I insist

Chapter 533: The Truth

After Qiu Tianlei went in, Song Miqiu announced that the business would be closed for the day, and all customers who had not paid would have their meals free.

No sooner had he finished speaking than the city lord arrived with his men. Upon seeing Yu Huailin, he immediately knelt down and said, "This humble servant greets Your Majesty."

Yu Huailin waved his hand casually: "No need for such formalities. I only came here to pick someone up today. I didn't expect it to cause such a commotion."

"Have your men disperse these people; we have something to discuss."

Upon hearing Yu Huailin's words, the city lord nodded repeatedly and hurriedly went to disperse the people.

When the crowd saw that even the city lord had come to disperse them, they could only leave reluctantly, while the city lord himself stood guard at the entrance of the restaurant.

Song Miqiu and Yu Huailin exchanged a glance, and then stepped into the restaurant.

Tian Yumei was in the restaurant when she saw Qiu Tianlei enter with a grim expression, followed by a young woman dressed like her mother-in-law.

The woman was accompanied by Yu Huailin, who had been gone for a long time.

She walked over to Qiu Tianlei and, seeing his puzzled expression, asked, "Why do you look like that? What happened? Where's Mom?"

Qiu Tianlei turned to look at Song Miqiu, pointed at her, and said, "Where is she?"

Tian Yumei looked in the direction he was pointing and saw Song Miqiu. Somewhat bewildered, she asked, "What does this mean? What happened?"

"I already told him that I'm just using your mother's identity to live with you, but I'm not your mother. Your mother's body has already been buried in your hometown."

Regardless of whether I had no choice or not, I did lie to you and made you call me "Mom" for so long. It's all my fault, and I hope you can forgive me.

Song Miqiu looked at Qiu Tianlei and Tian Yumei, lowered her head slightly, and said apologetically.

After hearing Song Miqiu's words, Qiu Tianlei remained motionless and did not answer her for a long time. Instead, he thought of his mother's attitude towards them before.

Instead, Tian Yumei sighed and said, "Actually, I had my suspicions for a long time, and I'm willing to forgive you."

Upon hearing her words, Qiu Tianlei asked in disbelief, "You had suspected it all along? Then why didn't you tell me? When did you start to suspect it?"

"Actually, it's easy to find out. Did you really not have any doubts about how Mother treated us before?"

My mother used to treat me abusively, to put it bluntly, but then one day she changed, and that change was enough to make one suspicious.

And wasn't she very good to us? Don't you think she was even better to us?

Finally, Tian Yumei loudly questioned Qiu Tianlei.

Qiu Tianlei didn't deny Song Miqiu's kindness to them, but he was still in great pain. He said to Tian Yumei, "Even if Mother wasn't good to us..."

But she was still my mother. She's gone, and I didn't even know. I didn't even burn any paper money for her. I don't deserve to be her son at all.

Why are you so heartless? Why didn't you tell me your identity sooner? That's my mother, my mother, my own mother!

Song Miqiu was somewhat disappointed when she heard Qiu Tianlei's words. She had thought that Qiu Tianlei would forgive her like Tian Yumei, but she had overestimated herself.

"It's my fault. I don't know how to make it up to you. If you don't forgive me, I have nothing to say. After all, I made a mistake, and I should bear all the consequences."

Song Miqiu lowered her head, her eyes filled with desolation.

Seeing her like this, Yu Huailin felt very sorry for her. He went straight up to her, hugged her, and gently comforted her, saying, "Give them some time, they will understand."

After he finished speaking, he looked up at Tian Yumei and gave her a look.

Tian Yumei immediately understood what was going on, so she helped Qiu Tianlei up and said, "Alright, let's go to another room for a while, and we'll talk about this matter later."

Qiu Tianlei broke free from Tian Yumei's hand: "I don't want to leave. I'm asking you, who are you? What is your identity?"

Before Song Miqiu could speak, Yu Huailin answered for her.

"She is the daughter of the former Grand Tutor of the previous dynasty. Although she took advantage of your mother's identity, consider how she has treated you all these years, and how hard she has suffered."

Don't you really know? She's already done everything she could to make it up to you. Isn't that enough?

Yu Huailin felt a pang of heartache when he thought about how badly Song Miqiu had lived all these years, and his face turned very pale.

Song Miqiu didn't want to bring up the past. She reached out and grabbed Yu Huailin's hand, saying calmly, "Alright, that's enough."

Qiu Tianlei's face turned very ugly after being told this by Yu Huailin. He said softly, "I need to think about it. Don't force me."

After saying that, Qiu Tianlei walked to the other side, and Tian Yumei nodded to them and followed him to a room next door.

Qiu Tianlei sat in the chair; his complexion wasn't good, but it wasn't bad either.

"Are you trying to persuade me to forgive her? I want to forgive her too, but there's always a hurdle in my heart. She's my own mother, and I knew absolutely nothing about her."

I didn't bury her with my own hands, I didn't kowtow to her, I, as her son, did nothing. Am I even human? I'm a beast.

Qiu Tianlei said excitedly to Tian Yumei.

Tian Yumei sat down next to Qiu Tianlei and chuckled softly, "I understand your thoughts, and I also feel sorry for Mother, but what's done is done."

The girl had no choice but to do it. If she were truly ruthless, she could have simply disguised herself as her mother and left her body there.

They ignored her plight, leaving her body to be devoured by wild beasts. She buried her body, though she herself was heartbroken, but what could she do?

She's willing to see things from our perspective, so why can't we see things from hers? Even if we're in a certain situation now, it won't change anything.

Qiu Tianlei knew that Tian Yumei was right, but he still needed time to accept it.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. I know it will take you a long time to accept this. Young Master Yu came today, but I think they will leave soon."

We might never see each other again. Think about it yourself, what should you do then? Knowing that girl's personality, she'll definitely ask us if we want to come with her.

Tian Yumei poured Qiu Tianlei a cup of tea and said softly.

Without waiting for Qiu Tianlei's reply, she stood up, intending to leave the room, and suddenly said, "Actually, I'm very fortunate that she has lived with us all these years."

If it were my previous mother, I don't know if my child and I would still be alive today. For that, I am grateful to her.