Song Lijun saw Wei Yumeng’s disheveled state and felt a pang of heartache, pulling her into a tight embrace.
“Child, although I’ve chosen to tell you all of this, I don’t want it to become a burden for you. You can actually continue with your life as it is. As for me and you…” Song Lijun paused. She wasn’t even sure how to address herself: “Your Uncle Feng and I have managed all these years. We don’t expect you to call us Mom and Dad. As long as you’re happy, that’s all that matters.”
“But you are my birth mother, and Uncle Feng is… my birth father.”
Wei Yumeng finally understood why she couldn’t help but shed tears when she saw Feng Zhenhua, and even felt a sense of belonging from the blood when it was transfused.
There were also countless times she saw Song Lijun’s inner conflict, and when she saw them sad, she couldn’t help but feel sad too.
This was all because of the blood ties that always connected them.
Wei Yumeng looked at Song Lijun, wanting to call her “Mom” so badly, but the words wouldn’t come out. She tried for a long time, and finally managed to say, “I…”
Song Lijun merely stroked her hair. “It’s okay, don’t force yourself. We can wait until you’re ready to accept all of this.”
Wei Yumeng nodded gently. She felt that perhaps, one day, she would.
After learning her true identity, Wei Yumeng decided to stay. No matter what, so many years had passed, and she had never fulfilled her responsibilities as a daughter to the elderly couple. Now, she just wanted to stay and be with them.
Zhan Mohan didn’t express any dissatisfaction with Wei Yumeng’s decision. He simply said, “Do what you want to do. I’ll be here.”
Wei Yumeng finally let out a sigh of relief and kissed Zhan Mohan on the cheek.
“By the way, Mohan, we’ve been busy with the medical treatment since the accident. The police haven’t contacted us. I hope you can help me look into it.”
Wei Yumeng still wanted the police to find the driver who caused the accident. Originally, this accident had little to do with her, but now, she only wanted the person responsible for all this to be punished.
Zhan Mohan nodded. “Of course.”
Now that Wei Yumeng had reunited with Song Lijun’s family, he, as her son-in-law, should naturally take on his responsibilities. Besides, dealing with an accident was not a major undertaking.
After giving a few more instructions, Zhan Mohan left.
Catherine watched this scene from afar, her heart filled with jealousy and regret. If she hadn’t orchestrated the car accident, perhaps none of this would have happened.
Now that things had become complicated, and Wei Yumeng knew her identity, even if the company had to choose a new heir, it would be completely out of her reach.
“I should have just hit you all dead back then!” Catherine gritted her teeth and punched the wall fiercely.
Catherine had been outside alone for a long time. It was clear that this situation meant Wei Yumeng had returned to her rightful family, and everyone else had forgotten her, an outsider.
Now that Wei Yumeng had returned to the home that rightfully belonged to her, where should she go?
Suddenly, a faint smile spread across Catherine’s lips. “Wei Yumeng, so what if you know everything now? After all these years, wasn’t it me who stayed by their side? I refuse to believe that my years are not worth as much as yours.”
She composed herself, then gathered some items and headed back towards the ward.
She would never admit to being easily defeated by Wei Yumeng.
“Mom, I’m sorry. I saw you talking for a long time and I was still a bit worried,” Catherine carefully pushed open the ward door.
Song Lijun immediately beckoned. “We’re finished talking. Come in quickly.”
Song Lijun had initially intended to have Catherine and Wei Yumeng get to know each other again, but then she thought that approach would be a bit strange and eventually gave up.
Wei Yumeng poured Song Lijun a glass of hot water and picked up the medicine from the table. “Mrs. Feng, it’s time to take your medicine.”
But as Song Lijun reached out, Catherine snatched the cup.
“Mrs. Zhan, I think you’ve been a rich wife for too long. This water is so hot, how can you let Mom hold it directly while taking medicine? What if it burns her?”
Catherine glared at Wei Yumeng reproachfully, then poured out the hot water in front of Wei Yumeng and refilled it.
Wei Yumeng clenched her fists. How could she not see that Catherine was doing this deliberately, just to make her lose face?
“Linlin! You’re being very rude!” Song Lijun said, sounding somewhat annoyed.
But Wei Yumeng simply replied calmly, “It’s alright, Mrs. Feng. I wasn’t thoughtful enough.”
Wei Yumeng was not as impulsive as Catherine. She knew that Catherine was still living with them. Moreover, Catherine was inherently insidious and cunning. To prevent Catherine from transferring her hatred to Song Lijun and Feng Zhenhua, she didn’t mind suffering a little grievance.
“Mom, I was just worried about you. Taking medicine with warm water is always better.” Catherine carefully tested the water temperature before handing it to Song Lijun. “Here, Mom.”
Song Lijun sighed helplessly. Catherine genuinely seemed to be just worried about her, so she couldn’t say much more, and just took the water and her medicine.
Wei Yumeng and Catherine thus took care of Mr. and Mrs. Feng together. Although Catherine deliberately caused Wei Yumeng a lot of trouble, fortunately, Wei Yumeng was unwilling to argue with her, so in the end, nothing major happened.
In Song Lijun’s eyes, the current situation couldn’t be better. Wei Yumeng and Catherine seemed to be getting along well, neither of them showing any unease due to their backgrounds. Instead, they both stayed by her side.
Song Lijun felt that this moment was close to being the happiest time of her life, of course, assuming the car accident hadn’t happened.
Zhan Mohan had already arrived at the police station. The officer in charge was surprised to see Zhan Mohan involved in such an accident.
“Mr. Zhan, how is this matter also related to you?”
Zhan Mohan also felt awkward. The officer in front of him happened to be the same one who handled Catherine’s previous case. It was too coincidental.
“The ones in the car accident were my in-laws. I’d like to understand the situation.”
The officer was slightly taken aback. He felt something was amiss. If he remembered correctly, wasn’t Catherine the daughter of the party involved previously?
But he didn’t ask. After all, he, an outsider, couldn’t meddle in Zhan Mohan’s family affairs. Wealthy families always had complicated dynamics, and nothing was strange about it.
“Actually, even if you didn’t come, I was planning to go find the Feng family,” the officer put away his usual demeanor and told Zhan Mohan very seriously, “According to our investigation, this accident might not be as simple as it seems.”