Gu Lingyi stared at Jin Jumo for a long mont without speaking.
Jin Jumo also remained silent, her eyes still bloodshot, quietly watching Gu Lingyi.
"Okay." Gu Lingyi suddenly said with a slight smile.
Jin Jumo’s hands, hanging at her sides, suddenly clenched. She hurried forward and took Hanhan from the man’s arms.
"Baby, does it hurt? It hurts a lot, doesn’t it?" Jin Jumo looked at Hanhan’s bruised wrist with heartache, tears streaming down.
Hanhan’s eyes gradually filled with tears, he pouted his lips, trying hard to hold back his cries.
His small hand gently cupped Jin Jumo’s face, the soft yet icy fingers carefully wiped her tears, though his voice was choked, "Mom, it doesn’t hurt at all, don’t cry."
How could it not hurt?
Jin Jumo tightly hugged Hanhan, her face buried in his small shoulder, her voice hoarse, "I’m sorry, it’s all Mommy’s fault."
Hanhan sniffed, raised his other hand to wipe his eyes, and shook his head, "They’re too bad!"
At this mont, Jin Jumo couldn’t hold back her sobs.
Gu Lingyi frowned, signaling the two n to leave.
After the two n left one after the other, Gu Lingyi set down Xixi.
Xixi quickly ran to Jin Jumo’s side, tightly wrapping her arms around Jin Jumo’s thigh, her voice shaky, "Mommy, Mommy, I want a hug..."
Jin Jumo took a deep breath, squatted down, and pulled Xixi into her arms, crying while kissing her little face, unable to speak.
"Mommy, Xixi is so scared, they’re all bad people, Xixi is scared..." Even though she was already in Jin Jumo’s arms, Xixi was still nervously squeezing closer.
"Xixi, don’t be afraid, soon you and your brother will be ho."
Jin Jumo’s eyes were red and swollen, looking at Xixi with tenderness, she gently caressed her cheek and spoke hoarsely.
Xixi continued to cry incessantly, wanting to leave this terrifying place imdiately!
Jin Jumo’s throat choked up, she held back her sobs and gently touched Xixi’s and Hanhan’s little faces, then looked at Gu Lingyi, "She’s your aunt, not a bad person. In a bit, she’ll take you ho."
As Jin Jumo spoke, she took Xixi’s and Hanhan’s little hands and turned to Gu Lingyi, "Xixi, Hanhan, call your aunt."
Xixi and Hanhan looked at Gu Lingyi, but neither spoke.
Sothing flashed quickly in Gu Lingyi’s eyes, she then shifted her gaze from their innocent faces to Jin Jumo, "If you have sothing to say, say it. Don’t waste ti."
Jin Jumo slightly lowered her eyes, pulling Xixi and Hanhan into her arms once more. After a mont, she raised her long eyelashes to look at Gu Lingyi, "Does she know about this?"
Though Jin Jumo hadn’t specified who, Gu Lingyi imdiately understood who "she" was!
Gu Lingyi thought of how Liang Yi had once made her promise not to harm Jin Jumo, and her brow furrowed, "What kind of answer do you want? She doesn’t know, or she does?"
Jin Jumo gave a bitter smile, "I guess she knows. Even though both you and I are her flesh and blood, your place in her heart is incomparable. For you, even if it ans sacrificing , she would choose to do so without a second thought."
Looking at Jin Jumo’s desolate face, Gu Lingyi’s eyes flickered, "She didn’t know I would do this. If she had known, she would have tried to stop at all costs.
So, she may be cruel and harsh to you, but in her heart, you’re still her child. Even a tigress won’t eat her cubs."
Perhaps because she was aware of her impending end, Gu Lingyi’s words were indeed honest at that mont.
"May I know why you’re doing this?" Jin Jumo asked.
Gu Lingyi frowned, looking impatiently at Jin Jumo, "Do you really not know, or are you pretending to be ignorant?"
Jin Jumo pressed her lips, "Is it for Rong Mochen?"
"If it weren’t for your sudden appearance, Brother Mo Chen wouldn’t have called off the engagent with . If not for you, I wouldn’t have to endure the scrutiny from the public, feeling watched wherever I go, with everyone waiting to see make mistakes, make a fool of myself, and then beco a laughingstock over als!
If it weren’t for you, I would have married Brother Mo Chen after graduating. It’s all because of you, you’ve ruined everything for ! Jin Jumo, why didn’t you really die four years ago? If you had, I wouldn’t have to do all this!" Gu Lingyi glared at Jin Jumo with clenched teeth, her pupils fiercely dilated, showing her intense resentnt.
Jin Jumo didn’t respond to her accusations.
After a brief silence, Jin Jumo lowered her voice, "I have one more request."
Gu Lingyi widened her eyes, "Jin Jumo, don’t push your limits! You’re in no position to negotiate here!"
Jin Jumo looked at her, "Could I say one last thing to Ms. Liang?"
Gu Lingyi, "..."
Gu Lingyi wasn’t surprised by Jin Jumo’s request.
Because in her mory, Jin Jumo’s attitude towards Liang Yi could be considered cold.
But in this life-and-death mont, she wanted to talk to Liang Yi...
"What do you want to say to her?" Gu Lingyi looked at her warily.
"I’ve always wanted to ask her a question, but never had the chance." Jin Jumo lightly lowered her eyelashes, her expression sowhat desolate. "I don’t want to reach the end of my life without having asked it."
"You know that calling anyone now won’t get you off this ship, right?" Gu Lingyi stared at her.
Jin Jumo slowly lifted her eyelids, her gaze bleak, "Of course I know, so I won’t waste my energy on aningless things."
"You better not!"
Gu Lingyi frowned tightly, took out her phone, and dialed Liang Yi’s number.
"Yiyi, where did you go? Mommy can’t find you anywhere."
The mont the call connected, Liang Yi’s slightly anxious voice ca through.
Gu Lingyi looked at Jin Jumo, her voice clear, "Mommy, I’m with my sister now. She has sothing to ask you, so talk to her."
Gu Lingyi handed the phone to Jin Jumo, and put it on speakerphone.
"What? You’re with your sister? Where are you?" Liang Yi’s voice was tense and slightly trembling.
Gu Lingyi didn’t speak, just stared directly at Jin Jumo.
Jin Jumo closed her eyes, took a deep breath, her voice hoarse, "It’s ."
"...Momo."
Liang Yi’s voice trembled more severely, with a trace of a choking sound of palpitations.
"When I was four, you sent to the orphanage and told you’d be back soon to pick up. Was it sincere or just to comfort ?" Jin Jumo’s voice was very light.
"Momo, let’s not talk about that now. Where are you? Where are you and Yiyi? Are you okay, huh? The children, are they there too? Momo, Momo," Liang Yi suddenly started crying.
At this mont, Jin Jumo had reason to believe that the reason she was crying was out of genuine fear for her safety, fear of her death.
But her heart didn’t stir a bit, terrifyingly calm.
Jin Jumo’s mouth twitched lightly at the corners, "I just want to know, were you sincere when you said you’d co back for ?"
Liang Yi sobbed, her voice hoarse and suppressed, "Momo, I was sincere. When mom said she’d co back for you, she truly planned to go get you after things settled down. But then things happened, and..."
Jin Jumo’s lips trembled, her eyes reddened intensely, yet not a tear, "If ti could go back, would you still..."
"No, I wouldn’t Momo. I’m sorry, I’m sorry Momo. It’s my fault, it’s my fault.
Yiyi, Yiyi don’t do sothing foolish, she’s your sister, Yiyi, mommy is begging you, don’t hurt her and the children. Yiyi, turn back, okay? You’re still young, only nineteen." Liang Yi cried out hoarsely and excitedly.
Liang Yi knew better than anyone that if Gu Lingyi and Gu Yaoqin really did sothing to Jin Jumo today, everything would be over! Completely destroyed!
Rong Mochen and that man from Country C wouldn’t spare the Gu Family, nor anyone who had ever hard Jin Jumo!
By then, even if they escaped to the ends of the earth, it would be to no avail.
Their final outco would surely be worse than Jin Jumo’s, a thousand tis, ten thousand tis worse!
Perhaps this was the reason Liang Yi warned Jin Jumo to be careful of the people around her!
Because she knew better than anyone how terrifying the people from the Mu Family were, how terrifying Rong Mochen was!
Gu Yaoqin, he was too arrogant!
He thought he could dispose of Jin Jumo without anyone knowing, he thought he could play everyone, and then continue to be the superior one, developing his real estate empire!
But an arrogant person will ultimately fall because of his arrogance!
Hearing Liang Yi’s crying and gasping, Gu Lingyi’s eyes flashed with impatience, but she didn’t speak, just stared at Jin Jumo, as if urging her to end the call quickly.
Jin Jumo slightly clenched her palms, "After all these years, I’ve always wanted to ask you this question, but feared a disappointing answer. Today I finally asked it, and in a way, that’s closure."
"Momo, let Yiyi talk to , I beg her, beg her to let you go." Liang Yi cried.
Jin Jumo lowered her eyelashes, and said softly, "It’s useless, you know better than anyone, she won’t let go. So there’s no need for futile efforts."
She paused, "In the future, take care of yourself."
"Momo, don’t say such things. Tell mommy where you are now, tell mommy the location, mommy will co to find you." Liang Yi’s voice was urgent.
"I don’t know where this is either. But even if I did, and told you, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to wait for you to co rescue ." Jin Jumo said quietly.
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