This daughter of his had stopped being inarticulate and reserved a long time ago. He could see that his slender and elegant daughter had become clever and sensible. She had her own thoughts and had become suspicious towards them.

  Father Ye knew that this was because they had neglected Ye Zhen in the past. They were reaping what they had sown. It couldn’t be blamed on someone else.

  And so, after he received Lu Beichuan’s call, he repeatedly urged his wife to be more mindful in front of Ye Zhen. They couldn’t treat their outstanding daughter as they had in the past. If they could mend their relationship with her, they should. If Ye Zhen didn’t accept their overtures, then they should do their best to avoid worsening their relationship with her.

  The Ye parents came to the hospital room. They had brought expensive supplements with them. Seeing that Ye Zhen was making a move to sit up, Father Ye hastily put down what he was holding and said, “You just gave birth. Lie down.”


  Ye Zhen smiled. She didn’t push herself to sit up.

  “Oh, you child, really…… Giving birth is such a big matter. Why didn’t you let us know in advance? If Beichuan hadn’t called me, I wouldn’t have known you had already given birth. I only knew you were going to the hospital tomorrow to wait for your delivery date. Your mother and I prepared and brought many supplements. We wanted to come to the hospital before you started labor to give you these supplements. Who would have thought you would have suddenly given birth. You just gave birth. How are you? Did it go okay?”


  “En, it was a daunting experience, but I’m okay now.”


  “That’s good. I was almost scared to death when your mom gave birth to you and your older sister. It’s fortunate that nothing bad happened.”


  Father Ye sat down on the side and one-sidedly chatted with Ye Zhen for a long time. However, Mother Ye only silently looked at Ye Zhen’s deathly pale face.

  She couldn’t get past that barrier of estrangement and be close with Ye Zhen.

  Father Ye saw the baby in Mrs. Lu’s arms and went over to take a look. Looking her straight in eye, he spouted out more nonsense. “This is my grandson, right? This baby looks a lot like Beichuan. With those eyes, nose, and mouth, this little guy is sure to be a handsome guy when he grows up.”


  Interestingly enough, right after Father Ye said these words, the well-behaved baby stopped sucking the milk bottle, tilted his head to the side, and cried at the top of his lungs.

  Mother Lu quickly put the bottle down and gently patted the baby’s back while trying to coax him.

  “What is it now? Why is he crying again?”


  “Mom, just give me the child.”


  Mother Lu hastily handed the wailing baby to Ye Zhen.

  Ye Zhen gently coaxed the baby. The baby, who hadn’t listened to Mother Lu’s persuasion and coaxing, gradually stopped crying. He opened his eyes a crack and looked in Ye Zhen’s direction.

  Father Ye sighed in relief. He smiled guilty and said, “This baby really likes his mom.”


  “This baby is the result of Zhenzhen arduous labor. If not his mom, who else should he like?” Mother Lu’s gaze rested on Mother Ye. “Mrs. Ye, you were pregnant with twins. It probably wasn’t easy to give birth to them, right?

  Mother Ye forced herself to smile. “En, the conditions at the hospital over twenty years ago weren’t very good. Giving birth to Qingqing was okay. But Ye Zhen’s birth position wasn’t the right one, and there were issues. It ended okay. It’s all in the past.”


  Mother Ye only touched on the topic lightly and didn’t elaborate on the details of the situation. It was obvious that she didn’t want to recollect those memories.

  She never wanted to recall those memories of getting so close to death’s door.

  Ye Zhen held the baby and lightly said, “This is the baby I risked my life for. I’ll do my best to love him and protect him. I won’t let him come to the slightest harm.”


  She understood very well that not all mothers innately loved their children.

  To love or to not love, that was up to the mother.

  However, what Ye Zhen couldn’t accept was that a mother would alienate her child and place all the blame on her child because she had almost died on the operating table.

  That wasn’t fair.