Mu Yuxin felt incredibly disheartened. This person was her mother, yet Mu Yuxin felt as though she had never known her, finding her distant and selfish.
"You're wrong. If it weren't for Niannian, my life would have been countless times worse than it is now."
Feng Wanhui chided her disapprovingly, "You haven't known that Song Qinian for long, yet you're so quick to defend her."
Mu Yuxin was about to say something more, but Feng Wanhui didn't give her the chance. She stated directly, "As long as you can find a way to get me twenty thousand yuan, I won't care whether you want to be friends with Song Qinian or do anything else."
Mu Yuxin laughed in anger, "I can't think of a way. You should leave."
If Feng Wanhui had said she needed the twenty thousand for some other purpose, Mu Yuxin would have tried to find a way. But to buy a bracelet for Lin Qiutong? Even if she had the money herself, she wouldn't give it for that.
Feng Wanhui hadn't expected Mu Yuxin to refuse her so outright. Fury ignited within her, and she glared at Mu Yuxin as if she could devour her. "I raised you to be this old; what's wrong with asking you for twenty thousand yuan? You can think of a way but won't even help me? I..."
Mu Yuxin interrupted Feng Wanhui directly, "I told you, I can't help you. Emotional blackmail won't work. I need to open my shop and do business. Please leave quickly."
Mu Yuxin felt utterly exhausted. She didn't want to see Feng Wanhui at all right now. She truly never imagined that one day she would wish her own mother would just disappear from her sight.
Mu Yuxin's impatient attitude completely enraged Feng Wanhui. Like a shrew, Feng Wanhui grabbed a chair, sat at the doorway, and said arrogantly, "If you don't give me twenty thousand yuan today, I'm not leaving! Let's see how you're going to do business then!"
Feng Wanhui felt no sense of wrongdoing. Instead, she looked at the pale and distressed Mu Yuxin, as if waiting for her to compromise.
Mu Yuxin looked at Feng Wanhui, trembling with anger. In the past, no matter how badly Feng Wanhui treated her, she never stooped to this. They were mother and daughter, after all, yet they had reached this point over Lin Qiutong.
After all, Feng Wanhui was Mu Yuxin's mother. The store employees, no matter how angry or how much they wanted to stand up for Mu Yuxin, couldn't say anything.
Gao Kunlun saw the whole scene unfold and couldn't stand it any longer. Carrying a large pile of items, he knocked on the door.
Feng Wanhui recognized Gao Kunlun as Shen Chiyan's driver. Thinking about how Shen Chiyan and Song Qinian had reconciled, leaving her daughter heartbroken for so long, she became even more incensed.
"Get lost. We're closed for business today."
Mu Yuxin saw the items in Gao Kunlun's hands and, realizing he must have something important to discuss, frowned and said to Feng Wanhui, "Move aside."
"Hmph, I said, if you want me to move, give me twenty thousand yuan!"
"You..."
Just as Mu Yuxin was at a loss, Gao Kunlun put down his things and took out his phone, pointing it at Feng Wanhui. "Come, come, everyone, take a look at this old woman who is bullying others. She's sitting at the entrance of someone's dessert shop, blocking customers from entering. Do you think such a woman can be a good mother?"
Upon seeing Gao Kunlun holding his phone and filming her, Feng Wanhui angrily shouted at him, "What are you doing?"
Gao Kunlun bared his eight perfect white teeth and smiled brilliantly, "Of course, I'm live-streaming. This is the age of information and the internet. Your actions here will soon spread across the entire network. Guess if Miss Lin will still accept your gift when she sees you like this?"
Hearing this, Feng Wanhui's face immediately turned ashen. She quickly got up from the chair and covered her face, "Turn it off! Turn it off now!!!"
Gao Kunlun snorted, "Turning it off is impossible, unless you leave immediately..."
Before Gao Kunlun could finish his sentence, he inadvertently glanced at Feng Wanhui's hand.
She... had six fingers.
Feng Wanhui was greatly frightened. She had finally managed to reconnect with her daughter and couldn't let her see her like this. So, she fiercely left Mu Yuxin with the words, "You'll give me this money whether you want to or not," and then scurried away.
Mu Yuxin watched her retreating back, feeling utterly helpless and dejected.
How could she have such a mother!
Seeing Gao Kunlun still standing outside, lost in thought, Mu Yuxin immediately opened the door and invited him in. "Mr. Gao, about the live stream just now..."
Gao Kunlun waved his phone screen in front of Mu Yuxin. "Don't worry, I wasn't live-streaming. She is your mother, after all. I was just trying to scare her and get her to leave."
Mu Yuxin nodded and said, "Thank you," then added apologetically, "I'm sorry you had to witness that."
"Ah, there's nothing to apologize for. It's not your fault."
As he spoke, Gao Kunlun placed the items he had brought on the table. "Miss Mu, this is some Lunar New Year's food prepared by my young madam for you. She said that no matter what happens, she'll always be behind you, and she hopes you'll have a happy new year."
Hearing this, Mu Yuxin felt even more guilty and deeply inferior.
She was too cowardly. She didn't dare to tell Song Qinian the truth, fearing that Song Qinian would look down on her for being selfish and no longer consider her a friend.
So, she had been avoiding it. She never expected that Niannian still had her in her heart.
"Okay, please thank Niannian for me when you get back. Oh, and I made some of Niannian's favorite Mòshā cakes and egg yolk pastries. Please take them to Niannian later."
"Is there any for me?"
"Of course!"
As Mu Yuxin went to pack the items, Gao Kunlun pondered for a long time before finally asking, "Miss Mu, I overheard your mother telling you not to associate with our young madam. Is there some sort of grievance between her and the young madam?"
Mu Yuxin sighed softly. "Not exactly. I suspect it might have something to do with Lin Qiutong?"
"Ah?"
"My mother is an ardent fan of Lin Qiutong. She has always believed that Niannian stole Shen Chiyan away."
Gao Kunlun nodded and said no more.
As soon as he left the dessert shop, Gao Kunlun immediately went to Dingsheng Group. Carrying the egg yolk pastries and cakes Mu Yuxin had prepared for Song Qinian, he rushed into Shen Chiyan's office.
"Boss, Mu Yuxin's mother, Feng Wanhui, also has six fingers. Should I apprehend her now?"
Shen Chiyan, busy with his work, frowned slightly upon seeing Gao Kunlun enter, sweating profusely and with a solemn expression. "You said who?"
"Feng Wanhui! She's Miss Lin's fanatic fan. She always thought the young madam stole you from Miss Lin and held a grudge, so she wanted to find someone to kill the young madam. Her motive for the crime is the strongest."