"Nong'er, there's a problem, there's a problem with the An family!" Madam Yu said, pulling Yu Nong with force.
Yu Nong quickly nodded, "Mmm, they're bad!"
Yu Nong had disliked An Zhizhi for a long time. He couldn't quite articulate why before, but now he suddenly felt that the memories he lost ten years ago might have been important. Otherwise, why would he suddenly dislike An Zhizhi so much?
If only his memory could be restored.
Yu Nong thought, hugging Madam Yu. After an unknown amount of time, the mother and son finally calmed down.
"Get some rest early. We still need to perform surgery to remove the spores tomorrow," Yu Nong said to Madam Yu.
Madam Yu looked into Yu Nong's eyes and nodded seriously, "Mmm."
Yu Nong nodded, stood up, and was about to leave.
He had grown up and couldn't sleep with his mother like he did when he was little.
"Nong'er," Madam Yu suddenly spoke.
Yu Nong, who had already stood up, froze. He turned back and looked at Madam Yu blankly, "Mmm?"
Madam Yu looked at her child for a long while before finally uttering the apology that had been suppressed in her heart for so long, "I'm sorry."
"I... I thought An Zhizhi was a good child back then, which is why I asked you to marry her," Madam Yu hesitated.
Ten years. She had endured for so long, and hadn't found anything wrong with An Zhizhi. Therefore, she thought that An Zhizhi might not know anything about those past events and was just an innocent child.
Yu Nong was stunned for a moment, then nodded after a beat, "Mmm."
Madam Yu raised her hand, wanting to pat her son's head as she had so many years ago. But her hand stopped halfway and froze.
Nong'er had grown up. He wasn't the child he used to be.
Yu Nong looked at his mother's outstretched hand and inexplicably understood her thoughts. For the past six months, Lu Wanqing often raised her hand to pat Shushu's head. Sometimes, she would even tiptoe to pat his head.
Madam Yu's hand lowered.
Yu Nong walked over, squatted in front of Madam Yu, exposing his fluffy head to her, and then said in a muffled voice, "You can pat it."
Madam Yu: "???"
Even Madam Yu was startled, and then found it amusing.
As Madam Yu laughed, tears welled up again, but this time they were tears of joy.
Madam Yu raised her hand and, as she wished, patted her son's head. It was fluffy and round, very cute, just like when he was little.
At this moment, much of the hatred and resentment in Madam Yu's heart seemed to dissipate, replaced by warmth.
She still had her child. Nong'er was well-behaved and sensible. She wasn't completely alone.
After patting his head sufficiently, Madam Yu released her hand and said to Yu Nong, "Alright, you can get up now."
Her tone had clearly become much gentler.
Yu Nong looked up and earnestly at his mother. Seeing the gentle smile on her face, he was a little dazed.
Madam Yu was also stunned and then asked confusedly, "What's wrong?"
Madam Yu suspected there was something on her face and couldn't help but raise her hand to touch it.
Yu Nong came back to his senses, quickly shifted his gaze, and said, "Mother, you were so gentle just now."
"Just like when I was little," Yu Nong added in a low voice.
Madam Yu was also stunned. Gentle, like he was when he was little?
Madam Yu belatedly realized that she hadn't been this happy in a long time. Her mood just now felt a bit like the old days.
Madam Yu reacted and her entire state of mind slowly changed. A long-lost gentle smile appeared on her face, and she nodded, "Mmm."
It would pass. Everything was coming to light, and there were solutions. Perhaps soon, they would find evidence of the An family's deliberate harm to Old Yu. Everything would get better.
Yu Nong looked at his mother, hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but say, "Would you like to pat my head again?"
His mother's mood had improved after patting his head, so Yu Nong now inexplicably felt that his mother might like to touch his head, just as Lu Wanqing liked to pat little Shushu's head. Perhaps a pat like this would improve her mood, just like when he was little.
Madam Yu was taken aback by his words. After realizing what he meant, she chuckled, but she didn't refuse, and couldn't bear to refuse. This was her child. When Nong'er was just born, she had told Old Yu that they would raise the child together and educate him well.
Yu Nong squatted down again.
Madam Yu raised her hand and contentedly patted Yu Nong's head. After patting enough, she let go and said, "Alright, it's getting late. You should go back and rest too."
Yu Nong looked up at his mother and found that her mood was genuinely good, better than he had seen in the past ten years. He couldn't help but say, "Mom, if you like patting my head, you can do it anytime."
Madam Yu found it amusing, but at the same time, she was deeply touched. This was her child. Even though she had neglected his feelings for the past ten years, he was still so good, just like Old Yu, so gentle and pure.
"Mmm," Madam Yu nodded.
"Alright, go back and rest. We have things to do tomorrow," Madam Yu said in the next moment.
At this moment, Madam Yu suddenly wished that the surgery would end soon. After the spores were removed, she would take Nong'er and leave quickly.
Lu Wanqing is truly a good girl. If Nong'er could seize this opportunity...
As Madam Yu thought, she suddenly remembered Lu Wanqing's special status. It seemed that besides Shushu, she had other children? And those children's families were also quite influential?
The fathers of those children probably had no designs on Wanqing, right?
Although Madam Yu knew that Lu Wanqing had other children, she was still unclear about Lu Wanqing's relationship with their fathers. At this moment, she couldn't help but wonder, but at the same time, she felt a bit uneasy. What if those men also liked Wanqing?
As Madam Yu pondered, she looked up towards the door.
Yu Nong had already reached the door. As he left, he carefully closed the room door for her.
Her child was so good; Wanqing should take a liking to him, right?
After worrying about finding evidence for her husband, Madam Yu suddenly had another small concern.
What kind of feelings does Nong'er have for Wanqing?
If he likes her, then they need to hurry. Getting married soon might even allow them to have another child, a sister or brother for Shushu... It all sounded so wonderful.
It was very late. Madam Yu finally lay down, turned off the light, and went to sleep.
It was very late. Madam Yu closed her eyes and soon fell asleep.
That night, Madam Yu suddenly had a dream. She dreamed of the person she had missed for ten years but had never seen – her husband, Old Yu.
Ten years had passed, but Old Yu seemed unchanged. He stood in the botanical garden, smiling at her, very gently.