Chapter 253: Chapter 245: Do You Know How Important You Are to Me? (1)
"...Yiyi has arrived and is waiting for us in the private room." Liang Yi clasped her hands, her expression almost ingratiating as she looked at Jin Jumo, "Momo, why didn’t you bring the kids?"
"It’s inconvenient," Jin Jumo said expressionlessly.
"..." Liang Yi looked at her with sadness, "I haven’t seen the kids yet."
"Really want to see them?" Jin Jumo curled her lips, staring at Liang Yi’s simply made-up face with a half-smile, half-not.
"Of course. They are your kids, which means they’re my grandchildren. What grandmother wouldn’t want to see her grandchildren?" Liang Yi’s expression was desolate, her tone also depressed.
Jin Jumo squinted slightly, looking at her meaningfully, "There will be opportunities in the future, Ms. Liang."
Liang Yi, under her gaze, instinctively looked away, her mouth twitching stiffly, and she glanced in the direction of the private room, "You must be hungry, let’s go to the private room."
"Okay," Jin Jumo replied.
Liang Yi led Jin Jumo into the room, and Gu Lingyi, seemingly shocked, widened her eyes and jumped up from her seat, glaring angrily at Jin Jumo, "Why are you here?"
Jin Jumo calmly watched Gu Lingyi’s shocked and angry face and chuckled lightly, "Miss Gu, don’t you know why I’ve come?"
Her expression of shock was well-acted, yet there wasn’t a hint of surprise in her eyes.
Gu Lingyi’s cheeks twitched, her reaction more intense as she stared at her, "How should I know why you’re here? But if I knew you were coming, I wouldn’t have come even if I were dead."
"Oh," Jin Jumo nodded with a smile, "in that case, am I seeing a ghost in Miss Gu now?"
Gu Lingyi’s eyes twitched violently as she glared at Jin Jumo, unable to say a word.
Jin Jumo raised an eyebrow, walked herself to the table, sat down, turned her head, and looked at Liang Yi, "Ms. Liang, weren’t you going to explain something in front of me to Miss Gu? What are you waiting for? Surely you’re not planning to wait until after the meal to explain?"
"Jin Jumo, don’t be arrogant! My mommy has nothing to explain to me. Who do you think you are!" Gu Lingyi said bitterly.
Jin Jumo ignored Gu Lingyi, her eyes quietly watching Liang Yi, "It seems Ms. Liang doesn’t want to explain, after all."
"It’s not like that, Momo." Liang Yi anxiously stepped forward, grabbing Gu Lingyi’s arm, standing in front of Jin Jumo, "Yiyi, call her sister quickly."
"Mommy, are you out of your mind!" Gu Lingyi looked at Liang Yi in disbelief.
"Call her, quickly!" Liang Yi stared at Gu Lingyi, her voice stern.
Gu Lingyi squinted her eyes, turning her head to the side, "I don’t have such a sister."
Smack—
Liang Yi’s slap landed on Gu Lingyi’s face, which eventually shocked Jin Jumo.
Jin Jumo’s eyes darkened slightly, and she silently watched Gu Lingyi cover the slapped side of her face, looking extremely shocked at Liang Yi, her lips trembling, "You, you hit me? You hit me for her?"
"Yiyi, don’t treat your sister this way." Liang Yi’s eyes filled with heartache, yet her tone remained stern.
"You’re protecting her!" Gu Lingyi, deeply hurt, pushed Liang Yi away, stepping back two steps, pointing at Liang Yi, "All my life you’ve never hit me. But today, you hit me for this woman? You hit me!"
"Yiyi." Liang Yi looked somewhat helpless, her eyes reddening, her expression mournful as she looked at Gu Lingyi, "It’s not like that, Yiyi. Your sister has been through a lot. It’s Mommy who wronged your sister. The things between Mommy and you were all lies. It was Mommy who abandoned your sister to marry into a wealthy family for a better life. The reason I lied to you was to maintain the image of Mommy in your heart. But now Mommy realizes her mistake and doesn’t want to keep making the same one. Yiyi, your prejudice against your sister is all a misunderstanding."
"W-What?" Gu Lingyi’s face was filled with shock, her eyes showing a strong sense of betrayal, "You said you abandoned your own daughter for a good life? I must be hearing wrong, I must be!"
Liang Yi closed her eyes, tears falling like rain, "You didn’t hear wrong, Yiyi, it was Mommy who abandoned your sister. All these years, Mommy hasn’t fulfilled any motherly responsibilities toward your sister. I even did many excessively cruel things to avoid her and prevent her from clinging to me."
"Ah..." Gu Lingyi collapsed, holding her head, her body bending down, "Don’t say any more, don’t say any more!"
"Yiyi." Liang Yi was terrified, quickly stepping forward, holding Gu Lingyi’s arms, a look of panic, "Yiyi, don’t be like this, it’s all Mommy’s fault, it’s all Mommy’s fault, don’t torment yourself."
Gu Lingyi lifted her head, her eyes bloodshot, staring at Liang Yi with resentment, "Why did you tell me this? Why?"
"..." Liang Yi had no words.
"Do you know how important you are to me? I’ve always regarded you as the best mother in the world. But I never thought that the kind, gentle mother in my heart could do something as heartless and cruel as abandoning her own child? How can I face you in the future?"
Gu Lingyi was sobbing, her face full of despair.
Liang Yi was also crying, "Yiyi, even if Mommy was heartless, Mommy has taken care of you for nineteen years, but I’ve done nothing for your sister. Do you remember four years ago when Mommy was sick on and off for half a year?"
Gu Lingyi chuckled sadly, "Of course I remember, you lost so much weight you were almost unrecognizable, and you had no appetite. The doctor even said that if you continued like that, your life might be in danger."
Liang Yi shook her head, "Four years ago, Mommy thought your sister had died in a car accident. During that time, I had dreams about your sister every night. I dreamed she stood at the orphanage gate, crying to me over and over not to leave her because she was scared. Each time I dreamed of this scene, I would wake up crying. You have no idea how much Mommy regretted it back then, how much I regretted abandoning your sister. If Mommy hadn’t been so heartless back then, your sister wouldn’t have died..."
Jin Jumo sat quietly in her place, her peach blossom eyes calm, her face indifferent.
But the hands resting on her knees slowly clenched tighter and tighter.
Gu Lingyi finished listening, but was left staring blankly at Jin Jumo.
Liang Yi cried quietly for a moment before pulling Gu Lingyi’s hand again, walking up to Jin Jumo, looking at her, choking up, "Momo."
Jin Jumo’s eyes moved slightly and slowly lifted her eyelids, looking back at Liang Yi without emotion.
"Previously, Yiyi treated you that way because she listened to my words and misunderstood you," Liang Yi said, looking at Gu Lingyi with a complex expression. "Yiyi has always been an understanding and kind child. She now knows the truth of the matter and will definitely not treat you the way she did before. I beg you, please don’t be angry with Yiyi. If you are angry, be angry with me, for being a too selfish mother."
Liang Yi started crying again.
Jin Jumo frowned slightly, speaking with a cool tone, "I don’t care about Miss Gu’s attitude towards me. And I certainly won’t get angry over unrelated people. So Ms. Liang, you don’t need to worry."
"Momo, saying that means you are still angry," Liang Yi said anxiously.
"If you insist that I’m angry, there’s nothing I can do about it," Jin Jumo stood up, "I’ve heard the explanation, I must excuse myself."
Saying that, Jin Jumo headed straight towards the private room door.
"Sister..."
Jin Jumo’s steps towards the door paused slightly, but then she continued forward.
Gu Lingyi bit her lip, quickly walked a few steps, blocked Jin Jumo’s path, looking brightly at her, "Sister, I was wrong before, I apologize to you."
Jin Jumo looked at her indifferently, "There’s no need."
Gu Lingyi bit her lip tighter, "Before, I thought you were really obsessed with money, it was disappointing, that’s why I was so rude to you. But now, I sincerely apologize. I hope you forgive me."
"If I say I forgive you, will Miss Gu let me leave?" Jin Jumo said.
Gu Lingyi became stunned.
Jin Jumo spoke in a flat tone, "Then I forgive you. Now, can Miss Gu let me go?"
Gu Lingyi pressed her lips tightly, her eyes flickered with panic, looking towards Liang Yi.
Liang Yi narrowed her gaze slightly, came over, looked at Jin Jumo with reddened eyes, and quietly pleaded, "Momo, it’s our first time gathering as a family of three, can’t we have a meal together before you leave?"
Jin Jumo did not look at Liang Yi, "The children are still at home, I’m worried."
Having said that, without waiting for Liang Yi and Gu Lingyi to speak, she was about to pass Gu Lingyi to leave the private room.
As Jin Jumo brushed past Gu Lingyi.
Liang Yi glanced at Gu Lingyi.
Gu Lingyi pressed her lips, turned sideways, and grabbed Jin Jumo’s arm.
Jin Jumo frowned, stopped and looked at Gu Lingyi.
Gu Lingyi used a lot of force, Jin Jumo endured the pinching pain on her arm, tightly closed her lips staring at Gu Lingyi.
Gu Lingyi swallowed hard, said, "Sister, have you really forgiven me?"
Jin Jumo narrowed her eyes tightly, slightly impatient, said perfunctorily, "Yes."
"I don’t believe it. I don’t believe that you have truly forgiven me," Gu Lingyi said.
Jin Jumo’s face showed obvious impatience, "Does it matter so much whether I forgive you or not?"
"It matters, it is very important to me," Gu Lingyi said sincerely.
Jin Jumo lightly squinted her eyes, "Then what must Miss Gu do to believe that I have truly forgiven you?"
Gu Lingyi tightly gripped her arm, seemed to think for a moment, suddenly released Jin Jumo’s arm, walked over to the dining table, picked up the teapot on the table and poured a cup of tea, picked it up, returned to Jin Jumo, held the teacup with both hands, bowed sincerely, offering the teacup to Jin Jumo, "Sister, if you have really forgiven me, drink this cup of tea. In this way, I will truly believe you have genuinely forgiven me."
Jin Jumo felt some irritation, only wanting to leave quickly.
So she picked up the teacup and drank it.
Seeing Jin Jumo drink the tea, a quick flash of emotion passed through Liang Yi’s eyes.
She reached out to take the empty teacup from Jin Jumo’s hand, her eyes carried a subtle apology, "Momo, I’m sorry."
Jin Jumo showed little expression, glanced at Liang Yi, and said to Gu Lingyi, "Now can I go?"
Gu Lingyi looked at Jin Jumo, her lips slowly curved upwards, nodded, "Sister, take care."
Jin Jumo stared at Gu Lingyi’s face, her peach blossom eyes flickered, and she left the private room.