At this moment, on the eighth floor of a small apartment building.

There was a dog lying unconscious on the ground at the door, while inside the house, He Ningxi was eating the sweets she hadn't been able to taste in the past two days.

He Ningze paced back and forth beside him. "Could you eat a little less?"

"Brother, you eat."

He Ningxi generously handed her brother a piece of cake.

With something on his mind, He Ningze had no appetite and said, "Eat by yourself."

"What's wrong, Hehe? Don't you like it? Tell me what you want to eat, and Aunt Wen will go buy it for you. Even though Mom doesn't let you eat your favorite sweets or do your favorite things, she's still your mom. Don't be angry and starve yourself."

With the addition of the prefix, the word "dear" was actually no longer important to He Ningxi.

They've had no mother for so many years. Their biological mother was never kind to them; she was a meddlesome mother, so they were better off without her.

"Aunt Wen, I want to stay with you forever. Compared to that scoundrel, you're the real mother to me~"

boom--

Along with those words came a loud shattering sound of glass breaking.

The glass vase in the entryway was broken; it was the one Wen Xuehua had recently bought for a high price.

However, she did not show her anger.

"Hehe, you should sit still. Boys are more liked by adults when they are quiet."

These words instantly reminded He Ningze of the past, and he subconsciously retorted, "Teacher Wen, you... I need to go to the bathroom."

"Alright, you go by yourself. I need to say a few words to my sister."

"Okay."

He Ningze turned and ran towards the restroom at the end of the corridor, deliberately making the sound of the door opening and closing.

"Manman, would you like Aunt Wen to have some more sent up for you?"

"Yes! Thank you, Aunt Wen."

Wen Xue's eyes were full of affection as she gently patted her head.

"You're welcome. Since you treat me like a mother, I'll treat you like a daughter in return. I'm so happy to have such a lovely and sensible daughter like you."

He Ningze, who was eavesdropping behind the door, clenched his fists. So this was how Teacher Wen, who seemed so kind and lovely, educated his younger sister in private.

He suddenly remembered that he had overheard his grandmother and aunt discussing finding a teacher for his younger sister.

It turns out that He Ningxi's development was delayed due to premature birth.

To the average person, it might not be noticeable, but compared to her two older brothers born in the same month, her developmental delays are quite obvious.

However, the three children are always inseparable, and with their two older brothers covering for them and distracting them, most people can't tell that the three are any different.

She is now spoiled and arrogant, partly because her family pampers her due to her poor health, and partly because of her premature birth.

"Oh, my silly sister, you actually believed that?"

You can tell from the way the three people treat Wen Xue that Manman is really a little fool.

Unfortunately, she loves to eat and is easily fooled by Wen Xue.

He Ningze dared not let his guard down; he had to be wary of this woman with ulterior motives until the adults came to pick them up.

One of them consciously became a little guardian, while the other was so engrossed in the sea of ​​desserts that they couldn't tear themselves away, their bellies already bulging, yet they still showed no sign of stopping.

"Brother, what have you been looking at?"

"Oh, why didn't we hear the cotton's voice, Teacher Wen?"

When cotton was mentioned, Wen Xue showed a hint of panic, "Oh, he must be asleep."

"I'll go take a look."

"Hey! After you finish eating, look again. The one you personally tied to the door won't run away."

He Ningze didn't believe it and insisted on going out to see for himself.

He Ningze opened the door and saw Cotton lying motionless on the ground, and called out anxiously.

"cotton!"

Wen Xue hurriedly followed, and sneezed as soon as she reached the door.

"Yawn! Hehe, come back quickly. Feel Cotton's belly. Is it moving? It's just tired after all this time. Don't disturb its sleep."

Following Wen Xue's advice, He Ningze breathed a sigh of relief.

"All right."

Under Wen Xue's constant urging, He Ningze had no choice but to go inside.

Looking at Wen Xue's domineering attitude, He Ningze began to panic.

He had no idea how much the person in front of him had seen through.

"Hehe, did you really have a fight with your mother? You seem to want to go back home the whole time."

Just as He Ningze was wondering what to say, there was a knock on the door.

He Ningze excitedly went to open the door and, sure enough, saw his parents, whom he had been longing to see the most.

"Dad! Mom!"

Wen Xue was startled by the two titles, thinking that this little devil was usually the most clever when he was with the other one, and had tricked her many times.

However, when she saw the person standing at the door, Wen Xue was dumbfounded.

He Lin actually came to the door in person for the sake of the child; in the past, it would have been Chen Shu who came.

"Ms. Wen, I'm sorry, please take your child out with you, we won't go in."

Wen Xue was about to invite them in to sit down when the words caught in her throat.

"Cotton? Cotton?"

Yu Lian shook the cotton, and the cotton responded, but remained motionless, whimpering pitifully.

"Hehe, what did you feed the cotton?"

"Mommy, isn't Cotton asleep?"

Yu Lian was flustered until she saw the bright red blood on Mianhua's lips.

"I'll take Cotton down first. You take the children back. I'll have a good talk with her when we get back. If she really hates me, then... then let her live with her parents from now on."

Yu Lian refused He Lin's help and picked up the cotton with both hands.

What seemed like a difficult task to outsiders, Yu Lian accomplished with ease.

She came and went quickly. He Ningxi only heard her voice and came out to look, but the person was already gone.

Yu Lian walked out of the apartment building. She knew that someone had probably sabotaged the cotton.

But the two children, who were standing nearby, didn't notice anything amiss. It's likely that someone was playing tricks behind their backs, secretly feeding the cotton something.

In a corner where no one was watching, Yu Lian quietly placed the cotton in her spatial dimension and soaked her body in the spiritual spring.

Once we arrived at the research institute, we put the cotton in a separate room and had someone draw blood from it for testing.

The test results came back quickly: Cotton had ingested an excessive amount of sleeping pills.

Based on the levels in the blood, if they had arrived any later, their lives might not have been in danger.

Upon hearing this result, Yu Lian was furious, but now was not the time for revenge.

After working with the institute staff to give the cotton a stomach lavage and medication.

She stood by, watching the distressed cotton, her heart filled with turmoil.

I thought that if I spent more time with my child, she would naturally discover her good qualities.

In hindsight, I had oversimplified things.

Yu Lian stayed up until late at night, and He Lin arrived... along with Manman.

"Let's talk. I'll be waiting for you at the door."

Even in the dim light, Yu Lian could clearly see the tear stains on her daughter's face, indicating that her father must have already given her a scolding.

However, when facing her biological mother, the stubbornness on her face did not fade at all.

Lately, things have been plentiful and complicated, with both bitter and sweet moments, and Yu Lian's brain is already struggling to keep up.

While she was still relatively rational, Yu Lian confessed to her daughter before she could speak.

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