A man in a suit was sitting on one side of this seat. He saw An Mu and immediately stood up with a smile, "Minmin, youâre here."
An Muâs nick name was Minmin.
She had rarely been addressed in this way over the years, and she felt strange and vaguely in a trance when she heard it.
She pursed her lips and sat down opposite the man with a rare cold look on her face.
The man did not seem to see it and he enthusiastically pushed a cup of coffee in front of An Mu: "This is the coffee I ordered for you. Try it."
An Mu glanced at the man. Her eyes were full of sarcasm and fatigue: "I have never liked coffee."
The man pushed the coffee and withdrew his hand. He tried to change the subject, "Minmin, have you spoken to Yan Yan yet?"
"Talk to him about what? About how you cheated on me and abandoned us and left?" An Mu said sarcastically.
An Mu always had a soft face and a very kind nature, and she almost never confronted anyone.
But at this moment, she was like a hedgehog with thorns erected. She looked cold, hard, and mean, but in fact, she was using her seemingly hard shell to cover up her vulnerability.
The smile on the manâs face froze and he frowned, "Minmin, I know youâre blaming me for leaving you, but I had no choice at the time. Iâve come back now, havenât I? Donât you feel happy that our family of three can finally live together? "
An Mu sneered, "No, I donât think so."
The man was blocked for a moment, and he was even more upset, but he still held back from losing his temper.
He secretly took a deep breath and slightly eased his tone before continuing to persuade, "Minmin, I am your husband and Yan Yanâs father. It is true that I was wrong for not doing my duty as a husband and father in the past, but I now just want to make it up to you guys. Canât you just give me a chance? "
An Mu looked up at the man. She remembered that this man had said the same thing when he pursued her.
"Minmin, look at me. I like you so much. Canât you just give me a chance to take good care of you? "
At the time, she believed it and happily agreed, thinking that she had found true happiness.
But when she got pregnant and told the other party the good news, the man who had said he would take good care of her disappeared without saying a word and has been lost ever since.
An Mu no longer wanted to think back on how she had gotten through the difficult days at that time.
She had cried enough, hated enough, and resented enough; she now just wanted to live a peaceful life and not be disturbed anymore.
The only thing that made An Mu hesitate was An Yanâs thoughts.
He had always wanted to know who his father really was since he was a child. Because of this issue, the mother and son had many arguments. An Mu had bitterness in her heart, but she did not want to affect her child, so she never brought up what had happened.
It was only when Yan Yan grew up and finally stopped stubbornly asking that she was relieved.
However, even if he no longer asked, it did not necessarily mean that he no longer cared.
She couldnât help but sigh on thinking about the question she had asked her son this morning.
Even though this question hadnât been brought up for a long time, Yan Yan still wanted to know the answer.
It was precisely because Yan Yan was still yearning for his father that she could not let this man spoil what was left of this goodness."I came to see you today to make things clear,"
An Muâs attitude was decisive after she had made up her mind: "Yan Yan and I are living a good life now, so if you really still have just a little bit of conscience left in your heart, donât come and disturb our life again."
"Minmin âŠâŠ" The man tried to speak, but was interrupted by a stern look from An Mu.
An Mu said calmly but firmly, "Li Zongyun, this is the last time I will meet you. I hope that in the future you will not even come to me again, nor will you appear in front of Yan Yan. "
Li Zongyunâs face became even uglier as he gritted his teeth and said reluctantly, "An Min, weâve at least been together. Must you be so heartless?"
An Mu sneered, "As someone who once abandoned his wife and has been nowhere to be found for years, who are you to say Iâm heartless?"
No matter what the reason was for Li Zongyun to reappear in front of her and for what purpose, An Mu did not want to have anything to do with him anymore.
Li Zongyun looked annoyed. He wanted to lose his temper, but something occurred to him, and he surprisingly calmed his attitude once again with great speed. He lowered his posture. "Min Min, I know you are still blaming me. It is all my fault, and I donât ask you to forgive me right now. I just hope you'll give me a chance to make amends for my mistakes; I'll definitely make it up to you and Yan Yan."
An Mu felt that there was no way she could continue to communicate with this man: "I have made it very clear. I hope you will not appear in front of me or Yan Yan again! "
An Mu directly stood up and walked out after saying that.
Behind her came Li Zongyunâs deliberately amplified voice: "Minmin, can you really bear to let Yan Yan stay fatherless!"
An Mu paused but did not turn back, instead quickening her steps and leaving the area.
An Mu did not go home immediately after leaving the coffee shop.
She walked alone on the street for a while, and only when her mood had almost calmed down did she call for an airship to return home.
An Mu had just walked into the house when she saw An Yan sitting in the living room watching television. He seemed to have seen something interesting, and he laughed softly.
Hearing her sonâs laughter made An Muâs depressed mood relax considerably. She let out a long breath and said, "Iâm back."
An Yan turned his head to look, then stood up and greeted her. "When did you go out this, mum? You didnât even tell me. I would have gone with you for a stroll. "
Although he hadnât planned to go out, An Yan would have wanted to accompany her.
An Mu smiled lightly, "I just went out for a casual stroll, there was no need to have you accompany me."
"Alright," An Yan nodded, then thought of something and couldnât help but ask, "Mom, you still havenât told me what exactly is bothering you."
An Muâs body stiffened slightly, then slowly relaxed, and she said lightly, "Itâs nothing, itâs just... I was just thinking about something from the past."
"Something from the past?" An Yan watched An Muâs face while cautiously asking, "Is it something related to my father?"
He still remembered the question An Mu had asked him in the morning.
An Muâs breath hitched slightly as she said vaguely, "Hmm."
An Yan guessed, "Is mother thinking father?"
Although he didnât know exactly where human An Yanâs father had gone, An Yan didnât find any relevant fragments in his memory.
So An Yan guessed that he might have had some kind of accident when the human An Yan was very young and left mother and son.
In addition, An Mu had been acting so abnormally recently, probably because she was recollecting some bad memories from the past.
This could also be because he stayed at the college most of the time and was not able to be by her side.
An Yan blamed himself: "Mum, I know itâs hard for you to think about father, but you still have me. I will always be by your side, so donât think about those things that make you sad, okay? "
An Mu was having a hard time knowing how to answer this question when she heard An Yanâs words. She immediately nodded and said, "What Yan Yan said is right. Donât worry, I wonât think about those things from the past anymore. "
An Yan breathed a sigh of relief and added, "In the future, if mom misses me, just call me. I have a lot of free time for you, even if Iâm at the academy. "
An Muâs mood improved a few more points with her sonâs reassurance: "Okay, Iâm really happy that Yan Yan cares about me so much."
Although the mother and sonâs thoughts were far apart, they had both temporarily let go of the matter after a simple talk.
It was just that some people obviously could not let go of this matter easily.
He returned home in his airship, and was blocked in the foyer as soon as he returned home. His current wife, Zhu Yuan, asked in an urgent tone, "How did it go? Did things progress? "
Li Zongyun was already in a very bad mood and was furious at being blocked in the entranceway: "You have the nerve to ask me! If it wasnât for your father, why would I have to beg that woman in such a lowly manner? "
Zhu Yuan was also very anxious, so she directly confronted Li Zongyun: "Li Zongyun, donât forget who took you in when you had nothing! If it wasnât for my father, youâd still be an uneducated punk! "
Li Zongyun reached out and pushed Zhu Yuan, saying furiously, "Donât give me that old history! So what if I am a punk? Arenât you now asking me to find another woman to help your family get through this difficult time? In the end, youâre just a jian! "
**A jian is a double edged sword**
Zhu Yuan was so angry that her face turned red: "What did you say, Li Zongyun? Who are you calling a jian! You are the one who is... "
Zhu Yuan was interrupted by a voice that was unpleasant in its manner. "Stop all the bickering and first get down to business."