9 am. Yuexin was sitting at the table eating breakfast. Today is the last day of the year. So there are a lot of things left to do. Yuexin was making a list of everything one by one while eating breakfast.
Just then, Weisheng came and sat next to her. Seeing Yuexin working with food in front of her, Weisheng took the notebook from her—the one she was writing everything in.
"What happened?" Yuexin looked at Weisheng and asked.
"You don't have to work, When the food is in front of you. You'll have plenty of time to work. Eat breakfast first."
"But what if I forget later?" Yuexin asked worriedly.
"That's why Lina was hired, right! She'll take care of all this."
Lina then brought food to the table for Weisheng. Standing next to Yuexin, she placed the food in front of her and said,
"Mr. Weisheng is right. Eat food without worrying about these things. If you forget then I'll remind you."
"Oh no. You already do a lot of work for me. You always have to follow me around. You have to watch everything from my eating to my sleeping. You don't have to make things worse by doing this."
"Mrs. Yuexin, eat your food. I'll take care of the rest." Lina gave her a warm smile.
Lina pushed the plate of food in front of Yuexin.
"Thank you."
"What's there to say thank you? She gets money every month for this."
Lina looked down at Weisheng's words, upset. Yuexin glared at him.
"What is this, Weisheng? Can money do everything? Lina works hard for me all day long. She helps me even when it's not her job. If you hire someone else, she will never do this things for me."
" Are you going to argue with me for her now? "
" I'm not arguing with you. I'm just correcting your mistake. "
" Did you need to spoil my mood by doing all this in the morning! Now eat your breakfast happily. I'm leaving."
Weisheng got up from the table and went to his room without eating anything. As soon as Weisheng left, Yuexin looked at Lina. She said soothingly,
" Please don't mind what he said. "
" I don't mind. Mr. Weisheng was right. But Mrs. Yuexin, I think it wasn't right to cause trouble between you for me. Mr. Weisheng left without eating. "
" Don't worry. He is a bit of a hot-tempered person. He'll eat it by himself after a while if he gets hungry."
Yuexin started eating breakfast. After putting the first bite of food in her mouth, Yuexin said to Lina,
"Lina, maybe Haoran and Meilin will come today. So tell the chef to cook something good. I don't remember anything. That's why I'm bothering you."
"So your childrens will come today?"
"Maybe."
"Okay. Then I'll tell him and ask anyone to clean their rooms too."
"Yeah, please. I totally forgot about it. Please tell someone to clean their rooms."
Lina smile and left. Yuexin started eating her breakfast.
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Weisheng was sitting in the room with a lot of files. Papers were scattered all over the bed. Yuexin entered the room and was surprised to see the situation.
"What have you done to the room?"
"I can't find a file. Do you know where it is?"
"How should I know? Lina keeps everything in the room tidy now."
"That Lina again—" Weisheng said annoyed.
"Why do you treat Lina like this? You brought her to take care of me. So why do you always talk to her in such a irritable mood? She will feel bad. "
" I brought her to take care of you. Who knows what she's taking care of? I don't see any signs of you getting better. "
" It's not her fault. It's my fault. I try so hard, I obey everything, but I can't get better. "
Yuexin said upsetly. Weisheng put down the paper and went to her. He placed his hands on her cheeks and said,
"You will get well soon. Don't worry. I am always by your side."
Yuexin placed her hands on Weisheng's hands and said, "I have come this far because of you. Otherwise, who knows what would have happened to me all these days? I feel very lucky to have you."
"Oh, on the contrary, you are my luck. I am so successful today because of you are in my life. If people know me then it's all because of you. Everything that happens in my life is for you."
Weisheng gave Yuexin a small kiss on the lips. Yuexin closed her eyes. Weisheng hugged Yuexin. Yuexin closed her eyes and hugged him, feels his heartbeats.
Just then, someone knocked on the door. Yuexin heard the knocking and said to Weisheng.
"Let me go. Someone must be at the door."
"Nah, not now."
Weisheng said while hugging Yuexin.
"But the door isn't closed. It will be embarrassing if anyone sees us hugging like this." Yuexin lies so that Weisheng will let her go.
"Huhh! I'm hugging my wife. What's the point of being embarrassed here?"
"Oh! Let go. Otherwise someone will come inside."
"Let the person come. Right now, at this time, only your Lina will come. No one else."
"Lina? Who is Lina?" Yuexin asks in surprise.
As soon as he hears Yuexin's words, Weisheng lets her go. Yuexin frowns at him.
"Go open the door." Weisheng says softly.
Yuexin opens the door.
As soon as the door opens, Yuxi runs into the room with small steps and hugs Yuexin. Yuexin is surprised to see Yuxi. Sitting down, she pulled away from her, gently smoothing her hair, and asked.
"What is your name baby? Who did you come with?"
Yuxin's smile faded upon hearing Yuexin's words.
"Grandma, don't you recognize me?" Little Yuxi said in a tearful voice.
Yuxin looked at Weisheng. Weisheng let out a sigh and walked over to them. Seeing Weisheng, Yuxi addressed him and said.
"Grandpa, grandma forgot me!" Yuxi started crying.
Seeing Yuxi crying, Weisheng picked her up. He gently wiped her tears and said,
"Aaaaah! Yuxi Baby has really become an fool! She couldn't understand her grandmother's mischief. "
Yuxi's crying stopped.
"Really! Grandma was playing a prank on me?"
"Yes. Isn't that right! Can your grandmother ever forget you? She loves you so much. You are her number one. "
Hearing Weisheng's words, Yuxi looks at Yuexin for confirmation. Yuexin understands everything they said by now.
Even though she doesn't remember anything, she uses her intelligence to talk to Yuxi. She takes Yuxi from Weisheng's lap and puts her in her lap. Then she kisses her cheek and says.
" Yuxi, you've lost. I've made a fool of you. Now you have to give me my gift. First, Give me my gift."
Yuexin closed her eyes and leaned her left cheek towards Yuxi. Yuxi understood what she said and hugged her neck and kissed her.
"Grandma, don't do that again. I don't like these mischiefs at all."
"Okay, okay. I won't do that again."
"Now let's go downstairs. Dad, aunts are all here. Come on."
Yuxi hugged Yuexin and stayed in her arms. Yuexin looked at Weisheng. Both of their faces were sad. Because they knew that no matter how much Yuexin made these promises, she would never be able to fulfill those promises. No matter how hard she tried. She would keep making this mistake over and over again.
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It was 12 o'clock at night. Lina was getting ready to sleep. Then Yuexin entered the room. Seeing Yuexin, Lina smiled and said,
"Mrs. Yuexin! You are here? Do you need anything?"
"No, nothing. I brought your salary."
Yuexin handed Lina a thick red envelope.
"Thank you." Lina smiled and said.
"Do you have a Plan to go somewhere?"
"No. But why? Do you need anything or going somewhere?"
"No. Tomorrow is the first day of the year. That's why I asked. You have a boyfriend. Aren't you going to meet him?"
Lina fell silent. She said, upset, "We broke up, Mrs. Yuexin."
"Oh My Gosh! Why?"
Yuexin asked in surprise.
Lina let out a sigh and said, "He cheated on me—with another girl."
Seeing Lina's pale expression, Yuexin tried to comfort her.
"You know, before I married Weisheng, I had another marriage. He never loved me, he tortured me. After I divorced him, I married Weisheng. Our marriage is a love marriage. it is a long story. But, it is impossible to describe in words how much Weisheng has done for me. Before I married Weisheng, Haoran and Meilin were born. They don't even know that their real father is not Weisheng. Weisheng never let them understand this. He has a sense of responsibility. If he ever takes responsibility for someone, he will never abandon them halfway. I suffered a lot before marrying Weisheng, but after marrying him, he never hurt me in any way. He always supported me. So, the wrong people leaving our lives doesn't mean we are not worthy of anything. Rather, just because they leave, someone new comes into our lives who can love and support us the way we deserve."
Lina understood that Yuexin had said these things just to comfort her. Lina looked at her and smiled. Just then, Meilin entered the room. Meilin frowned when she saw Lina in her nightgown.
"Do you always wear this around the house?"
Yuexin and Lina looked at her after hearing Meilin's words. Lina said without thinking,
"I only wear it at night. It's very hot—that's why."
"Is that so? Or do you want to attract my dad's attention?"
Lina was a little unprepared for Meilin's question. Yuexin immediately scolded her, "Meilin...."
"Mom, you don't know what girls are like these days. First, come and work in a rich man's house. Then attract the men of that house to...."
Before Meilin could finish speaking, Yuexin slapped her on the cheek.
"Do you know what you're saying? Have you lost your own sense of self-interest? You're pointing your finger at your father's character while belittling Lina. And you're proving how low your mentality is." Yuexin shouted angrily.
"Mom...." Meilin was surprised, her eyes widening.
"I have been sick for the past five years. I have been mentally and physically broken for four years. During this time, you have not been by my side even once! But Lina? She has served me, taken care of me like her own mother. I have never told her, yet she has done everything selflessly. And you are talking about her character like that? Shit!"
Meilin looked at her mother with her hand on her cheek.
"Okay. But remember one thing, mom... if my fears come true one day, if my words are even a little bit true, then never come to me. Never And Ever."
Meilin said this and left crying. Yuexin sat down on the bed. She lowered her head and apologized to Lina.
" Lina, I apologize to you on behalf of Meilin. Please forgive her. "
" Shit Shit! What are you saying? Please don't apologize to me. And I didn't think anything of it. You shouldn't think of it either. "
" Hmm. Go to sleep. It's late. "
Yuexin left Lina's room with this.
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The next day. 8 pm. Weisheng still hadn't returned home. Meilin and Haoran had also gone out. Only Yuxi, Yuexin and Lina were home now.
Yuxi and Yuexin were sitting downstairs in the hall, playing. Just then, someone rang the doorbell. Hearing the sound of the doorbell, Yuxi started laughing and looked at Yuexin. Yuexin also started laughing with her—without opening the door.
Someone kept ringing the doorbell from the other side, but Yuexin didn't have the nerve to get up and open the door. After a while, Lina came. She came and was shocked to see all this. She immediately opened the door.
As soon as the door opened, Weisheng entered. His hands were full of groceries. He was sweating profusely. Lina quickly took the grocery bag from his hand.
As soon as Weisheng entered, he saw Yuexin sitting and laughing with Yuxi. He left angrily without saying anything. Yuexin didn't even notice Weisheng's presence. She continued to play with Yuxi casually.
___
Weisheng was sitting in the room, leaning on the bed, under the AC.
The top few buttons of his white shirt were unbuttoned, and the light sweat on his chest had dried long ago.
Although his hair was unkempt, there was a strange sense of neatness in it. Even though he was 58, every line of his body looked like that of a 30-year-old professional model. His body was strong, his neck was long, and his jawline was so perfect that even a glance would catch someone's eye.
While Weisheng was resting like this, Lina held a cup of coffee in front of him. Seeing the cup in front of him, he took it in his own hand. He took a sip of the coffee.
Seeing Weisheng's tired face, Lina asked without thinking.
"Mr. Weishen love Mrs. Yuexin very much, don't you? "
He glanced at Lina's question. Then, taking a sip of his coffee. After that he said,
"Are you asking this based on what happened a while ago?"
Lina replied curtly, "Hm.."
"Yuexin is my wife. I have a responsibility and duty towards him. She has never hurt me since we met. She has spent her time working hard so that I can focus on my career. No one else will do what she has sacrificed for me. She loves me. She is ready to do everything for me. No one else has done anything for me until now. No one...."
After hearing Weisheng's words, Lina said nothing more. She left from there. Watching Lina walk away, Weisheng took another sip of his coffee and glanced at her retreating figure from the corner of his eye.
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Everyone was sitting at the table eating. Then Haoran said,
"We're leaving today."
"Leaving today?" Yuexin asked sadly.
"Yes. Your daughter-in-law is pregnant. I can't stay here leaving her alone for so long."
"You could've brought her with you."
"If I brought her, who would take care of her? You? You already need someone constantly by your side."
Yuexin felt a little hurt by Haoran's words.
"Okay. Do whatever you think is right."
Everyone continued to eat in silence.
Meilin, who was sitting next to Haoran, kept gesturing for her to say something. They spoke with gestures. Lina noticed this but didn't say anything. After a while, Haoran said,
"We're leaving today. So it would be better if we did what we came here for."
"What do you mean?" Weisheng frowned and asked.
"Didn't you come to spend the last and first day of the year with us!" Yuexin asked, surprise.
"Of course. But we are in a bit of trouble. "
After hearing Meilin's words, Yuexin was worried and said,
" Trouble? "
"Yes, Mom. There's been a huge loss in my business. I need about 100 Million Yuan now."
"And your son-in-law's business isn't doing well either. My due date is coming up soon. A new member is on the way. Expenses will rise. That's why he wanted to make some changes in the business. For that, we need around 80 Million Yuan."
After hearing Meilin and Haoran's words, Yuexin and Weisheng both fell silent.
The atmosphere was silent. No one was saying anything. Meilin and Haoran were both looking at each other's faces. They didn't know whether they should say anything or not. Finally, Meilin held Yuexin's hand and said,
"Mom, if you don't help us in this crisis, where will we go? And 180 Million isn't that big an amount for you. You could easily help both of us if you want. "
Yuexin and Weisheng's faces were expressionless. Meilin and Haoran were now worried. Haoran was about to say something, but before he could, Yuexin addressed Lina.
"Lina!"
"Yes, Mrs. Yuexin."
"Bring my checkbook from my room."
"Okay, Mrs. Yuexin."
Lina left.
There was silence in the room, and Meilin and Haoran felt confident that their work would be completed this time. Lina brought the checkbook and handed it to Yuexin.
"180 million Yuan..... "
Yuexin wrote it down accurately and tore the check out.
"You've come after four years. Your father and I understood why you were really here. Even though you didn't check on us, we always kept an eye on you. We already knew about your situation. Anyway, don't think that just because we're giving you this check, we'll give you whatever you want whenever you ask. There's a condition behind this—remember that!"
" Condition? " Meilin said in surprise.
Now Weisheng opened his mouth, "Yes, conditions. You will no longer receive any more financial support from us. And you will have no claim over any of our property."
"What!!" Haoran stood up and shouted.
"Are you out of your minds, Mom and Dad? Besides the two of us, who else do you have? Who will you give the property to? If we don't get it, then who will? Who else is there to receive it?"
Hearing Haoran, Meilin looked at Lina and said, "Who else? Lina. She's the one closest to them now. So they're planning to give everything to her, cutting us out."
Hearing Meilin's words, Weisheng looked at Lina with narrowed eyes. Lina was looking at him, so their eyes meet unintentional.
"You're pushing us aside and thinking of accepting this street girl as your own? Looks like she's done quite a job brainwashing you both."
Hearing Haoran's words, tears rolled down Lina's eyes. Weisheng slammed his hand on the table. A loud sound echoed. Everyone fell silent.
"Your mother has been suffering from Dissociative Amnesia for the past five years. Did you come even once to see her? Forget coming—do you even pick up her calls, fearing she might ask for time or money? Do you know the condition of her body? Sometimes she forgets her own name. In this condition, Lina does everything for her. From feeding to every little task—she handles it all. What have you done as her children? Nothing. Nothing at all. So such words don't suit you."
Haoran and Meilin couldn't say anything to Weisheng's words. They remained silent.
Haoran left there angrily. Meilin also left after him. As soon as they left, Yuexin started crying with her head in her hands. Weisheng started patting Yuexin's back and comforting her. Lina silently looked at them.
___
Haoran came into the room and was cleaning everything. Then Meilin came into the room.
"What will you do? Have you thought of anything?"
"My head is too hot right now. I just want to go home."
"Fine. But I think we should do something about Lina before we leave."
"What do you mean?" Haoran frowned.
Meilin looked around and said, "It wouldn't be right to say it here. Let's get out of this house first, then I'll tell you everything."
"Okay. Anyways I don't want to stay here for a second."
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Yuexin was asleep. But suddenly she woke up. She looked back to the other side of the bed and was surprised.
Weisheng was not next to her. Yuexin looked in surprise. She got up from the bed and sat up. She picked up the phone next to her. It was 2 o'clock on the phone.
It was 2 o'clock in the midnight but Yuexin was worried when she didn't see Weisheng next to her. She got up from the bed and sat up.
Then she heard someone screaming. Yuexin was surprised. She quickly left the room. As she left the room, the sound became louder.
As the sound became clearer, Yuexin realized that it was Lina's voice. Lina's room was two steps away from her room. Yuexin quickly went to Lina's room. Since the door was open, she entered the room without thinking anything.
As she entered the room, she was surprised. She couldn't believe her own eyes. She couldn't believe that what she was seeing was real or was it a bad dream.....