vrcanaries Chapter 364 Wanting to Grow Up Quickly
Chapter 364 Wanting to Grow Up Quickly
KK looked at the Buddha statue in front of her, blinked, looked up at Yunzhi, and saw Yunzhi nod subtly. Then she obediently accepted it, saying, "Thank you, Auntie."
Yunzhi raised her eyebrows slightly, watching with interest the undisguised heartache and reluctance in Yu Baisu's eyes. If it were anyone else, she would never ask KK for any gift, let alone such a high-grade ice glass type royal purple jade. Just a small pendant could sell for millions. However, this was something Yu Baisu owed KK, and Yunzhi felt that KK should accept it without hesitation.
And this... is just the beginning.
She wanted to make Yu Baisu feel depressed and frustrated whenever she saw KK, unable to sleep at night. She knew that if she had done something wrong, it wouldn't be so easy to let it go.
Yu Baisu bit her tongue hard. When she saw her own child asking Yunzhi's opinion even when accepting something, she was so angry that she almost ground her teeth to powder. She even felt her stomach starting to ache. She frowned, clutching her abdomen with one hand, wondering if she was incompatible with all children. Ye Ze was an ingrate, and her own children had all recognized a thief as their mother. None of them made her feel at ease.
While she was furious, she felt even more heartache. This was a pendant worth millions, not a pendant worth a few hundred dollars, and this brat actually accepted it. She let out a sigh of relief.
“Miss Yun, I think it’s better to have the child yourself. Miss Yun is still young. Why did you suddenly adopt a child, especially a mixed-race one? If word gets out, people outside will probably gossip.”
KK had just retreated to Yunzhi's side when he heard what this aunt he disliked said. He gripped the jade in his hand tightly, wishing he could throw it at her and tell her to stop talking nonsense. Although he comforted himself that his new mother had said she would never abandon him, he still cautiously raised his head, as if afraid of being sent back to the orphanage, and pitifully grabbed Yunzhi's clothes with his little hands.
Yunzhi looked down and saw the fear in KK's eyes. She cursed Yu Baisu in her heart. When she looked up again, the smile on her face was gone. "Who dares to gossip about our Yun family?"
His cold voice was full of imposing force, giving the impression that one man could hold off ten thousand.
Yu Baisu's expression froze, instantly filled with intense jealousy. So what if you have a good family background? If her family hadn't gone bankrupt... it seems she still couldn't compare to Yun Zhi. She bit her lip, fuming with herself. No matter how angry and jealous she was, she couldn't show it. She could only timidly explain with trembling lips.
“Miss Yun, that’s not what I meant. I just think that you could have your own child in the future. Children adopted from orphanages are not your own children after all, and they are very likely to become estranged when they grow up.”
"Heh, Miss Yu, you don't need to worry about that. You should be more concerned about the child in your belly and your future adopted son. Two children aren't enough for you to worry about, why are you also worrying about my child? If KK and I drift apart in the future, it will be because of my parenting. My adopted child is the same as my biological child."
Yunzhi paused here, squinting as she looked at Yu Baisu, "As for gossip, at least so far, no one has gossiped about me except for Miss Yu."
Upon hearing this, Yu Baisu was so angry that her liver ached. Was it because no one was gossiping about Yunzhi? Was it because no one knew that Yunzhi had adopted a child? Otherwise, wouldn't those gossipy people in the circle be spreading rumors? Bah! They're biting the hand that feeds them, not recognizing a good intention. She was just offering a well-intentioned suggestion.
Yu Baisu seemed to have forgotten that she said this with the intention of encouraging Yunzhi to send KK back to the orphanage. In fact, it was indeed a divisive and alarmist statement.
Yunzhi crossed her arms, seemingly able to read Yu Baisu's mind. She tilted her head and said calmly, "Even if some people gossip, no one dares to gossip in front of me. I'm a very vengeful person."
She licked her teeth, emphasizing the word "holding a grudge".
Yu Baisu gave a dry laugh, a vein throbbing on her forehead. Her stomach pain intensified, and she panicked. Not wanting to be careless, she bid farewell to Yunzhi and hurriedly left, clutching her stomach.
Yunzhi watched Yu Baisu's departing figure, pursed her lips, and muttered under her breath, "Is she trying to scam me?"
Cheng Shuyan, standing to the side, twitched her lips slightly, pondered for a couple of seconds, and then shook her head. "Judging from her appearance, she seems genuinely unwell. It doesn't seem like she's trying to scam someone, but Zhizhi..."
Cheng Shuyan paused for a moment, recalling how Yunzhi had single-handedly rendered Yu Baisu speechless and made her hurriedly run away clutching her stomach. He shook his head with a smile, met Yunzhi's questioning gaze, looked down at the pendant clutched in KK's hand, and said in a low voice, "It's nothing, I was just thinking, do I also owe KK a gift?"
"Dad, I don't want any gift." KK spoke up before Yunzhi could say anything, and then raised his hand to hand the Buddha statue to Yunzhi, "Mom, here you go."
Yunzhi chuckled as she watched KK trying to stand on tiptoe. She bent down and gently pinched KK's nose, her eyes sparkling like a sky full of stars. "You gave it to me? This thing is very expensive."
"Mommy, all my things will be yours from now on. When KK grows up, he will buy Mommy even more expensive things." KK's voice was sweet but firm, leaving no doubt about his sincerity.
Yunzhi, who was just joking, suddenly felt that the pendant was incredibly heavy when she saw KK's serious expression. It wasn't the pendant that was heavy, but KK's sincerity. Yunzhi smiled and pushed KK's hand back.
"This is a gift from your aunt. It's yours. When KK makes a lot of money in the future, I'll only accept things that KK buys for me. I won't accept anything from other people."
When KK heard Yunzhi say no, he became a little anxious. But when he heard Yunzhi say that he could buy things with money when he grew up, his hand holding the pendant tightened little by little. He couldn't wait to grow up. KK had never looked forward to growing up as much as he did now, so that he could earn money to buy things for his new mother. He wanted to buy the best things in the world for his new mother. His new mother deserved it.
At this moment, Yunzhi had no idea that what was originally just a joke would be remembered by KK for a lifetime, nor did she know how much surprise and fright those words would bring her one day in the future.
"Shuyan, as for your gift, forget it. Your coming with me to adopt KK is already the biggest gift you can give me." After coaxing KK, Yunzhi looked helplessly at Cheng Shuyan, who had been making things worse.
Cheng Shuyan smiled but said nothing.