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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

n“Mommy, is Youyou a bad boy? Why do grandma and auntie dislike Youyou?”

nShe was heartbroken when she heard his questions.

nShe might be able to forgive Yun Na. Her adoptive sister did not know the truth, so she could somewhat understand her anger and jealousy over Yun Tianyou competing with her for her father’s love.

nThis was not the case for her adoptive mother, though. As such, she could not forgive Li Qin’s mistreatment of her son!

nHer adoptive mother was the one who forced her to sign that contract in the first place!

nShe sacrificed herself to bear part of the Yun family’s financial burden, yet that woman still dared to be mean with her son; how could she forgive her?

nHer thoughts stopped here. Clasping her hands, she replied slowly, “My adoptive mother dislikes him, so I am renting an apartment by myself.”

nShe then added almost immediately, “I have to go back. Youyou must be very worried sick when I didn’t return home last night.”

nShe cleaned up and hurried toward the door.

nHe called out from behind her, “Are you going back by yourself?”

n“Yes!”

nHe smiled and said, “There’s no through road here. It’s a long way from the villa to the bottom of the hill. Are you sure you are going back alone?”

nShe paused for a moment before looking at him resignedly.

n“Send me back!”

n…

nYun Shishi was late, and by now, the sky had darkened.

nYouyou, who had not eaten anything for a day, heard his hungry tummy making a ruckus.

nOn other days, he would be watching his mommy start eating the dinner he had prepared.

nRegrettably, this was not the case right now, as it looked that his mommy would not be returning this night, too!

nHe was too lazy to prepare a meal, so he simply microwaved the pizza from the fridge. He had the food delivered this afternoon but did not find the time to eat it then. He found it delicious.

nAs he munched happily on the pizza, his heart was filled with grievances!

nFor the first time, tears brimmed in his eyes and freely escaped down his cheeks.

nHe tried wiping the tears away with his small hands but ended up crying a lot harder, instead.

nHe had been strong and brave since his younger days and had hardly shed any tears.

nDuring an injection at the hospital, while the rest of the children were crying their eyes out, he was just sitting quietly. He had bravely stretched out his arm without batting an eyelid when it was his turn for the injection. His face was calm and only his brows furrowed deeply.

nHis tears were only for getting his mother’s attention under special circumstances; crying was merely a minor petulant trick to him. This was truly his first time weeping sincere, grievous tears.

nBefore, his mother would always return home to have dinner with him no matter how late it was. If she was busy with work, she would excuse herself for an hour to have dinner with him before rushing back to continue her work at the office.

nHowever, last night, she had missed their appointment. There was not even a call from her; naturally, he would feel neglected.

nThe more he pondered, the worse he felt. He vigorously wiped his trickling tears as he checked the time on his phone. It was already eight at night, yet his mommy was still nowhere in sight. He could not hold back his sadness. Pouting, he flopped onto the sofa with his bolster and cried bitterly.

n“Woo woo… Mommy… Mommy doesn’t want Youyou anymore…”

nWhy is mommy not back yet?

nDoes she truly not want me anymore now that she has that man?

nThe little lad recalled the man’s provocation, and his face turned sullen.

nI detest him!

nWhoever wants to snatch mommy away from me is a big bad guy!

nIf Li Hanlin were present, he would be astounded by the deep loathing on this little lad’s face!

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