Then she saw the old woman who was helping out at the He family's old house. The woman said arrogantly, "Miss Yu, hold her tight."
An'an was gently placed in her arms, and her crying gradually subsided. Yu Lian subconsciously reached out to comfort the child, gently patting her back.
The old woman across from her breathed a sigh of relief, then began to convey the old family's message: "Miss Yu, the child is still young and cannot be separated from her mother. An'an will stay with you for a while. But please remember, An'an's education will be handled entirely by the He family. You must not instill any inappropriate ideas in the child behind her back."
Faced with her child who had been lost and found again, Yu Lian didn't care about the arrogant attitude of the He family and nodded repeatedly.
"By the way, Miss Yu, I'll be keeping an eye on you for the next couple of days. If you do anything wrong, you'll never see An'an again."
At that moment, Yu Lian only had eyes for An An—the little guy was sick, his complexion was not good, and his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat.
She forgot what the old man at the He family's old house said that night, only remembering that after An'an's fever subsided, she got up and looked out the window; it was already morning.
She breathed a sigh of relief, but then there was a knock on the door. She hurried to the door, where the eldest sister who helped out at home appeared and whispered, "Miss Yu, you'd better go downstairs quickly, or that person will cause trouble."
Yu Lian understood instantly, tidied herself up quickly, and went downstairs.
The old lady was always dressed neatly, and she always looked impeccably dressed, no matter when you saw her.
"This is the schedule. Please follow it strictly. If you can't, I'll take An'an back with me."
Yu Lian took it. She had to start at six in the morning, meaning she had to get up and get ready before six. She couldn't rest until An'an went to sleep.
Looking at the plan that left her completely bewildered, Yu Lian understood that this was simply due to targeting and distrust. After all, someone with such methods to enter the He family couldn't possibly be a good person. It was normal for the He family not to want their eldest grandson to have such a notorious and immoral mother.
That day, Yu Lian strictly followed the form. However, due to a moment of carelessness, she forgot to take An'an out for a walk after dinner. Because of this, the old lady simply took the child away.
She felt sorry for the child but had nowhere to confide in—the child had just rested but still had a cough, and they kept carrying the child around, not letting the child have a peaceful day.
Faced with the He family's domineering nature, Yu Lian was powerless. Although the child was an accident, during her ten months of pregnancy, Yu Lian had already developed a maternal love that grew wildly, and her longing for the child intensified day by day.
Tired of thinking, Yu Lian called the hospital to confirm that her sister was feeling well these past few days, then hung up. She went downstairs and locked the door.
She moved into the villa, but lived alone in the main building, with three or four people helping her in the back. Every night, facing the huge house, she needed to carefully check that the doors and windows were properly closed.
After locking the main gate, hurried footsteps could be heard the next moment: "Miss Yu, it's me."
Yu Lian recognized the voice; it was the old woman who cleaned the yard. The moment she opened the door, a beam of light shone from behind the old woman.
"They've brought the child over again. Miss Yu, the child is affectionate towards you, you'd better seize the opportunity."
The old man's kind reminder completely woke up Yu Lian, who was confused and unwilling to face the truth.
Her son loves her, and she has always been able to keep her child by her side.
So for the next period of time, Yu Lian strictly followed the rules set by the He family, and An An recovered completely. Even when she was carried back to the old house along the way, she would cry so hard that she could hardly breathe and almost suffocated.
There was no other way; Yu Lian couldn't find a single fault with her, and An'an only wanted her mother. For the sake of their grandson, the He family finally let go and entrusted the child to her.
Yu Lian understood, immediately seized the opportunity, and made her stance clear through her actions. She even managed to ignore the two maids monitoring her in the inner hall.
In public, she is a mother who strictly adheres to standards; in private, she is an ordinary mother who only loves her son.
In this way, An'an even learned to cooperate with his mother in front of strangers at a young age. At his grandmother's house, in the space that belonged only to him and his mother, the two were a completely different person.
An'an is very smart. He understands that his mother loves him very much, and he also understands that his mother's relationship with his grandparents' family is not good. At first, he tried to change his grandparents' attitude towards his mother, but he soon found that the more he talked, the more disgusted they showed towards his mother.
Gradually, he stopped talking about it, stopped going to his grandparents' house, and stopped saying good things about his mother in front of anyone. He just used his clumsy, childlike way to show his love for his mother a little more.
Until An'an was three years old, the family followed a routine of spending five days a week at the villa and the remaining two days at the He family's main building. It could be said that these two days each week were the happiest time for An'an.
Everyone in his grandparents' family genuinely loved and cared for him, but what he couldn't accept was that when his mother wasn't around, he had to endure their malice and speculation about her.
On his third birthday.
"Happy birthday, baby." These were the first words He Ning'an heard as soon as she opened her eyes.
Knowing early on that it was his birthday, He Ning'an had already decided what gift he wanted from his mother. He had just gotten up and hadn't even voiced his thoughts when people from the He family's old residence arrived.
Yu Lian was forced to separate from her son. Even though she had prepared a birthday surprise in advance, she couldn't deliver it on time—her son's birthdays had always fallen on weekends before.
She quickly stepped forward to comfort An'an, whispered a few words to her, and after An'an stopped crying, she was led away by the people from the old house.
After seeing her son off, Yu Lian went to the hospital to pick up her younger sister from discharge. She had been recuperating on and off for a long time over the past two years and was finally able to be discharged to live a normal life.
Originally, the plan was for the whole family to have a meal together to celebrate after her sister was discharged from the hospital. But the unexpected happened too quickly. The He family went back on their word, and Yu Lian didn't want An An to see her bad side.
Seeing that her daughter hadn't brought her grandson, Wang Meixia was disappointed but knew what had happened. Everyone tacitly avoided mentioning An'an.
"Let's go home," Wang Meixia said.
Yu Lian nodded silently and followed behind to help carry the luggage.
Yu Xin didn't say a word the whole way, but the guilt in her heart overwhelmed all her emotions like an avalanche.
Back home, Wang Meixia busied herself tidying everything up.
At the dinner table, the three remained silent, unable to utter any words of celebration.
"Eat up, and when you're full, you should go home. I'll look after the house and make sure no one talks about it."
"Okay, I'll head back after I finish eating."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door in the courtyard.
Yu Lian got up to open the door, only to find An An covered in sweat and with tears welling up in her eyes.
The pent-up emotions finally broke down the moment she saw her son, and she hugged An'an and cried.
But as her reason returned, Yu Lian took An An to a nearby public phone and made a call to the He family.
The person on the other end breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help blaming Yu Lian.
This time, An'an didn't back down. He shouted a lot into the phone until the person on the other end went from being speechless to giving up in despair.
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