"Mother." After calling her out, Gu Yanyan sobbed loudly, her eyes filled with tears as if silently telling her own biological Mother, how much grievances she had faced outside.
Even Madam Shen who was sitting at the other right side of the hall beside her husband, eldest master Gu, watching the drama unfold from the beginning, couldn't help but feel goosebumps all over arms.
'This eldest neice of her master is not someone to be triffled with.
She coughed to cover her laughter and raised her silk handkerchief to her lips.
Even eldest master Gu and old Madam Gu were stunned for a moment then nodded their heads at Gu Yanyan's sensibility.
They thought she, Gu Yanyan woul not accept madam Yun as her mother and might even resent her fir taking her biological mother's place but seeing how she had sincerely accepted Madam Yun as her mother, they were really pleased by her.
Even second master's heart, which was filled with dissatisfaction previously, became at ease.
Yes, once she would accept Madam Yun as her mother, it would be easy to manipulate her in the future.
Other young masters and young misses' from the first branch's expressions were neutral, she was abandoned since young, it was normal for her to feel overwhelmed after getting a bit of warmth, only children from second branch had mixed feelings about their elder sister.
Gu Yanran had a mocking smile on her face, what legitimate eldest daughter?
In the end, she still had to crawl to her, Gu Yanran's mother to beg for motherly love. Pathetic. Turning her head when she saw her little sister's expressions, the smug on her face instantly increased by many folds. Hmph..
Gu Yanwen's face was twisted in jealousy and rage. Her mother had always advised her to please mother Yun because she is the legitimate wife of his father and had all the powers in the second household. If she could get into her good books, she can be married off into a good family as a main wife, otherwise she could only become a concubine in some average family if she displeased her legitimate mother.
[Legitimate mother; mother Yun as she was the legitimate wife of her father.]
That's why she always tried to please her mother since young, but Madam Yun had never called her so affectionately, forget about holding hands and crying together.
Why? Why could this Gu Yanyan have so easily what she desired and worked hard for years and still couldn't get?
What was so good about her? She was just a country bumpkin, who had just returned to capital. She was so rude, she didn't even greeted us sisters when she came, still Madam Yun or anyone else didn't reprimand her and even showed a look of affection and satisfaction. Why?
Gu Yanwen twisted her handkerchief so much that it almost torn apart.
While Gu Shanjing thought of his biological mother when he saw Gu Yanyan crying, holding Madam Yun's hand. His mother hadn't said anything but he have heard many times in night, when he was still young and was allowed to sneak into his mother's room to find her. His mother's eyes would be red and swelled, sometimes she would also wimper mumbling her mother's name.
He thought of Gu Yanyan, who had also lost her mother since young. Would she also cry for her mother when she would miss her? That's why she's crying so hard holding Madam Yun's hand even at her fake affection?
Even though Gu Shanjing had turned only eight that year, he had genes of Mu family and Gu family, both are scholarly families and concubine Jing had also taught him well since he started to understand things so his knowledge far surpassed the other kids at his age. He could already judge things based on his instincts.
He knew that what Madam Yun was showing towards Gu Yanyan was nothing but fake.
She had never liked any children of his father from other women, be it him or Gu Yanwen, Madam Yun had always had this hint of disdain on her face whenever they would meet.
On the surface she would show, how loving and caring mother she is, even towards her step-children and would earn praise from everyone from family to outsiders but in private.... she would always scold them and rebuke them with unreasonable reasons.
And he would be on her radar for the most of the times, because he was the only son other than Gu Shandong, her biological son of his father. Even if he was just an illegitimate son of his father, but future had no bounds.
That's why, since young, his mother had asked him to control his wisdom in front of others, specially, Madam Yun and Sister Yanran. Because once they got to know about his potential, his life would be in danger.
And that was the reason, why he often made mistakes in class knowingly and earn scolding from his teachers in the academy.
And since he hadn't made any achievements in his classes, his father also didn't like him that much, nor hold any hope towards him. Well, he was fine with that, for not getting any recognization from his father would only help them to let him live.
But....
Now, looking at Gu Yanyan, he thought, they both were same kind of people.
Often targeted by that evil step-mother of theirs for no reason.
But he still had his mother to love him and protect but Yanyan was not even that lucky.
Fate was really cruel on her.
He shook his head in resignation.
If Gu Yanyan were to know what this little brother of hers was thinking about, she would likely smack him in his head and would say..... Think about your fate first, before thinking about mine.
Getting her hand gripped by Gu Yanyan's both hands, Madam Yun felt her hand been sandwiched between two boulders.
Gu Yanyan had gripped her hand so tightly that it made Madam Yun feel almost breathless.
But looking her crying face which was so full of tears, Madam Yun was at a loss for a moment.
She didn't know how to react for a moment.
This wretched child of that b*tch Lin was not so simple as she looked.
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