In a private room, Lin Yuzhe stood up with a frown, the impatience clear in his voice as he asked, "What do you want from me?"
Could he also disdain himself?
Zhao Sulan couldn’t accept this reality, and immediately burst into tears, "Yuzhe, mom misses you so much, don’t you miss mom?"
"Stop lying. I saw you recently in Imperial. I thought you would come see me. I was planning on telling you how Fang Rong bullied me, and we could live together from then on, but... huh..."
Lin Yuzhe paused here, puffing up his cheeks in anger.
That little expression was quite adorable.
But Zhao Sulan didn’t feel it at all.
She only felt shame and anger.
Yes, she had indeed lied.
But did this little brat have to be so clever?
Or was it Meng Chuyue who taught him all this?
Wiping her tears, she said shamelessly, "Who says I didn’t come to see you? Your father wouldn’t let me. Yuzhe, didn’t mom treat you well before? How could you misunderstand mom ?"
Lin Yuzhe and Erhu, "..."
Lin Yuzhe was indeed a little smart aleck.
He knew he couldn’t dwell on what had happened before, so he changed the topic, "You came to see me empty-handed?"
Zhao Sulan forced a smile, "I was so eager to see you, I didn’t have time to buy anything. But I’m planning to take you to live with me, and I can buy you something later."
Lin Yuzhe shook his head, "No, I want to stay here and study academics and Martial Arts with my sister and brother-in-law, which are things you can’t provide. So I won’t move in with you. If you miss me in the future, you can come here to see me."
This kid is such a hassle.
She hadn’t really wanted to move Lin Yuzhe in with her.
She had intended to just say that, then pull back to advance by making up an excuse about taking care of Yuzhe, to eventually move in together.
But Lin Yuzhe was not following the usual scripts.
She chuckled awkwardly, "Your sister and brother-in-law are so busy, they certainly don’t have the time to look after you every day. How about this—you live with me, and when it’s time to study, I’ll bring you over."
Lin Yuzhe still shook his head, "Not good. My sister has high-quality and convenient daily necessities here, along with attentive servants; I don’t need your care. Besides, I’m not only studying academics and Martial Arts with my sister and brother-in-law, but I’m also learning music, painting, and how to play chess. My sister says she wants to cultivate me into a versatile talent, and I need to concentrate on my studies. If you don’t miss me much, please don’t disturb me unnecessarily."
This... this completely blocks all my options.
Zhao Sulan really had nothing to say.
Claim she also had the capability?
Say not to be so outstanding?
If she dared to say that, Lin Yuzhe would instantly turn against her.
Forget it, she couldn’t be too aggressive about this.
She just hoped that Lin Yuzhe couldn’t endure the hardship, and after a while, he would give up studying on his own accord.
She would wait and see, and take it up again at that time.
Zhao Sulan had to insincerely remind Lin Yuzhe to listen to his sister and brother-in-law, then she left dejectedly.
After a while, Meng Chuyue asked him if he had changed his mind.
If he wanted, she was especially willing to send him to Zhao Sulan’s.
Lin Yuzhe rolled his eyes at her and solemnly said, "A man must keep his word. I said I would stay with you until I’m eighteen, and I will not go back on it."
Meng Chuyue rolled her eyes in response, "Seems like I am the one benefiting?"
"Of course, I’m going to be working for you in the future."
Han Muyang also rolled his eyes: Are you siblings acting?
But he was really envious... this kind of kinship by blood.
Lin Fangwei was keenly following these developments.
After Zhao Sulan sought out Medicinal Food Hall, she had been waiting anxiously in her car outside, eagerly hoping for good news.