Zhao Ruolan shook her head and sighed.
He looked up at Li Fu'an and heard him analyze, "No matter what, the important thing now is to get engaged to Qing Mu Ye first."
"Then what about the child in Meng Jingwei's belly?"
Li Yun'er cared most about the child in her womb, fearing that the child's existence was his biggest threat.
"Alas, my foolish daughter."
Zhao Ruolan's scheme surfaced in her heart. She smiled, "Meng Jingwei is a proud person. At that time, if she knew you were engaged to Qing Mu Ye, would she still be willing to have the child? Moreover, as long as you are successfully engaged to Qing Mu Ye, even if she has the child, won't it be up to you whether that child can grow up?"
Listening to her mother's analysis, Li Yun'er suddenly understood.
Her previously unhappy little face finally cleared, revealing a smile, "Mom, you are so good."
She hugged Zhao Ruolan tightly again, mother and daughter deeply affectionate.
...
Ring ring ring—
The next day, the weather was beautiful, and a gentle breeze blew.
Meng Jingwei was awakened by the ringing of her phone early in the morning. She picked up the phone and saw it was her adoptive mother's call.
The time displayed was 8:30 AM.
"My heavens, it's already 8:30? How could I have overslept." He slapped his forehead and immediately answered the phone, "Mom, I overslept and forgot to cook for you."
Meng Jingwei yawned and rubbed her sleepy eyes.
"I've already eaten. I'm calling to tell you to bring Xiao Cheng with you when you come today," Du Juan commanded from the other end of the phone.
Meng Jingwei, who had been somewhat drowsy, sat up instantly, "Mom, he has to go to work. Didn't he just go yesterday? Why should he go again today?"
"Xiao Cheng said yesterday that he has time off for the next few days, so don't try to fool me."
"But Mom..."
"If Xiao Cheng doesn't come, it means you were just putting on an act yesterday. Mom doesn't want to be fooled."
"Mom, you... Beep beep beep..."
Meng Jingwei wanted to say something else, but the call had already been hung up.
Holding her phone in one hand and her forehead in the other, Meng Jingwei felt like crying.
What was going on? She had just seen Xiao Cheng yesterday, how could she have the nerve to ask him again today?
After lying on the bed dejectedly for a while and watching time tick by, Meng Jingwei finally dialed Xiao Cheng's number.
"Mmm...?"
When the call was answered, a groggy male voice came from the other end, as if he hadn't woken up yet.
"Hahaha, um... what are you doing?"
Meng Jingwei asked with a fawning smile, feeling extremely embarrassed.
Her small hands restlessly touched the thin quilt, and her eyes were filled with unease.
Although her relationship with Xiao Cheng was good, she felt a bit awkward troubling him twice in two days.
"If you have something to say, just say it."
Xiao Cheng seemed to have guessed why Meng Jingwei was calling, "You don't call without a reason. Has your mother missed me?"
"Hahaha, Young Master Xiao is mighty, powerful, and incredibly intelligent."
Meng Jingwei raised an eyebrow, raised her head, and rubbed her hair, smiling obsequiously and awkwardly. She then asked, "Do you have time?"
"Got it."
The other party hung up.
Looking at the call record on her phone screen, Meng Jingwei felt a little confused.
What did "Got it" mean?
She didn't have the nerve to call Xiao Cheng again. Instead, she lay on the bed feeling drowsy. She had intended to lie down for a while before getting up, but she ended up falling asleep again.
Little did she know, on the other side, after Xiao Cheng finished washing up, he had already driven to the hospital.
Around nine in the morning, after arriving at the hospital, Xiao Cheng assumed Meng Jingwei had already gone to the ward. He went directly to the inpatient department, knocked on the door, and pushed it open.
Entering the ward, besides Meng Tianhua lying on the hospital bed, there was no one else.
Xiao Cheng put down the items in his hands and was about to call Meng Jingwei when he caught sight of a photo on the table.
He only glanced at it casually, but to his surprise, he discovered that the photo showed Du Juan and Meng Tianhua standing in front, with a young girl standing behind them, her arms around their shoulders, smiling innocently and brightly.
And that girl was none other than... Li Yun'er!
Xiao Cheng was very puzzled. He picked up the photo and looked at it closely. The date on the bottom right showed: 2021.02.10.
It was a photo from a few months ago.
"How do they know Li Yun'er?"
Xiao Cheng furrowed his brows and flipped over the back of the photo. It was clearly written: Family Photo!
Family photo?
Wasn't Li Yun'er the daughter of the Li family? Why would she be taking a family photo with Meng Jingwei's parents?
"Oh my, Xiao Cheng is here?"
At this moment, Du Juan walked in from outside. She greeted Xiao Cheng and then noticed the photo in his hand.
The smile on her face instantly vanished.
Xiao Cheng turned to look at Du Juan and directly asked, "Auntie, why did you and Uncle take a family photo with Li Yun'er? Could it be that Xiao Wei Wei isn't your biological daughter, and Li Yun'er is?"
Du Juan secretly blamed herself for being careless. She had forgotten to put away the photo when the doctor called her to the office in a hurry.
"Why are you alone? Where is Jingwei?"
She did not answer Xiao Cheng's question. Instead, she took the photo from him, carefully wiped it, and then put it into her bag.
However, her actions revealed a hint of panic.
Her strange reaction made Xiao Cheng even more confused. If it were anyone else, he wouldn't have pressed the issue.
But they were Meng Jingwei's parents. Meng Jingwei worked hard at the club and had a part-time job during the day to treat their illnesses, yet she wasn't even present in the family photo.
Xiao Cheng suddenly felt indignant for Meng Jingwei.
"Auntie, I am Xiao Wei Wei's 'boyfriend.' If you don't clarify this matter, I'll call her right now!"
He suddenly became assertive and said unhappily, "If Li Yun'er is your child, and if Xiao Wei Wei is no longer worthy of taking a family photo with you two elders, then you shouldn't let her work so hard to earn money for your medical treatment!"
For some reason, Xiao Cheng suddenly felt a pang of sympathy for Meng Jingwei.
It made him furious that a young girl had to work two jobs every day and still be responsible for cooking and delivering meals for them, yet she wasn't even entitled to a family photo.
Du Juan, who was putting the photo into her bag, felt Xiao Cheng's anger but also noticed his concern for Meng Jingwei.
At that moment, she felt that this young man was quite good, at least he treated her daughter well.
After hesitating for a long time, she asked again, "Where is Jingwei?"
"She was delayed by something."
Xiao Cheng made up an excuse, fearing that if he said Meng Jingwei would arrive soon, Du Juan would not tell him the truth.
Hearing his words, Du Juan turned to the ward door, locked it, walked to the sofa, and sat down, still holding the photo.
"Sigh..."
Du Juan held the photo in one hand, gently stroked the person in the photo with the other, and sighed earnestly, "I can see that you really like my daughter."