At the thought of this, Shao Qiyun wasn’t afraid anymore. Her gaze became proud. “At least you’re sensible. Mu Jingzhe, as long as you don’t compete with me for Xiao Wu, when I marry into the Ji Family, I won’t cause you trouble or take revenge.”

  Of course she would take revenge, but she had to coax them first. When the time came, after she became Madam Ji, she could take revenge however she wanted.

  At the thought of this, Shao Qiyun almost laughed out loud. She held back her laughter and cast a sideways glance at Shao Qihai. “Second Brother, you too. As long as you help me, I’ll also help you out in the future.”

  Shao Qihai’s expression made him look constipated. “Help me out with what? This is nonsense.”

  Mu Jingzhe looked at the hypocritical Shao Qiyun and was left speechless. “She’s just treating herself as Madam Ji in advance. Shao Qihai, go contact Ji Buwang and the others. Tell them that Shao Qiyun is here and see where they want to meet to talk.”

  Shao Qihai nodded and walked up to Shao Qiyun. “Take out the things you’re hiding.”

  “What do you mean?” Shao Qiyun played dumb.

  “It’s either a fruit knife or a pair of scissors or something. Hurry up.” Shao Qihai pointed at her pocket. “It’s in your pocket. If you don’t take it out, I’ll hit you directly.”

  Shao Qiyun’s expression changed slightly. “How did you know?”

  “I could tell the moment you came in. Given your personality, it’d be impossible for you not to bring anything with you.” Shao Qihai was impatient. “Hurry up. With me around, you won’t get the chance to do anything.”

  Shao Qiyun looked at Shao Qihai and stomped her feet. In the end, she obediently took out a small folding fruit knife.

  She indeed wouldn’t dare come empty-handed, so she’d brought something with her to prevent being beaten like last time. However, she hadn’t expected Shao Qihai to see through her before she could even make a move.

  Shao Qihai put away the fruit knife. “Don’t bring such a thing around casually in the future. Otherwise, you’ll have to be reformed through labor.”

  Shao Qihai casually handed the fruit knife to Mu Jingzhe and watched as she placed it somewhere the children couldn’t reach before going out. “I’ll be right back.”

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  Without the fruit knife, Mu Jingzhe could handle Shao Qiyun alone, and he could leave without worrying.

  Shao Xi watched Shao Qihai go out and raised his eyebrows. It seemed that it was really useful for his father to keep looking at young girls.

  He hadn’t even seen what Shao Qiyun was hiding, but his father had been able to tell at a glance.

  Shao Qiyun was furious, but she pretended to be nonchalant. “I was just afraid that you’d get physical and I wanted to protect myself. It’d be best if you were willing to talk about it.”

  “Oh.” Mu Jingzhe’s reaction was very cold.

  Shao Qiyun pursed her lips and glanced at Mu Jingzhe. Then, she looked at Xiao Wu, who had been following around Mu Jingzhe, and waved at him. “Xiao Wu, come here. Come to Mommy.”

  Her tone was gentle, and she had a smile on her face. She had a pretty face to begin with, but with this smile on, she really did look a little like a mother.

  This was also the first time Xiao Wu had seen her so amiable.

  However, Xiao Wu was indifferent and even leaned closer to Mu Jingzhe. “I only have one mother. You said yourself that we have nothing to do with each other.”

  Shao Qiyun gritted her teeth. “That was because Mommy couldn’t afford to raise you in the past. I was afraid of getting you into trouble, so I deliberately said that to prevent you from being sad.”

  She had come today mainly for this kid. Although Mu Jingzhe was beside her, she had to put in a few good words. “Previously, debt collectors were chasing after me. If I took you back, they might sell you. I could only say that on purpose.”

  As she spoke, Shao Qiyun actually started crying. “It’s all my fault for being useless and incapable of earning money. At first, I could only let your uncle raise you. Later on, I didn’t dare acknowledge you. But I really had no choice. I already mustered up enough courage to give birth to you. Because I gave birth to you, I wasn’t able to continue my studies and I couldn’t even find a job. At the time, I didn’t expect raising a child would be so difficult.

  “Xiao Wu, I said that I hate you. I didn’t even go home to see you because I was afraid that I would acknowledge you and make you suffer with me. Only by doing that could your uncle raise you well.”

  Good heavens, Shao Qiyun didn’t have any other abilities, but she was good at distorting the truth. Anyone who didn’t know would really believe her.

  Mu Jingzhe sighed and stopped. This was the first time she realized that Shao Qiyun probably had some acting skills because she was Little Bei’s aunt.

  Little Bei and Mu Jingzhe thought of the same thing and made an evaluation in real time. “Although it looks fake, it’s not bad to act to this extent. She can cry on command, which is not bad. Not bad at all.”

  After saying that, she even clapped her hands. Shao Qiyun’s entire body stiffened. She looked up at their expressions, and they were looking at her as if she was some kind of monkey, deliberately watching her perform circus tricks.

  “You…”

  “This expression is very good. You show ferociousness very well.” Little Bei praised her again and even learned from her. “I’ve actually never been good at these expressions. Do it again.”

  “Shut up!” Shao Qiyun stopped crying and glared at Little Bei. “Is there any point in deliberately humiliating me?”

  “I’m not humiliating you. I’m seriously learning.” Who didn’t know what kind of person Shao Qiyun was? Since she had come to act, as an actress, she had no choice but to respond.

  Shao Qiyun hadn’t expected that her carefully thought-out words would become material for Little Bei to learn from. She couldn’t help but look at Xiao Wu. “Xiao Wu, Mommy is crying. Aren’t you going to say anything? Can’t you see that they’re mocking me?”

  “You call that crying? I think you wiped ginger on your handkerchief. I can smell it.” Shao Xi clicked his tongue. “Also, stop talking about Mommy. You really deserve a beating, understand?”

  “You… I’m your aunt. How can you treat me like this!” Seeing that everything had been exposed, Shao Qiyun stopped pretending and said, “Xiao Wu, come over here. I’m your mother.”

  “I’m not coming. You’re not my mother.” No way would Xiao Wu go to her.

  He had been really afraid of Shao Qiyun previously, but after being accompanied by Mu Jingzhe and the rest for two days and seeing their attitudes, he felt more confident.

  “Come over if you don’t want to die!” Shao Qiyun’s eyes were fierce and threatening.

  “Do you think I’m dead?” Mu Jingzhe moved her hand.

  Shao Qiyun restrained herself a little. “Xiao Wu, I gave birth to you. How can you not acknowledge me? Aren’t you afraid of being struck by lightning?”

  “Yes, you gave birth to me, but Mommy gave me this life, not you,” Xiao Wu retorted. “If lightning really strikes, it’ll be because it wants to strike you!

  “Shao Qiyun.” Xiao Wu called her by her name. “I didn’t ask you to come in and talk face to face today to acknowledge you but to tell you personally that I will never acknowledge you in this lifetime, not even in death. Just give up on this thought.”

  “You!” Shao Qiyun’s gaze became even more ruthless.

  Xiao Wu clenched his fists. “Back then, you didn’t acknowledge me. Now, I won’t acknowledge you either.”

  Shao Qiyun had long known that Xiao Wu wouldn’t acknowledge her, but when she heard him say that he wouldn’t acknowledge her even if he died, she was still filled with hatred. “You have to acknowledge me. Don’t act like I owe you. You owe me. Do you know how difficult it was for me to give birth to you back then? I almost died. I risked my life to give birth to you. Even if I didn’t raise you, you have no right to say these things.”