âSister-in-law? Whatâs going on?â Mei Zhao frowned.
Pang Jiaoâs expression froze.
Uncle Liu said, âShe was the one who said she was your relative.â
Song Yao nodded. Afraid that Mei Zhao wouldnât believe her, she added, ââ¦When the bombs fell, you were the one who saved Yu Yong.â
Originally, only Mei Zhao and Yu Yong knew about this. When Song Yao said this, Mei Zhao believed most of it.
He looked at Pang Jiao solemnly.
âHow do we know if you heard it from an unverified source?â Pang Jiao felt guilty.
âThat child is a boy with a black birthmark on the left side of his back. Also, Captain Mei, donât you think that the child looks 90% like Yu Yong?â Song Yao said anxiously.
Mei Zhao was silent. Pang Jiao still wanted to explain, but Mei Zhao glared at her.
Just like that, Song Yao followed Mei Zhao to their residence. When she reached the door, Song Yao heard the ear-piercing cries of a baby. Her heart instantly felt like it was being twisted by a knife.
After entering, Song Yao carried the child in front of the nursery bed.
It had been a long time since he felt his motherâs aura. The child really stopped fussing.
He hugged Song Yaoâs neck tightly, as if he was afraid of being abandoned by his mother.
âYou left the child alone in the house?â Mei Zhao pulled Pang Jiao out of the hall.
Pang Jiao said aggrievedly, âI thought the part-timers would be here soon, so I went to look for you.â
âThen whatâs wrong with this child?â Mei Zhao restrained his anger. âDidnât you say that he was adopted from a welfare institute?â
Pang Jiao was speechless. She pursed her lips and said impatiently, âYes, itâs my fault, alright? Yu Yong wants to use his child to repay your kindness. Let me be frank. Would you be willing to adopt this child? Moreover, heâs your friendâs child after all. He has a clear foundation. Doesdnât it save us a lot of trouble?â
âYou!â Mei Zhao was shocked. He couldnât believe that his wife would say such a thing.
But in the end, he couldnât bear to scold his wife. He returned to the house and personally apologized to Song Yao. âIâm sorry. If I had known in advance that this was Yu Yongâs child, I definitely wouldnât have dared to take the child away without asking Sister-in-law. I was too dense to make you and your child separate for so long. Iâm really sorry.â
Song Yao hugged the child in silence. This farce had almost caused the separation of mother and son. She couldnât tell him that it was fine.
âI want my son back. Captain Mei wonât stop me, right?â Song Yao tightened her grip on the child.
âOf course,â Mei Zhao said.
Pang Jiao could no longer maintain her expression. If Mei Zhao did this, then what was the point of her coming all the way here to bring back a son for him?
However, she did not want to cause a scene with Mei Zhao in front of outsiders.
Especially when she was arguing with Mei Zhao in front of a country bumpkin like Song Yao. This made her seem very uneducated.
âIâm sorry, Sister-in-law. When Yu Yong brought the child to me, he said that his family approved of it. Thatâs why I dared to bring the child back. I didnât know that he didnât ask for your opinion.â Pang Jiao tucked her hair behind her ear. âIf you donât mind, bring these along so that Mei Luo can have something to eat on the way home.â
Hearing the name Mei Luo, Song Yao couldnât help but frown.
Her Baby Xuan had a new name after being separated from her for a few days. Moreover, Pang Jiaoâs words were so polite, but they were like thorns.
What did she mean by Yu Yong agreeing to take Xuanbaoâs entire family away? No one had asked for her opinion on this matter at all.
Song Yao held the child and felt bitter.
Then, he looked at Pang Jiao.
At this moment, she was smiling as she brought the prepared milk powder and baby toys to Song Yao in a plastic bag.
She looked at the colorful cotton-padded jacket she was wearing as asked for a child like a jealous woman.
Song Yao finally understood why Yu Yong had betrayed her in her dream.
Faced with the things Pang Jiao handed over, Song Yao refused bluntly. âI brought all these things. Can I take my child away now?â
She did not want to stay here any longer.
However, Mei Zhao said, âSister-in-law, donât worry about the child. We wonât pester you too much. Itâs just that Sister-in-law came all the way to the county city. Arenât you going to rest for a day before going back?â
Song Yao refused, and Mei Zhao continued, âThereâs still an empty room in our team. Thereâs a heater and a place to wash up.â
Song Yao still wanted to refuse, but when she looked at Mei Zhaoâs sincere gaze, her attitude was clearly worlds apart from Pang Jiaoâs.
If she refused again, this person might even follow her back to apologizeâ¦
Song Yao was most afraid that this would affect her future plans, so she could only agree and set off the next day.
It was also because of her that something happened in the village.
Song Yaoâs aunt went home and told Song Yaoâs parents about Yu Yong taking the child away.
When they heard that their daughter had been wronged by her in-lawsâ, they ignored the fact that the two families were three mountains apart and went straight to the Yu family to demand an explanation.