"I don't want to, this is mine! If you dare to snatch my mommy away, I'll beat you up!"
Ruoruo clenched her tiny fists and waved them in front of Cheche.
Cheche flinched, but then mustered his courage. "Even if you beat me up, I won't give mommy to you. She's my exclusive mommy. If you take her away, mommy will only be half, not whole!"
"Hmph, who said I want to share her with you?" Ruoruo raised an eyebrow, her expression proud and aloof.
"Really? You're not going to fight me for mommy anymore?"
Cheche's face lit up with joy.
Ruoruo glared fiercely at Cheche. "She's mine. Of course, I don't want to share her with you. Why should I share what's mine with you!"
Cheche was stunned. His eyes turned red, tears welling up. He sniffled, tugged at Jiang Shiyu's clothes, and said, "Mommy, look at her, she's being unreasonable. Are all women this unreasonable?"
"Who are you calling unreasonable? I'm not unreasonable at all! You're the one twisting things. You and I are the same. Why is she your mommy and not mine? I don't care, I have the final say!"
As Ruoruo spoke, she domineeringly pulled away Cheche's hands that were holding Jiang Shiyu.
"Let go! This woman! She's mine!"
"No, she's not..."
Cheche cried out weakly, refusing to let go. Finally, he was pulled so hard that it hurt, and he surrendered, releasing his grip.
Ruoruo hugged Jiang Shiyu with satisfaction and triumph.
"Remember, from now on, she's my mommy. You can call her mommy, but if you call her once, I'll beat you up!"
Cheche wiped his nose, looking on the verge of tears.
Jiang Shiyu stood to the side, unsure whether to laugh or cry.
Ruoruo's personality was exactly like Murong Cheng's.
She almost didn't believe Ruoruo wasn't Murong Cheng's daughter.
She was as domineering and unreasonable as that man.
Murong Cheng put down his keys. "Dinner is almost ready. Both of you go wash your hands."
As soon as the two little ones heard Murong Cheng's voice, they were like office workers hearing their superior's command, obediently going to the restroom to wash their hands.
Jiang Shiyu was stunned by the sight.
These two little ones could actually be so obedient.
"It seems these two children like you very much."
Murong Cheng raised an eyebrow, not surprised.
Even when facing her biological mother, Su Ziyue, Ruoruo was taciturn and uncommunicative. She hadn't expected her to be so close to Jiang Shiyu, her words flowing so freely.
"Don't mock me."
These two children were Su Ziyue and Murong Cheng's biological children. No matter how close they were to her, they had nothing to do with her.
It's just...
Jiang Shiyu lowered her eyes, her long lashes fluttering, concealing the myriad thoughts in her eyes.
She always felt a connection with these two children.
It could even be said to be...
A sense of inexplicable closeness.
Even though they weren't her biological children, she felt as if they were.
"You can treat them as your own children. It seems these two little ones like you very much and would be very happy to call you 'Mom'. " Even so, they weren't her biological children after all.
Never mind. These two adorable little ones, whoever their mother was, it was enough that she loved them.
During dinner, both children clamored to sit beside Jiang Shiyu and insisted on being fed by her.
Cheche could already eat by himself, but when he saw Jiang Shiyu feeding Ruoruo, his little face instantly fell, and he became unhappy.
"Mommy, I want some too!"
Jiang Shiyu had to feed Cheche a few bites.
"Mommy, don't feed him, I want to eat!"
Ruoruo tugged at Jiang Shiyu's clothes, pouting. Even when acting spoiled, she maintained her proud demeanor.
Jiang Shiyu was in a quandary, unable to eat a single bite herself.
The man slammed down his chopsticks. "You two, eat by yourselves. At seven years old, you still need to be fed? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at if this gets out?"
The man merely showed a fraction of his authority, and the two little ones were so scared that they stopped fussing and obediently picked up their bowls to eat.
Only then did Jiang Shiyu get a chance to breathe and shovel food into her mouth.
She was starving.
The next day, Jiang Shiyu received a call from Zhao Shuyao.
"Shiyu, my dear, give me another week. I can prove some things. Su Ziyue definitely won't succeed!"
Jiang Shiyu sat down at her workstation. Upon hearing Zhao Shuyao's words, she asked, "What new mischief are you up to now?"
"I swear, this time I'm serious. I'm not up to any mischief, it's a shocking secret!"
After hanging up, Jiang Shiyu didn't take it to heart, shrugged, and smiled, turning her attention elsewhere.
As soon as she hung up, Xiao Hong hurried over.
"Shiyu! Haven't you seen the news!"
"What news?"
"Look!"
Xiao Hong held up her phone. The screen displayed today's trending topics on Weibo.
"Look, the ex-wife of the Ling Sheng Group's president has returned to the country, bringing dragon and phoenix twins to reside in the Murong family mansion. The position of young madam is in jeopardy!"
Jiang Shiyu glanced at it. "If she can really take it, then let her have it."
She didn't have the energy to deal with Su Ziyue right now; there were more important matters to attend to.
She had originally wanted to reclaim her maternal grandfather's property, but now it seemed unnecessary.
Jiang Dehai's murder of her maternal grandfather was a fact.
As long as she could find concrete evidence, Jiang Dehai could be imprisoned, and the property would naturally not belong to Jiang Dehai.
Jiang Shiyu opened her laptop and clicked on her maternal grandfather's autopsy report.
Chronic poison...
In the afternoon, Jiang Shiyu took leave and sat in a cafe, making a phone call.
Shortly after, a middle-aged woman, stout and well-dressed, appeared in her line of sight.
The middle-aged woman sat down in front of her. Seeing that it was Jiang Shiyu, her eyes welled up with tears. Before Jiang Shiyu could speak, she said,
"Miss, I knew you would find me. Fortunately, it's not too late. Back then, Jiang Dehai... did indeed kill your maternal grandfather. His methods were cruel and meticulous. Your mother died young and had no one to rely on, so I had no influence or ability to expose him."
Jiang Shiyu's heart leaped.
She clasped the middle-aged woman's hand.
"Sister Li, I know you had your reasons. If you had exposed Jiang Dehai back then, you would have been considered crazy, and he might have even silenced you. It's okay, just tell me everything you know." On the table, her phone was recording.
"Back then, your maternal grandfather wanted to raise you, but Jiang Dehai wanted to get his hands on your maternal grandfather's fortune. He added chronic poison to your maternal grandfather's food." "Chronic poison? But I couldn't find any records of Jiang Dehai purchasing medicine. Was it black market drugs?"
Sister Li shook her head. "How cunning and treacherous is Jiang Dehai? He wouldn't leave any evidence. He bought many apples every day, ground the apple seeds into powder, and added it to your maternal grandfather's food.
Apple seeds have a trace amount of toxicity, but a small dose is not enough to be fatal. However, Jiang Dehai did this every day. Later, your maternal grandfather's health deteriorated day by day. Jiang Dehai hired a family doctor to take care of him."