Chapter 8

Chapter 1: Do You Admit Your Guilt? I Admit You’re a Fool!

“Mom, today Ou Mingcheng pulled my braid again!!!”

“Ou Mingcheng?” As the elevator ascended slowly, Wen Han couldn’t help but lift an eyebrow in amusement. “Isn’t he the male classmate who always ‘bullies’ you?”

“Yeah!” Holding her mother’s hand, Little Yuan puffed her cheeks in anger. “I really hate him! The teacher said so, but he doesn’t listen.”

Wen Han rubbed her daughter’s little head. “Alright~ I’ll talk to the teacher next week. If he bullies you again, Mommy will take care of him for you!”

“Okay!” Little Yuan finally smiled and skipped out of the elevator. “Let’s go home!”

“This child…”

Thinking back to four years ago, she was still a tiny baby in her arms. Yet in the blink of an eye, she had grown so big…

Wen Han suddenly felt a mix of nostalgia and melancholy as she took out her keys to open the door, only to find a black envelope at the entrance.

“…!”

Her expression changed suddenly; she didn’t even take off her shoes as she ripped open the familiar letter.

“We will meet soon. I believe our hearts are connected.” There was still no signature.

“Is it him again?” Without a doubt, this guy was the same person who had sent her a letter a few days ago.

How did he get in? Did he use magic?

Wen Han pondered until she heard her daughter’s voice, suddenly snapping her back to reality as she hurried over to pick her up.

“Little Yuan, shall we go visit Grandmother tomorrow?”

“Sure!” Little Yuan showed a happy smile. “I miss Grandmother!”

“Alright, you can watch TV for now, and make sure to get to bed early tonight.”

“Got it~”

Watching her daughter’s cheerful figure, Wen Han couldn’t help but frown.

The person was lurking in the dark while she was in the light; she had to be careful.

Luckily, she had a day off tomorrow, and Little Yuan was also on break. It would be best to leave for a couple of days.

But what did that person really want?

Looking at the letter in her hand that had burned away again, Wen Han finally revealed a cold smile after a long silence.

“Just don’t let me catch you, or you’ll regret it!”

……

The next day.

Wen Han woke up early to cook breakfast for her daughter.

To others, she was a “bad woman who commits all kinds of evils,” and she herself didn’t think of herself as a good person either.

But in front of her daughter, especially, she always wore a different face—she was a good mother.

Although her initial motives weren’t pure.

“Mom, when are we going to Grandmother’s house!”

“Drink your porridge first, then Mommy will take you to see Grandmother.”

Wrapping a bib around her daughter, Wen Han handed over child-sized utensils to Little Yuan, so she could learn to eat by herself.

Ding!

Just as she was about to eat breakfast herself, her phone began to receive message notifications one after another.

Wen Han couldn’t be bothered to pay attention. There were hundreds of men in her WeChat; there were an overwhelming number sending her morning greetings each day.

She was fed up!

She didn’t care about them at all, yet these Dog-Lickers continued sending “Good morning” and “Good night” without cease.

Aren’t you tired of licking? I’m exhausted!

After finishing her meal and washing the dishes, Little Yuan sat at the entrance awkwardly trying to put on her shoes. Wen Han casually opened her phone and found a whole row of red notifications, each representing an unread message.

She glanced over casually, and suddenly noticed Qin Long’s name.

“Oh?” That guy still dared to send me messages?

She opened it to find that he had started texting her at five in the morning.

“Sorry, I got drunk last night.”

“Are you okay? I had something to do at the time, so I left first. I didn’t mean to leave you behind.”

“Miss Wen, I’ll find you tonight to apologize in person.”

Looks like he’s sobered up.

Wen Han casually scanned the messages and clicked “Mark All as Read.”

There were too many men; she couldn’t respond to them all.

Maybe one day when she was in a good mood, she might randomly select a few lucky ones to toy with their feelings and let them experience heartbreak.

“Mom, I’m ready!”

The tender voice interrupted her thoughts. Little Yuan stood outside wearing her round clothes, looking a bit excited.

Wen Han smiled gently. “Let’s go! We’re off to see Grandmother.”

……

Knock, knock, knock! Knock, knock, knock!

After sitting on the subway for over an hour and refusing a few men asking for her contact information, they finally arrived at the familiar door. Wen Han raised her hand and knocked a few times.

“Mom! Mom! Are you there?!”

“Who is it?” A voice quickly came from inside.

The door creaked open, revealing a plainly dressed woman in her forties with shoulder-length hair who stormed out.

As soon as she saw Wen Han, she frowned in disdain. “You still know how to come back? You…”

Before she could finish, she suddenly noticed Little Yuan, who only reached Wen Han’s knee.

“Grandma~!” Little Yuan spread her arms and rushed over.

“Oh my! My baby! I’ve missed you so much!”

Watching the affectionate interaction between grandmother and granddaughter, Wen Han couldn’t help but smile resignedly.

Great, I’ve become the outsider!

“Come in and remember to close the door.” Wen Han’s mother hugged her granddaughter and returned inside.

Wen Han could only “sadly” close the door, playfully observing the warm scene.

“Hmph! I can’t believe it was me who had to bring the child back back then!”

When she first showed up with her daughter, her mother almost chased her out, even threatening to sever their mother-daughter relationship and disown her.

What a few years it had been? Now, her mother only saw her granddaughter and not her daughter anymore.

Sitting on the sofa and looking at the home, Wen Han couldn’t help but feel a sense of nostalgia.

After becoming a girl, her mother had quickly accepted her.

No… not just accepted. Wen Han was surprised to find that, in her mother’s memory, she had always been a girl. It seemed that her former male self was the illusion that had never existed.

Wen Han still didn’t understand how this had come to be, but she was glad it saved her a lot of trouble.

“My precious granddaughter, you’ve grown taller again since I last saw you!” Her mother looked at Little Yuan, who was active and lively, and revealed a pleased smile before suddenly turning serious. “You! You still remember who your mother is? How long has it been since you came back?”

“I’ve been busy with work!” Wen Han replied helplessly. “I haven’t been back in just two months.”

“Just?!”

“……I’m sorry, I’m sorry!” Being tough outside but submissive at home.

Wen Han smiled awkwardly as she hooked her mother’s arm. “Mom, in a few years, Little Yuan will start elementary school, so I’ll be even busier.”

“That’s no excuse!” Wen Han’s mother glared at her, then secretly glanced at Little Yuan in the distance and lowered her voice. “Little Yuan’s studies are important, and so are yours!”

Wen Han looked confused. “Mine too?”

Mom, I… am kind of important too.

“Of course!” Her mother rolled her eyes. “You’ve grown up, and you haven’t even brought home a boyfriend. Are you going to be single for life?”

“Being single is good, and besides, I already have Little Yuan.”

“That’s different!” Her mother sighed in dissatisfaction. “I like Little Yuan very much, but I also hope… anyway, even if it’s not for yourself, you have to find a dad for Little Yuan, right?”

“Uh…”

Every time she returned home, she was urged again; Wen Han was used to it.

She stuck out her tongue as she pondered how to distract from this topic when her phone suddenly rang.

“Mom, I’ll take a call!”

Saved!

Picking up the phone, Wen Han walked with a grin over to the balcony.

“Hmm? Lin Na?” She looked at the caller ID, puzzled.

Lin Na was her brother.

Of course, now she had become a sister.

That’s right; it was similar to her mother’s situation. After becoming a girl, Wen Han was pleasantly surprised to find that her former good brother had also turned into a girl and become her good friend!

While recalling the past, she answered the call, and immediately the sound of a spoiled voice came through.

“Han Han, you have to help me!!”

“Han Han? Why aren’t you calling me Jing Ming?” Wen Han chuckled. “What’s up, girl?”

“My mom is forcing me to go on a blind date! I haven’t even graduated from college yet!”

“Funny, my family is pressuring me too,” Wen Han replied, feeling helpless.

“I don’t care! Where are you now? Hurry and come!”

“Come for what?” Wen Han glanced back at the room. “Little Yuan, don’t touch anything! Mom, can you watch her?”

As she scolded her daughter, Lin Na’s urgent voice came again. “I can’t handle my mom! I have to go on a date soon, you have to come keep me company!”

“Why should I go liven things up for your blind date?” Wen Han played with her long hair. “What if the other side likes me?”

“Then it’s better! You understand this part!”

“I understand?”

“Don’t you? Back in school, you were…”

“Enough, enough!”

Back in school?

Lin Na’s memories were completely different from Wen Han’s!

In her memories, she had always been that nobody who was disliked, all alone with poor grades as a loner.

But in Lin Na’s memories, it seemed she had been a heartthrob who received love letters every day.

Frustrated by the shift in reality, Wen Han could only brush it off: “Got it~ Where are you now?”

“On Shengyang Street, near Guozi Road.”

“I’ll be there in half an hour.” Hanging up the phone with some annoyance, Wen Han returned to the room. “Mom, I’m leaving Little Yuan with you, I’ll be out for a bit.”

“In such a hurry?” Wen Han’s mother frowned. “Do you really dislike me that much?”

“Not really~ That Lin Na… sigh! I just have to go find her, it’s so annoying.”

“Lin Na… is she that noisy little girl from back in school?”

Uh…

In my memory, she was a boy who loved to play basketball…

“Alright, alright, if my daughter doesn’t want me, having a granddaughter is enough.”

Before Wen Han could reply, her mother pretended to be “pitiful” as she picked up Little Yuan, leaving Wen Han speechless.

“Little Yuan, listen to Grandma! Um… Mom, I’m off.”

Leaving the house after barely five minutes, Wen Han reluctantly went back the way she came to find her friend who was about to go on a blind date.

……

Half an hour later.

“Wen Han, over here——!!!”

Seeing the figure waving in the distance, Wen Han quickly crossed the crosswalk with her long legs.