During this period, He Lin practically lived in the cemetery.

Knowing his identity, the management staff did not dare to stop him.

His complexion looks off; he's probably caught a cold again.

At school, after confirming that her father had left, He Ning'an immediately went to inform him.

The two events were so far apart that He Ning'an, who was still in a panic, didn't even notice that her younger brother was clumsily following behind her.

He jogged to where the school teachers parked their cars, and although he couldn't see inside clearly, he tentatively knocked on the car window.

"Mother?"

Click—the door opened. "An'an, has your dad left?"

He Ning'an nodded, and then asked the question he most wanted to ask.

"Mom, why are you so afraid of Dad? Will he hit you? I will protect you."

Yu Lian didn't know how to describe the relationship and entanglement between the two to her young son.

He nodded haphazardly.

This scene was witnessed by He Ningze, who was hiding behind the bushes.

"Mom, when can I come home? I don't want to live with my family, I want to live with you, Mom."

Yu Lian patted her son's head. "Soon, before you start junior high, okay?"

He Ningze heard the specific time and counted on his fingers.

I feel like this time will come soon, especially since my brother and mother's words implied that they weren't included at all.

He was furious and stormed out, pointing at his brother and mother, saying, "I'm going to tell Dad right now!"

Neither the mother nor the son expected that He Ningze would be hiding in the shadows.

"Come back here! What are you running for?"

He Ning'an quickly went up and caught up with his second brother in two steps, grabbed him by the back of his collar, and pulled him back.

"What did you just say? If you don't behave, I'll beat you up right now."

He Ningze looked at his mother standing next to him and saw that she didn't care about him at all. Suddenly, he broke down and burst into tears.

"You're not my mother, I don't want you to be my mother, I'm going to tell Dad right now to kick you out!"

He was no match for his older brother's strength, so he could only thrash about with his hands and feet.

Yu Lian reached out and pulled the two apart.

"Alright, come with me."

Yu Lian was not surprised at all throughout the entire process.

The truth will eventually come out, and the child is smart enough to find out.

There was a single bed in the small lounge room with the door closed.

The two children sat at opposite ends of the bed, arms crossed, sulking, looking exactly alike.

"Alright, Hehe, you go first. Why did you follow your brother? And why are you angry and saying you're going to tell Dad?"

He Ningze said indignantly, "You're a bad mother, I don't like you!"

Sure enough... the child found out.

Yu Lian looked at her eldest son.

"Mom, I didn't say that. I never said it. I don't know how he knew."

"Yes, Mom knows. So how did Hehe know?"

"I overheard you two talking, and I also looked at the photos in the study."

The little guy held his head high, looking quite arrogant; it's hard to tell who he took after.

"I see. So you're really going to tell everyone about Mom's secret?"

Yu Lian looked at her child intently.

"Of course...you're a bad mother. I'm going to tell Daddy to kick you out. You want to steal Big Brother away."

She spoke without much confidence, and Yu Lian saw through her son's refusal to tell the truth.

"Hehe, don't you miss your mother? If you tell your father, you'll never see me again."

She wasn't sure if her child still had feelings for her; he probably had no memory of her at all.

Yu Lian looked at her son with a pitiful expression. After a period of stalemate, He Ningze wavered.

"Then...then...I won't tell on you, but when you take my brother away, you have to take me with you too."

Yu Lian: ?

She then realized that she had often overlooked the impact of blood ties on her relationship with her son.

"Oh, I see... But shouldn't you like being with your dad? I'm so annoying, yet I like to control you, criticize you, and lecture you when you don't pay attention in class. Manman said you hate me the most..."

With just a few simple words, He Ningze, who had been in the lead, instantly lost his confidence and lowered his head, not daring to look at her.

"Alright, I was just kidding. You can come with me if you want, but I've made it clear that if you live with me, you have to follow the rules. If you can do that, I'll take you with me."

He Ningze nodded without hesitation.

Then he carefully stood up and walked to Yu Lian's side.

I poked her wrist.

"Mommy, can you hug me?"

He Ningze's words left Yu Lian stunned. After a long while, reminded by He Ning'an, she turned her head and wiped away her tears.

I easily picked up Hehe and spun her around twice.

"You just want Mom to hold you, right? Just say so next time."

"Mom, you're not leaving, are you?"

He Ningze nestled in his mother's arms, feeling a warmth he had never experienced before.

The moment he learned that he was his mother, he couldn't wait to get closer to her.

The exact same question, Yu Lian chuckled helplessly twice.

"No, I won't anymore. There were some unavoidable reasons before, but I won't leave again."

He Ningze secretly made up his mind that he would never let his father bully his mother.

Half an hour later, after leaving the lounge, He Ning'an still looked at her younger brother with concern.

Even after the two parted ways and returned to the classroom, He Ning'an's unease persisted.

So when school was over, he immediately found his younger siblings.

"Let's go home."

He Ningze, who had just been fantasizing about going home with his mother, said dejectedly, "Huh? Why, not going home with Mom?"

He Ning'an stared at her younger brother while observing the expressions of the other two.

"Huh? What mother?"

"Brother, why are you talking nonsense in broad daylight? Are you talking about Aunt Wen? But just now you were..."

"Alright, let's go home."

After confirming that her younger brother had kept his promise, He Ning'an did not go looking for her mother, but led her younger siblings toward the school gate.

"An'an?"

Yu Lian finished packing her things and came out, only to run into a few children who seemed to be heading home.

"Mother!"

He Ning'an glared at her younger brother, who was covering his mouth, and said, "Take the two of them outside and wait."

He Ningze had just accidentally called the wrong name, and a wave of panic washed over him, but his own interests were at stake, and he couldn't back down.

"No, I want to go with...with Teacher Yu."

He Ning'an glared at her younger brother, "You're good for nothing but causing trouble. If anything goes wrong later, I won't let you off the hook."

An ordinary person would be furious and embarrassed to be belittled like this.

But He Ningze wouldn't, because he could tell the truth from his brother's tone.

The two clueless little ones looked around but couldn't figure out anything.

"Brother, do you really have something on Teacher Yu? I can help you. Let's go home."

Yu Lian carefully pried her son's hands apart. "How about this, you two go back first, and I'll take you out to play this weekend, okay?"

"No... good."

In the end, they had no choice but to compromise.

"Go away, why are you staring at the teacher? She's already far away."

Just as the siblings were about to leave, a familiar voice came from behind them.

"Why aren't you going home after school? What are you standing here looking at?"

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