Finally, Ethan sat down and ate up the classic flavored instant noodles bite after bite.
Yena was fully content, and her mood lifted. After eating, she didn't return to her room right away, and instead sat in the living room while she dragged Ethan into a conversation.
Yena asked Ethan, "Do you know any information about my family?"
Ethan said, "I only know that you're from a single parent household; and that you've been brought up by your mom alone."
'No wonder Su Yena preferred getting fake-married in exchange for money to treat her mother's illness. Familial love has always been hard to just abandon, especially for Su Yena who had been brought up single-handedly by her mother. Mother Su probably hasn't had it very easy in these past few years, and now that I've taken control of her daughter's body, I should help Su Yena be a good daughter to the max.' Yena secretly promised to herself. As she herself once had a very loving mom before.
"Then, is my mother alone at home? Is no one taking care of her?"
Ethan thought for a moment then said, "She seems to be taken care of by a friend."
"Friend?" Yena doubted. "Who's this friend? Is it yours?
Ethan said, "You've told me this friend of your mom's will likely become your stepfather."
After Yena got over the shock, she felt relieved. This might actually be good. After all, mother Su had a serious illness and needed someone nearby to take care of her. She had intended to be filial in place of Su Yena but in reality, mother Su and her were really strangers. It was probably impossible for her to meticulously take care of her like she would her own parents. Now that there was someone beside her properly taking care of her; it couldn't be better! If she regains her freedom after the divorce then she'll just visit Su Yena's mom from time to time.
Yena found Su Yena's cell phone in a drawer in the room. After flipping through the address book, it was easy to find a number under "Mom." After preparing herself mentally, she dialed mother Su's number. Yena though this was the right thing to do.
"Hello! Yen Yen!" The voice on the other end was very warm and happy, but… it sounded very male.
Yena guessed that this was her stepfather-to-be. However, what did the former Su Yena call him? Right now she couldn't use 'amnesia' as an excuse because she had no intention of telling mother Su about it. After all, she, her respected elder, was still seriously ill and wouldn't be able to handle the shock. She can't let her know.
Yena's eyes spun in thought. She came up with a desperate plan and purposefully lowered his voice, "Who are you?"
"I'm you Uncle Gu!" The other person chuckled, "Yen Yen, can't you tell?"
"Ah! It's Uncle Gu! I'm sorry, I couldn't tell." The corners of Yena's mouth turned up. "My phone's sound quality isn't that good over here."
On the other side, Uncle Gu's voice was very gentle, "It's not surprising that you couldn't tell. I've had a cold the past two days and my throat is a little hoarse."
"A cold? Have you taken any medicine? Uncle Gu, you need to take care of your body!" He must be healthy for Su Yena's mother that's what Yena was thinking.
Uncle Gu was clearly very happy. "It's not a big deal, just a cough. I'm taking medicine now. I'll be better soon. Do you still not know about Uncle Gu's body? It's very sturdy! Ah, Yen Yen, you shouldn't worry so much!"
"OK." Yena obediently responded then asked, "Uncle Gu, what about my mom?"
"You mom went to Mrs. Feng's house. I'll go call her right now..."
"Ay! Don't! Don't! Don't!" Yena chortled, "You don't have to go out of your way. I don't have anything else; I just wanted to know how my mom's health has been doing."
"Pretty good. She's been continuously on dialysis! Speaking of which, this is all thanks to Little Yen! If it weren't for Little Yen, where would we ever get so much money? So your mom tends to say she is very lucky that her daughter has found her a good son-in-law!" Uncle Gu happily told her.
Yena was a bit unhappy from hearing Uncle Gu enthusiastically praise Ethan over the phone. She thought: "Ayah! .. You, respected elder, if you only knew that your good son-in-law is actually a fake! If your daughter wasn't being used, there's no way he could ever be so generous!"
Finally, Uncle Gu eagerly said, "Ah! Yen Yen When you have time bring Little Zhao home with you. Your mom misses you very much!"
Yena could only brazenly nodded, "Yes. We will come over when we have the time."