CHAPTER 297: CHAPTER 286: BOTH ARE MOTHERS OF TWO CHILDREN (PART 1)

The next day, Liang Yi found her at the elementary school she attended.

She still remembers how tightly she wrapped herself up, pulling her by the arm, hurriedly heading to a place with no people, regardless of whether she could keep up or if she might fall.

That day, Liang Yi stood coldly in front of her, looking down with anger and warning in her eyes.

She told her that she was living a good life now and wouldn’t let anyone ruin it.

She told her that in the future, when they met, they should pretend not to know each other and she was not to tell anyone she was her daughter.

She told her that even if they accidentally ran into each other, she should not stare at her like that night to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.

She also told her that the biggest regret of her life was having her as a burden...

She said many things, each word sharp as if determined to pierce her through.

At that time, she didn’t know how to retort, facing her stern demeanor, she didn’t even dare to speak, only crying and clutching at her coat’s edge, even though it was brushed away again and again.

Jin Jumo lowered her head, her long lashes casting a shadow over her vulnerability, "Maybe she too heard about the Jin Family’s troubles, and when I went to find her then, she was afraid I’d cling on, so she made an excuse not to see me."

Jin Jumo pinched her fingertips, her voice as weak as a mosquito’s buzz, "Rong Mochen, I have nowhere to turn."

Rong Mochen felt his heart ache sharply, reaching out to embrace her tightly once more.

"I’ve tried every solution I could think of, but none worked.

I hid myself away. I desperately thought and racked my brains until I finally realized I still had this body."

Jin Jumo’s throat was exceptionally hoarse, each word she uttered felt swathed in thick blood.

"You know what happened afterward." After a long time, Jin Jumo lifted her head, her peach blossom eyes looking emptily at him.

Rong Mochen reached out and gently stroked her face, wiping her tears away little by little.

But no matter how he wiped, he couldn’t clean them all away.

Rong Mochen’s heart clenched, and his large hand quickly passed beside her neck, holding the back of her head, pressing it into his embrace, his voice hoarse, "Little Mo, I’m sorry."

Jin Jumo bit her lower lip hard, "There’s nothing to apologize for. These things have been suffocating inside me for so long, now that I’ve said them, I actually feel a sense of relief."

Rong Mochen pressed his lips tight, his chin resting on her head, the tenderness in his dark eyes growing deeper and more profound.

Neither of them closed their eyes that night. Jin Jumo told Rong Mochen about the grievances between Liang Yi and the Mu Family.

Since then, Jin Jumo became transparent in front of Rong Mochen.

Even in front of her best friend, Jian Liangtong, Jin Jumo had never completely revealed herself like this.

Jin Jumo gently closed her eyes, a bitter curve forming at the corner of her mouth.

So, this man in her heart had become so unique and important!

At eight in the morning, Jin Jumo got up to prepare breakfast for the children, and Rong Mochen, who had showered, joined her in the kitchen.

Obediently hugging her, he only left the kitchen when she’d had enough kisses.

Yet not two minutes after he left, he returned, leaning against the doorframe, staring at her.

Jin Jumo’s face flushed instantly, her peach blossom eyes playfully glared at him, "You hurry out, your presence makes it hard for me to concentrate on making breakfast."

Rong Mochen’s dark eyes glanced over her slightly swollen red lips, raising an eyebrow mischievously, "Come here, I’ll say something to you and then leave."

These days, Jin Jumo often felt like she was in the depths of a passionate romance, her head spinning with happiness.

Rong Mochen also seemed to have free time suddenly, not going to the company much, and they, like every young couple, wanted to be together all the time, eating, walking, doing everything together.

Even when he went to the company, he kept texting her incessantly.

He was so gentle to her, speaking softly and tenderly that it often didn’t seem like him.

These days, Jin Jumo couldn’t help but think of one word... perfection!

If it weren’t for those unwanted guests that appeared from time to time, Jin Jumo wouldn’t doubt that this happiness would last forever.

Jin Jumo saw Gu Lingyi squatting at her apartment door, looking ghostly in a white dress while carrying ingredients for dinner in her hands.

"Sister..."

Gu Lingyi lifted her pale little face, her red swollen eyes filled with tears, seeing Jin Jumo, she rushed toward her like a drowning person grabbing a life-saving straw.

Her arms were grabbed, and Jin Jumo frowned slightly, seemingly ignoring the tears on her face, her tone cold, "What do you want?"

"Sister, Mommy is missing, I’ve been looking everywhere and can’t find her." Gu Lingyi suddenly burst into tears.

"Uh..." Jin Jumo’s eyes slightly narrowed.

"Sis, what should I do? I’m so worried about mommy, sis, can you figure something out, can you find mommy, please?"

Gu Lingyi was sobbing uncontrollably, her face full of panic.

Jin Jumo clenched her palm, "When did Ms. Liang go missing?"

"Several days ago." Gu Lingyi said through her tears.

Jin Jumo’s eyes flickered, frowning as she looked at Gu Lingyi, "She went missing, you shouldn’t have come to me."

"Sis, before mommy disappeared, she told me she wanted to come to you, to ask for your forgiveness. Sis, do you know where mommy went?" Gu Lingyi gripped Jin Jumo’s arm tightly, staring intensely into her eyes.

"What do you want to say?" Jin Jumo said coldly.

Gu Lingyi’s tears kept falling, obviously worried about Liang Yi, "Sis, I just want to know where mommy went. I’m really worried about her."

Jin Jumo narrowed her eyes slightly, "Ms. Liang did come to see me a few days ago, but after we met, she left. I really don’t know where she went."

"Oooh..." Hearing this, Gu Lingyi’s cries grew louder, "What do I do? What do I do?"

Jin Jumo shifted her gaze away from her face, dropping her lashes slightly, "Have you looked at all the places where Ms. Liang often goes?"

"I’ve looked everywhere. Ever since my dad and mommy divorced, mommy moved out of the house. My dad hated that mommy deceived him, so when they divorced, he didn’t leave mommy any money.

Mommy had no place to live after she left home. I secretly rented an apartment for mommy without my dad knowing, and mommy has been living there. Other than that place, mommy has nowhere else to go."

Gu Lingyi’s eyes showed panic, looking helplessly at Jin Jumo.

"You said, your dad and Ms. Liang divorced?" Jin Jumo looked at Gu Lingyi in disbelief.

Gu Lingyi nodded, "After my dad found out about you, he always treated mommy coldly. My mommy..."

Gu Lingyi glanced at her and said, "Mommy even attempted suicide because of this, luckily she was rescued in time and barely escaped death. But after being discharged from the hospital, mommy became disheartened and no longer tried to seek my dad’s forgiveness. And when my dad suddenly asked for a divorce, mommy didn’t oppose it and agreed to divorce my dad."

Gu Lingyi spoke up, tears falling uncontrollably, "Dad disregarded years of marriage, not only cruelly making mommy leave the house without anything, but also forbid me from interacting with mommy. But sister, do you know, despite how heartless dad was to mommy, mommy didn’t utter a word of complaint.

She told me, in her past life she committed many sins, she wants to repay them in the second half of her life. Sis, mommy truly wants to make amends and seek your forgiveness."

Jin Jumo dropped her lashes, speaking indifferently, "Miss Gu, instead of telling me these irrelevant things here, it would be more practical to go and find your mommy."

"...Sis."

Gu Lingyi looked at Jin Jumo with heartache, biting her lower lip until it almost drew blood, "Do you hate the biological mother who brought you into this world so much? Now that she’s missing, don’t you even care a little?"

Jin Jumo’s expression turned slightly cold, staring coolly at Gu Lingyi, "Miss Gu, you have no right to criticize me."

Gu Lingyi stepped back a few paces, "You blame my mommy for abandoning you so heartlessly back then, but what about you, how are you any different from her at that time? You are just as cruel! No, you’re even more heartless and cold-blooded!"

With that, Gu Lingyi took a deep breath, wiped her eyes, and glared at Jin Jumo with resentment, "If you won’t find her, I’ll find her myself! Just pretend I never came to see you today!"

Watching Gu Lingyi’s straight back disappearing into the elevator, Taohua’s eyes flashed with complexity.

Jin Jumo carried her shopping bags and opened the door to go inside.

She meticulously put the fresh ingredients into the refrigerator one by one, thinking she could remain completely unaffected by Gu Lingyi.

Yet her words reverberated like haunting echoes in her ears.

Jin Jumo suddenly slammed the refrigerator door shut, turned around, and leaned against it, her gaze slowly moving to the cell phone on the living room coffee table.

Her brows furrowed, Jin Jumo eventually went over.

She picked up her phone and dialed Mu Qinnian’s number.

"Little Mo." Soon, Mu Qinnian’s gentle male voice came from the other end of the call.

"...Brother." Jin Jumo stiffly moved her lips.

"What’s wrong?"

With just a word from Jin Jumo, Mu Qinnian instantly sensed her uneasiness.

Jin Jumo’s eyes were slightly red, she lowered her head, "I want to see you."

Mu Qinnian paused slightly, with a steady tone, "Okay."

Mu Qinnian sent people to pick up Jin Jumo to his hotel.

In the presidential suite, Mu Qinnian handed a cup of warm water to Jin Jumo.