Chapter 396 - Chapter 396: Chapter Three -Hundred and Ninety-Six: Unease (1/2)
Chapter 396: Chapter Three -Hundred and Ninety-Six: Unease
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Yun Zhang smiled. He reached out to tuck Yun Liu’s hair behind her ear and uttered gently, “It’s been a while, Yun Liu. How are you?”
For some reason, Yun Liu shivered and took two steps back, at a loss. Yun Zhang turned his body slightly to reveal Gu Wei behind him. The woman looked Yun Liu over with a complicated gaze, and her smile was forced as she greeted, “Yun Liu.”
“Mom?” Yun Liu blurted out in surprise and then hastily and subconsciously turned around to look at Zheng Xiu in the living room.
Gu Wei detachedly said, “I raised you. Even if you’ve acknowledged your biological parents, I should still deserve being called ‘Mom’ by you, shouldn’t
Yun Liu was alarmed. She quickly smiled and looped an arm around Gu Wei’s.
“Mom, what are you saying? You’ve always been my mother and always will be.
We’re mother and daughter for the rest of our lives.”
Gu Wei’s expression lightened slightly but darkened once more when she glanced at Shi Nian in his wheelchair. “What are you two heading out for? Why are you the one accompanying Shi Nian? Where’s Yun Nan? Why is she so insensible, leaving her husband alone when he’s in such a state?”
Shi Nian frowned slightly at that. Yun Liu hurriedly replied, “Mom, Yun Nan’s busy, so I brought Shi Nian out for some fresh air. Are you here to look for Auntie Shi today? Then you better head in quickly. Everyone’s inside.”
Yun Liu couldn’t wait to send Gu Wei away, afraid the woman would spring some counterproductive help at this time. Gu Wei looked inside before instructing her son coolly, “Yun Zhang, you stay with Yun Liu. We wouldn’t want anyone to see her alone with Shi Nian and gossip about her. It won’t affect Shi Nian as he’s already married to Yun Nan, but Yun Liu’s reputation is extremely important to our family in the future!”
Yun Zhang smiled warmly. “Okay, Mom! I’ll accompany them.”
“There’s no need for that, Mom, Yun Zhang. I just—I‘ Gu Wei had already stepped into the living room before Yun Liu could finish speaking. Yun Liu stared at Gu Wei’s back, stunned.