NOVPUBSure enough, not long after, Mother Yue came onto the scene with hurried footsteps. But the first words she said were--
"Ying'er, are you alright?!"
Mother Yue's voice was anxious, and it was clear from her appearance that she had rushed out in a hurry and in a panic, not paying much attention to her own appearance.
Yue Ran smiled with interest at the original body's mother.
What else could she do? Eat Ning Ying out in the open and in bright daylight?
At the very least, she should take action against Ning Ying late at night so that no obvious evidence points to her.
But then again, would Ning Ying be worth taking action herself?
The answer is no.
It's still best to kill someone with an invisible knife.
And does Mother Yue actually see her own daughter as a terrifying beast?
What does Mother Yue portray Ning Ying as—a little white flower that was vulnerable to wind and rain?
As Yue Ran had expected, Mother Yue in real life was worse than what was portrayed in the original body's memories.
Mother Yue actually came from a century-old scholarly family.
And because Mother Yue was pampered since she was a child, she has never suffered through any hardships in her life.
Her only experience with adversity occurred after her marriage, specifically during her labor. The pain she experienced during that time was enough for her to remember for a lifetime!
How painful it was at the time!
She was on the bridge of life and death!
Looking at Yue Ran, Mother Yue seemed to be able to recall that torturous feeling, that painful feeling of being an inch away from death!
This made Mother Yue dislike her daughter very much; she even hated Yue Ran with every fiber of her being!
This daughter of hers has not lacked food and clothing since she was a child, so why does she have to always trouble her precious baby Ying'er?
How could Yue Ran be such a selfish person?
Why does she only think about herself without ever thinking about others?
How much more embarrassment would she bring to the family until she was satisfied?
Her precious baby Ying'er is very soft-tempered and easy to bully, so how could she stand against the rough, vulgar, and inconsiderate Yue Ran?
What's more, Ying'er's parents were long gone, and now Ying'er was just a pitiful orphan with no family support!
Why couldn't Yue Ran just give way to her cousin as she should have?
Like she just said, Yue Ran is such a selfish person! She doesn't even know whose bad character Yue Ran inherited!
It's no surprise that her husband dislikes the daughter she gave birth to. She also never liked Yue Ran to begin with!
How she regretted giving birth to such a useless and selfish daughter!
"I'm fine, Auntie; it's not my cousin's fault," Ning Ying answered a little hesitatingly, her face full of sadness.
"What kind of grievance have you suffered?"
Seeing Ning Ying's pitiful appearance, Mother Yue couldn't help but feel distressed for Ning Ying and indignant at Yue Ran! Mother Yue wanted to uphold justice for her precious baby, Ying'er!
"Ying'er, tell your aunt, you don't have to bear anything in your heart; your aunt will always have your back!"
"That... in fact, it's nothing at all; it's all my fault…"
Ning Ying's words trailed off in the end, and her eyes turned red.
Seeing this, Mother Yue felt anger boiling inside her. She turned and faced her daughter with obvious hate and annoyance in her eyes, as if Yue Ran were just dirt under her feet.
Even the blind don't have to see Mother Yue's expression to feel the disgust radiating off her that was aimed at Yue Ran.
"Yue Ran, what are you trying to do by bullying your cousin?" Mother Yue spoke with a raised voice. "How dare you hurt my precious Ying'er?!" She pulled Ning Ying into her arms to comfort the saddened little girl. "Do you have no heart?"
Mother Yue really did feel that Yue Ran really had no heart; otherwise, how could Yue Ran always attempt to hurt her precious Ying'er's heart?
Ying'er is so kindhearted; how could anyone even have the heart to hurt her, even a little bit?
Yue Ran, who watched the two-person play, was indifferent. In fact, she felt that the situation was a little interesting.
Is this how Mother Yue actually behaved toward her own daughter?
As soon as Mother Yue arrived, she immediately came to question her own daughter without even trying to understand the whole situation.
The memories of Mother Yue were indeed, as Yue Ran had guessed, heavily modified in the original body's mind.
The Mother Yue in the original body's memory was not this… evil.
Okay, maybe "evil" is an understatement.
Yue Ran glanced at Ning Ying in Mother Yue's arms from the corner of her eye.
Isn't Ning Ying just pretending to be pitiful?
It's not like Yue Ran can't do the same.
Yue Ran's crow-like eyelashes drooped down; her face was still beautiful and moving, but a cloud of sadness shrouded her slim figure.
"I'm sorry, mother, I was wrong," Yue Ran said. "I know that my cousin likes this hibiscus flower very much, but I still wanted to ask her for one."
Mother Yue was taken aback by Yue Ran's answer.
All Yue Ran wanted was a flower; this doesn't seem like a big deal at all, right?
Mother Yue removed her arms from Ning Ying and eyed the girl a little suspiciously.
Ning Ying crumpled the handkerchief in her hand angrily.
She still appeared sad on the outside, but she was thinking viciously in her heart: Why does this Yue Ran suddenly appear to be a different person, even learning how to fight back now?
Yu Ran should have gone silent by now and let Mother Yue reprimand her harshly, unlike the present moment!
Yue Ran should've stayed silent, as she usually does!
The tears in Ning Ying's eyes finally fell.
"Auntie, it's all my fault!"
