With reddened eyes, Song Yan bent his waist, looked into Su Lanying's eyes, and said, "Lanying, I know you don't like me right now, but I promise you will like me in the future. I will treat you well, I will do everything to make you like me. So, don't push me away. Give me a chance, okay?"
When they heard his words, they were stunned. Mother Song couldn't believe that her proud son would one day lower his head and act so humbly in front of a village girl.
Seeing how her son was pleading with a village girl, she couldn't hold it back anymore and asked angrily, "Song Yan, what do you think you are doing?!"
Hearing his mother's words, Song Yan turned and said through gritted teeth, "Mother, didn't I tell you not to interfere in my matters? What are you doing here?"
"Can't I come to see what kind of girl seduced you?" Mother Song asked him back.
"Mother, I like Lanying, and it's me who pursued her. It has nothing to do with her. Please watch your words and show respect to her!" Song Yan said angrily.
Mother Song was shocked by how protective her son was of the girl and felt hurt. She clenched her handkerchief tightly and said, pointing at him, "Y-you, you actually raise your voice at your mother because of her. Are you forgetting that I'm your mother?"
Song Yan took a deep breath to calm down and said, "If you are my mother, then please respect my feelings and decision. I'm already an adult. I'm no longer the little boy who could be controlled by you."
"Mother, this is my life. The one who will spend the rest of my life with me is my wife, not you. So please stop interfering in my life and my marriage."
"Son, why can't you understand your mother? I did everything for your own good!" Mother Song said.
Shaking his head, Song Yan said, "Mother, you did everything for yourself. You are used to controlling everything. When I'm no longer under your control, you say that I'm unfilial."
"You say that my father and I are abandoning you and that we don't love you. But Mother, have you ever thought about why we can't live under the same roof with you anymore? Why does our family end up like this?" he asked.
Mother Song was stunned by his words and couldn't find a word to refute him. She knew that she was ill and had sought treatment all these years. But no matter how much medicine she took or how many treatments she tried, she couldn't get better at all.
After her husband chose to live separately from her, she always lived in fear of being abandoned by everyone. She could only face that fear alone and put up a strong front.
She thought no one saw her weakness—but today, she finally understood that her son knew everything.
When she met her son's gaze, her heart sank and a chill ran down her spine. Opening her trembling lips, she said, "Son, I—"
Understanding his mother's condition, Song Yan knew he couldn't push her too hard. So, he closed his eyes for a moment and said, "Mother, please go to town and find an inn first. I will visit you in a few days."
Mother Song wanted to reject his suggestion, but when she saw how pale her son's face was, she closed her mouth and left—though not without giving Su Lanying one last glare.
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