Liao Zhaoji was pushed backward and, in a moment of inattention, tripped over her own feet and fell to the ground, her basket tumbling and spilling out four red eggs marked with the character for ’double happiness’ that rolled away.
Liao Zhaoji, not even trying to get up first, crawled on the ground trying to collect the eggs.
As she rushed to explain to Ruanlin Family, "Mother, I didn’t mean to cause a fuss, I came to invite you to a wedding banquet, Laifu is starting the celebration in a couple of days, I specially came to invite you to have a drink of joy..."
Before she could finish speaking, she saw a foot land right in front of the last egg.
And saw her own son’s dark, sullen face.
"Chizi." Seeing Ruan Chi’s icy expression, Liao Zhaoji was seized with sudden panic and, after stammering for a long time, finally managed to say dryly, "You... you’ve finished school?"
Ruan Chi looked down from on high at his mother, crawling on the ground to pick up eggs.
In his eyes was an undisguised disgust.
He even thought to lift his foot and crush the egg that he found so revolting to even look at, but Ruan Jiaojiao, sensing his intention, immediately ran over to grab his hand.
"Brother." Ruan Jiaojiao looked up at him with a sweet call.
Ruan Chi, watching Ruan Jiaojiao’s sweet smile and listening to her sticky voice, managed to suppress the impulse in his mind to destroy the egg, and with it, the desire to destroy his mother.
He detested Liao Zhaoji to an indescribable degree.
But he couldn’t let his sister witness such an unsightly side of him.
Even though— he truly wanted to trample this disgusting woman to death!
Ruan Chi took a step back, unwilling to spare another glance, he turned and walked away, through the Ruanlin Family and others, and entered the yard.
Liao Zhaoji stared blankly at his retreating figure, unable to comprehend.
She didn’t understand why her son was so distant towards her. Why didn’t he even call out "Mom"?
Ruan Wei had returned home with Ruan Chi, and while Ruan Chi entered the yard, Ruan Wei hesitated, remaining where he was until Liao Zhaoji noticed him and excitedly tried to approach, at which point he immediately grabbed his schoolbag and ran off.
"..." Liao Zhaoji was completely dumbfounded this time.
If she could somewhat comprehend Ruan Chi’s coldness, Ruan Wei’s distance was something she found hard to accept.
This was her youngest son whom she had doted on since he was a child— how could he avoid her just by seeing her?
She found it hard to accept.
She wanted to follow them in, but as she rushed to the door, she was blocked by the Ruanlin Family matriarch. It was then that Liao Zhaoji’s anger erupted, her voice tinged with a crying tone as she accused the Ruanlin matriarch, "Is it you, is it you! You turned my sons against me! How can you be so malevolent!"
"Liao Zhaoji, what are you saying? Do you have no idea what you’ve done yourself?" Du Qing had had enough of this woman. In her eyes, everyone else in the world was malevolent and wrong, except for herself, who was always right.
She hadn’t been home these days.
But just hearing about the things she had done was enough to make her sick to her stomach for three days and nights!
Forcing her own sons to sign a well contract, is that something a human should do?
She was starting to doubt whether these sons were even her own flesh and blood! How could a mother’s heart be so cruel?
And now she had the audacity to come and invite them to a wedding feast? Did she think the whole world was forgetful, that they had forgotten all those nauseating things she had done?
"You’re wasting your breath." Wu Le shook his head and tugged at Ruanlin, saying, "Mom, let’s go inside. Don’t bother with her."