C2: Mama Yu's Little bun has hemophilia!!!
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At that moment, a firm voice sounded from the entrance of the courtyard, and everyone instinctively straightened.
Grandmother Zhen had arrived.
She walked in slowly, supported by a servant, her posture straight and proud, and her sharp eyes swept across the courtyard like a cold wind.
As the matriarch of the Zhen family, she carried an air of authority that made people lower their heads without thinking.
She was her father's mother, and she loved her youngest son dearly. He was powerful, successful, and had what looked like a perfect family.
But Yu Lian…
Grandmother Zhen's gaze landed on the woman kneeling in the snow, and her brows immediately furrowed.
In her eyes, the woman standing beside her strong and powerful son should be equally strong, someone who could stand tall and face society with confidence. Not someone so quiet and gentle that anyone could step on her.
Otherwise, how could such a person represent the Zhen family?
So when Zhen Yuwei began calling Aunty Chen "mother" and showing her affection, Grandmother Zhen said nothing.
And Aunty Chen…
She was kind, gentle, and knew how to behave. Even though she was already married and had no child of her own, Grandmother Zhen did not mind.
As long as her precious granddaughter was happy, nothing else mattered.
Zhen Yuwei used to love her grandmother very much.
She knew the old woman was not truly bad, she only wanted the best for her family.
But the moment Grandmother Zhen spoke, Zhen Yuwei's face darkened.
The air in the courtyard turned cold.
Even from a distance, anyone could sense the shift. Zhen Yuwei was the daughter of the cold, and calculating Mr. Zhen.
Even without saying anything, her anger could be felt. Her aura alone was enough to command attention. When the little bun was displeased, the entire household shivered.
Naturally, they assumed Yu Lian had caused this. Everyone knew the little girl hated her mother's presence so much that she had once demanded her father divorce Yu Lian.
"Yu Lian, see what you've done to the little dumpling…"
When Aunty Chen spoke, her voice was clear and gentle, like flowing water.
It sounded so sincere that anyone who heard it would feel their heart soften.
Grandmother Zhen frowned immediately and nodded. That wretched woman had made her granddaughter unhappy and Grandmother Zhen never tolerated such things! "Butler Zhen, have the servants whip her until the child is satisfied."
The old woman was very ruthless to her enemies, and merciful only to her family!
Zhen Yuwei watched, horrified, as Yu Lian's body trembled. This was not the first time she had been punished. Every whipping left her mother burning with fever for days.
To make things worse, Zhen Yuwei herself had once forced her mother to live like a servant in the house.
Even in death she had not been able to escape that suffering.
The light in Zhen Yuwei's eyes dimmed. She watched as the maids walked forward without respect.
They looked down on Yu Lian, stepping over her as if she was nothing. She slept in the dipililatated part of the servant quarters, ate leftovers, and wore thin clothes.
She didn't look like the wife of a rich family at all.
Maid 1 stepped forward boldly, raising the whip high.
She had always disliked Yu Lian. Back then, she had supported Aunty Chen and believed she was the only one worthy of standing beside Mr. Zhen.
When Yu Lian suddenly appeared and married into the family, many people were unhappy.
But they endured it, until now. Now that even the young miss despised her own mother, they finally had the chance to act freely.
Maid 1 raised the whip high and brought it down hard.
But before it could strike Yu Lian, Zhen Yuwei ran forward. The whip's cruel metal tipped with sharp points tore into Zhen Yuwei's small back instead, and the sound of flesh splitting echoed through the courtyard.
"Ah—Wei!"
Crack!
For a moment, everything went silent.
Zhen Yuwei's small body trembled, but she did not move away. The thin white coat on her back tore instantly, and bright red blood quickly spread, staining the soft fabric.
The whip was made with hard metal, and the edges were very sharp. Even a light strike would break the skin.
And Zhen Yuwei…
Her body was different. Even the smallest wound would bleed endlessly.The entire Zhen family had always been careful with her, afraid she would get hurt.
But now—
She stood there quietly, as if she could not feel the pain at all. Because compared to what she had suffered in her past life… this was nothing.
Back then, Aunty Chen had been far more cruel. She had used even harsher whips, striking her again and again until she lost consciousness, only sending her to the hospital when it was too late.
And no one dared to speak fearing the Zhen family would retaliate if anything happened. Because by then, Aunty Chen had already become the lady of the house.
Zhen Yuwei slowly lifted her head. Her clear, bright eyes looked straight at Yu Lian, the morning sunlight caught the delicate curve of her face, lighting it like a little angel.
Then, she smiled. "I'm sorry…"
These were the words she had wanted to say for a lifetime. But in her past life, she never got the chance.
After the divorce, her mother disappeared completely, as if she had never existed in this world. No matter how hard she searched, she could not find her again.
She had lived with that regret until her final breath.
Now, she finally said it.
Her voice was soft, but everyone heard it.
Yu Lian "..."
Aunty Chen froze. "..."
For a moment, no one even noticed the blood still flowing from the child's back, drop by drop falling onto the white snow, staining it like blooming flowers.
She was too adorable and adorable!
Wei Xinyue was the first to come back to her senses.
She stared at the spreading blood on the white coat, and her face turned pale.
"Blood… Ah-Wei is bleeding…!" she screamed.