelled at me! Yun Yecheng, what did I do all this for? I did this for the Yun family! Back then, when the company closed down, I even asked my parents for some money. I'm ashamed to go back now! Hah! Now, you're yelling at me because of two outsiders?! Are you going to chase me and Nana out tomorrow for them, then?!"
Yun Yecheng was seething with rage that his face turned livid and his voice rose in volume. "You! Don't make trouble out of nothing, say what and what!"
Li Qin screamed, "When did I make trouble out of nothing?!"
In response, Youyou hurriedly stood up from the sofa and walked over to Li Qin's side, his small hands cautiously grabbing on to the hem of her clothes. "Grandma, don't be angry! Youyou is not a bastard! Youyou has a daddy—"
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