AMRWFA -Chapter 120 Mother Shi Arrives

Shi Jiucheng had intended to tell his mother about his younger brother anyway. Since the situation had already arisen, he figured this was a good opportunity to bring it up early.

Once his mother knew about his younger brother, even if she didn’t approve of his relationship with Zhao Ya, she could at least temporarily return the child to Zhao Ya to ensure their safety.

Ruan Yaoyao thought about it and agreed—regardless of Zhao Ya, they had to interact with other members of the Shi family, “tackling” them one by one. With Shi Jiucheng’s cooperation, things should be easier.

So Ruan Yaoyao pretended to be a helpful passerby and called Mother Shi, saying her son had been in a car accident and asking her to come to the XX villa.

Even though she had just argued with her son, once Mother Shi heard that Shi Jiucheng had a car accident, she couldn’t sit still and immediately ordered the driver to head out.

She arrived at the villa entrance and ran into her niece, Shi Yanli, who had been waiting there.

“Why are you here?”

“Aunt…” Shi Yanli looked guilty but still forced her aunt to sign a “confidentiality agreement.”

This villa was somehow connected to official daddy?! Mother Shi immediately sensed that things were not simple.

However, no matter how imaginative she was, she never expected Shi Jiucheng to call her here because her other son had turned into a bird.

Mother Shi: “…”

“Mom!”

“Don’t call me Mom. I’m not even sure you’re really my son.”

Xiao Ai (the little AI student): “…”

He really is a great second brother—pretends I don’t exist when things are fine, but drags me in to take the fall when trouble arises.

Fine if I haven’t recovered yet, but once I do…

Thinking about how a person’s eyes can’t hide their emotions, Mother Shi felt this bird seemed fierce.

Could it be… it’s angry at me because I told the truth?

If that were the case, it’s nothing like my third son! My third son is such a good child—he never holds grudges…

Still, Mother Shi didn’t forget why she was here. She said to Shi Yanli, “What about the second one? He tricked me into coming here, but why isn’t he showing up?”

“He’s with Aunt Xu.”

“He didn’t have a car accident, did he?” Mother Shi noticed Shi Yanli’s expression and immediately guessed the truth. “So you said he had a car accident just to tell me this? Couldn’t you have come up with a better reason? Do you know how worried I was on the way here?”

“That wasn’t my idea, it was his.” Shi Yanli immediately shifted the blame. She knew Shi Jiucheng did this not only to tell their mother the truth but also to let her experience which was more important: her son or her pride.

Upon hearing this, Mother Shi’s face almost turned green, looking like she wanted to scold this “naughty child.”

“Where is he?”

Seeing her mother clench her teeth, Shi Yanli weakly pointed outside.

Mother Shi immediately rushed out the door.

“Shi Jiucheng, get out here—”

Xiao Ai watched her mother’s back and looked at Shi Yanli. “I thought my mom was supposed to be very cold?”

“No, I just said Aunt is strict. She’s probably this angry because your second brother scared her…”

“Do you think my second brother is in trouble?”

“Well, I can’t help that. I’m scared of Aunt too.”

…

When Shi Jiucheng heard his mother’s voice, his expression changed. He decided he would sit tight today and go nowhere.

Opposite him, Ruan Yaoyao almost dropped her teacup in fright.

【Why do I feel like Shi Jiucheng’s mother is kind of scary?】

【Is she really this angry?】

【What did Shi Yanli tell her?】

【She won’t take it out on outsiders too, will she? Even me?】

Outsiders? Mother Shi paused mid-step, then turned a corner and saw her son Shi Jiucheng in the hall along with two unfamiliar women.

Her heart tightened with worry—had her son gotten involved with some troublesome women?

Impossible!

Living in such a fine villa and being connected to official daddy, there was no way it had anything to do with her son.

“Mom, let me introduce you. This is Aunt Xu, and this is her eldest daughter-in-law, Ms. Yu Xiangqiao…” The moment Shi Jiucheng saw his mother, he stood up and made introductions. “Aunt Xu, this is my mom.”

【I can tell, your mom looks like someone not to be messed with!】

【No wonder Li Tingting was so eager to get rid of her. If she hadn’t, she’d probably be a fearsome mother-in-law like me.】

【Compared to someone like me, she seems much more capable. She might actually handle Li Tingting.】

Li Tingting? That’s the name Shi Yanli and the bird mentioned earlier… Mother Shi looked at Ruan Yaoyao with suspicion, sensing something was off.

【Wait… the voice I just heard was…】

Her heart jolted as she suddenly remembered the confidentiality agreement her niece had made her sign before coming in.

So that agreement wasn’t really about keeping secret that her son Shi Wenqin had turned into a bird—it was about everyone in this villa not being ordinary humans?!

Recalling the contents of the agreement, Mother Shi forced herself to stay calm. “Hello, thank you for taking care of my son.”

“No trouble at all. This is what I should do,” Ruan Yaoyao smiled, but inwardly groaned.

【What a hassle!】

【Your Shi Wenqin’s situation is already complicated enough, and now Shi Jiucheng gets involved and drags his ex-girlfriend into it too.】

【Sigh… I hope this can be resolved!】

【If not, poor girl. She could’ve at least left a legacy for the Shi family, but now she’s stuck in it herself.】

Ruan Yaoyao invited Mother Shi to sit, speaking with the calm authority of someone experienced: “I asked you here today not just for your third son Shi Wenqin, but also regarding your second son Shi Jiucheng…”

【Sigh…】

【How should I put this?】

【I can’t just start by saying your second son is going to die, and that the child your daughter-in-law had is actually a posthumous child, right?】

A posthumous child?! Mother Shi on the sofa almost jumped up.

But receiving a call about Shi Jiucheng having a car accident had already made her panic. If he had actually died… how could she bear it?

“Mom…”

Shi Jiucheng shouted and grabbed his mother’s arm, making her realize she hadn’t actually jumped.

He said, “Mom, this is about Zhao Ya and me. I want Aunt Xu to act as a mediator and plead with you. Mom, Zhao Ya and I truly love each other. She isn’t after anything from me. When we were together, she knew I wouldn’t marry her—she was with me because she liked me. Later, she got pregnant, and we broke up. If I hadn’t accidentally found out about her pregnancy, I wouldn’t even know she had a child for me…”

【Seriously?】

【Why did you jump in? You’re throwing off my rhythm!】

Ruan Yaoyao rubbed her temples and comforted Mother Shi: “Sister, I’m about your age, so I’ll call you sister. Listen to me—let the children handle the child themselves. They’re grown now. Us adults interfering doesn’t help. We can’t live their lives for them. If we meddle too much, it won’t necessarily go the way they want, and instead of helping, it will only cause resentment.”