Jiang Shiyu patted Su Ziyue's shoulder and smiled faintly, brushing past her.
Su Ziyue clenched her fist, suppressing a surge of anger.
After Jiang Shiyu left, she took out her phone and called Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan was surprised by Jiang Shiyu's audacity. "Don't get angry. After all, you have two children. Jiang Shiyu hasn't had any movement in her womb since her miscarriage. Perhaps she'll have difficulty conceiving in the future. You still have two bargaining chips. Becoming Mrs. Rong is just a matter of time!"
Su Ziyue went upstairs to check. She found Ruoruo sleeping soundly in bed, as if in a beautiful dream, a faint smile on her lips.
Even though Ruoruo wasn't her own child, Su Ziyue liked her very much.
However, Ruoruo didn't seem to warm up to her, and Su Ziyue couldn't figure out why.
Su Ziyue tucked Ruoruo in and then left her room.
Ruoruo woke up around four in the afternoon. For some reason, as soon as she woke up, she started looking for someone everywhere, but she wouldn't say who she was looking for, just biting her lip.
Unable to find anyone, Ruoruo sat on the floor and burst into tears.
Murong Cheng rushed over directly after work.
Seeing the man arrive, Su Ziyue's heart leaped with joy, and her previous worries vanished. "Acheng, you're here..."
Murong Cheng ignored Su Ziyue and walked straight into the hall.
Seeing Murong Cheng return, Ruoruo stopped crying and clutched his clothes. "I want... I want that sister. Where did that sister go?"
"That sister?"
Murong Cheng was both surprised and puzzled. He was surprised that Ruoruo had finally spoken, and puzzled about who this "sister" was.
Assuming it was a household servant, Murong Cheng picked Ruoruo up and held her. "Who is that sister? Is it one of the maids at home?"
"She's not a maid. That sister came to our house. She's very beautiful and kind. She helped me take care of a stray kitten..."
A face flashed in the man's mind.
He tapped his phone screen. The wallpaper was a photo. He showed it to Ruoruo.
"Is it this sister?"
Seeing Jiang Shiyu's photo, Ruoruo nodded in surprise. "Yes, it's this sister! How do you have her photo? Do you know her? You know where she is, right? I want to see her. Hurry and take me there..."
The little one grabbed Murong Cheng's large palm, pleading with great urgency.
Murong Cheng was stunned.
He had only met her briefly last time, so why did Ruoruo suddenly want to see Jiang Shiyu?
"Did that sister come this morning?"
Murong Cheng leaned down, placing his hand on Ruoruo's small face.
The girl's determined gaze was strikingly similar to Jiang Shiyu's.
"Yes, the pretty sister came to see me and helped me take care of the kitten. I like the pretty sister. Can I live with the pretty sister? Please bring the pretty sister to live with us. I want the pretty sister..."
As Ruoruo spoke, she began to sob again.
Su Ziyue stood behind Murong Cheng. Hearing Ruoruo's words, her face turned extremely ugly.
Why were both Ruoruo and Cheche so close to Jiang Shiyu?
What kind of spell had Jiang Shiyu cast on these two children?
"Okay, I'll take you to see the pretty sister."
Murong Cheng picked up Ruoruo, wiping the tears from her face.
Seeing the man walk out with Ruoruo, Su Ziyue wanted to stop him, but after thinking about it, she didn't.
No one could change a decision made by Murong Cheng.
Perhaps not even Jiang Shiyu could, let alone her.
A cat?
Su Ziyue's eyes darted. After they left, she asked a servant, "What's this about the cat Ruoruo mentioned? When did a cat appear in the Murong family?"
A maid who had been to the garden replied truthfully, "It's a cat Ruoruo picked up these past few days. She's keeping it in the back garden. It's still very small. Miss hasn't been able to find anyone these past few days, so she's been going to the back garden to see the cat."
"A stray cat?"
Su Ziyue couldn't remain calm any longer.
What if Ruoruo caught some illness from touching something so dirty?
"Did Ruoruo feed the stray cat?"
"Yes, Miss Su."
An idea flashed through Su Ziyue's mind.
Watching Murong Cheng's car drive away, Su Ziyue smiled faintly, a flicker of light in her eyes.
When Jiang Shiyu returned home, as soon as the door opened, her waist was hugged by something soft.
Looking down, she saw it was Cheche.
"Mommy, you're finally willing to come back. I missed Mommy so much. If you didn't come back, I would have become depressed."
Cheche hugged Jiang Shiyu tightly, reluctant to let go, his expression full of grievance.
Jiang Shiyu smiled helplessly and rubbed the little one's head. "Cheche, you can call me sister or auntie from now on. Don't call me Mommy anymore."
Cheche seemed to understand, tilting his head and pouting.
"That woman is not my mommy. I only have one mommy, and that's you. I don't acknowledge anyone else. I don't like that woman. Mommy will always be my mommy!"
Cheche said, hugging her even tighter.
He was so strong for his age.
Jiang Shiyu could barely breathe.
"Baby, have you eaten? Where is your daddy?" Jiang Shiyu glanced around. Apart from the aunt cooking in the kitchen, Murong Cheng was nowhere to be seen.
"Daddy hasn't come back yet. He said his sister was crying, so Daddy sent me back and went to Grandpa's house."
Cheche blinked. "Mommy, why did Sister Ruoruo suddenly start crying? Sister Ruoruo is usually so aloof and doesn't pay attention to me. I thought Sister Ruoruo would never cry."
Cheche was confused.
Jiang Shiyu slapped her forehead.
Oh no, the little one must have woken up and couldn't find her, and that's why she cried.
But Jiang Shiyu hadn't expected Ruoruo to cry.
The child looked so strong.
She picked up her phone, intending to call Murong Cheng.
The closed door was pushed open from the outside.
A man entered, carrying a girl.
Before even stepping over the threshold, the girl saw Jiang Shiyu and started fussing to be put down.
After being placed on the ground by the man, the girl ran towards Jiang Shiyu.
"Bad sister, you lied!"
Ruoruo's eyes were red, her skin fair, like a little white rabbit.
Her eyes were filled with anger.
She looked exactly like Murong Cheng when he was angry.
However, being so young, her destructive power was no match for her father's.
"Ruoruo has a mommy. Your mommy will take good care of you..."
"I don't want her! I want you, I don't want that mommy!"
Ruoruo said, grabbing Jiang Shiyu's hand, very possessively.
Cheche was displeased when he heard this.
"Let go! This is my mommy, not yours! My daddy can be shared with you, but Mommy cannot be shared. Mommy is mine alone. Let go quickly! Otherwise, I'll call the police!"
Cheche shouted.
Jiang Shiyu was amused.