Chapter 214: Yan Shunhua
Seeing the teenager fall silent again, Yiyi felt a bit helpless. In the end, she ignored him and continued walking home.
However, the teenager continued to follow Yiyi and did not leave.
"You should go home quickly, otherwise your family will worry," Yiyi said as they were almost home. The teenager still hadn’t left, so she turned back to speak to him.
The teenager heard this and said in a low voice, "No one will worry."
"You..."
Yiyi didn’t know what to say. At that moment, Ding Yuejun came out and said, "Yiyi, you’re back." When she saw the teenager behind Yiyi, she asked, "Who is this?"
Upon hearing this, Yiyi explained the situation.
Ding Yuejun quickly said, "In that case, let him come in and sit down. It looks like he’s hurt. Let’s put some medicine on him quickly."
Seeing her mother say this, Yiyi didn’t say much and brought the teenager inside without further ado.
"Let me apply some medicine on you first. Bear with the pain, okay?" Ding Yuejun said gently after grabbing some medicine for the teenager.
The teenager looked at Ding Yuejun, eventually nodded obediently.
However, when Ding Yuejun saw the crisscrossed bruises on the teenager’s body, she couldn’t help but express her shock, "Did those people do this? This is too much."
Yiyi also saw this and furrowed her brows, "These shouldn’t be caused by those people." She didn’t see those people holding anything, and the bruises on the teenager seemed to be caused by sticks.
Ding Yuejun quickly said, "Is someone else bullying you? You mustn’t let others bully you. Even if you can’t beat them, you should run, got it?" With that, she hurried to apply medicine on the teenager.
Upon hearing Ding Yuejun’s words, the teenager’s eyes slightly reddened. Today, not only did he meet Yiyi, who stood up for justice, but he also encountered Ding Yuejun, who showed concern for him. They both touched him, as he hadn’t felt such care in a long time.
"Young boss, madam, we’re here."
From outside came Mo Ping’s voice. Yiyi glanced at the time and realized it was already dinnertime.
Ding Yuejun also realized, "Dinner is ready; hurry and sit down." She then looked at the teenager and said, "Your medicine is applied, so sit down and eat too."
"Oh..."
When Guo Ming entered and saw the teenager, he couldn’t help but frown.
Seeing this, Yiyi asked, "Master, what’s wrong?"
"Why is he here?"
Yiyi explained how she rescued the teenager and then asked, "Master, do you know him?"
The teenager also looked toward Guo Ming, but he didn’t recognize the middle-aged man in front of him.
However, Guo Ming really did recognize him, "I’ve seen him once. He should be Suxin’s son."
"What..."
Upon hearing this, Ding Yuejun and Yiyi were shocked.
"He’s... really Aunt Yin’s son?"
Guo Ming nodded, "It should be him. I saw him once from afar before."
At this moment, the teenager stood up, "You know my mother?" But soon, his expression calmed as if he hadn’t just asked that question.
Ding Yuejun knew there must be a story here, but since Yin Suxin hadn’t mentioned it before, she didn’t ask much. Instead, she smiled and said, "Yes, we all know your mother. But for now, let’s eat dinner."
"And she..."
The calm expression on the teenager’s face turned urgent once again, but he refrained from asking more.
Mo Ping, standing to the side, curiously asked, "What’s your name?"
"I’m called Yan Shunhua."
The teenager answered simply.
Upon hearing this, Ding Yuejun said, "Then we’ll just call you Shunhua."
Yan Shunhua nodded, then sat down to eat dinner with them. After the meal, he couldn’t help but ask, "Where is my mother now?"
Instead of answering, Guo Ming asked, "What’s with your injuries?"
Upon hearing this, Yan Shunhua went silent, eventually saying, "My father beat me."
Guo Ming frowned upon hearing this.
Even the others looked displeased, and Ding Yuejun asked directly, "Why did your father beat you, and so harshly at that?"
"No reason, just a few words from my stepmother."
Seeing the bitter expression on Yan Shunhua’s face, Ding Yuejun felt heartbroken, "How can your father be like this."
"It’s actually nothing. My mother abandoned me, my father doesn’t like me, I’m just a child no one wants." Yan Shunhua thought of the days he had been living and became gloomy.
"Your mother didn’t abandon you."
Guo Ming looked at Yan Shunhua, snorted coldly, and said, "In fact, it’s because of you that your mother had to leave Shangjing."
"What do you mean by that?"
Yan Shunhua quickly raised his head to look at Guo Ming, his eyes full of urgency.
"I don’t know the specifics, but I only know your mother left Shangjing because of something."
Ding Yuejun added, "Suxin is such a gentle person; how could she abandon her own son? There must be some misunderstanding; you can’t blame your mother."
Although Yan Shunhua wanted to know Suxin’s whereabouts, there was still some resentment in his eyes when he mentioned being abandoned.
When Yan Shunhua heard Ding Yuejun’s words, he fell silent.
"Alright, Shunhua, don’t overthink it. When your mother arrives, you can ask her calmly."
"Will my mother come to Shangjing?"
There was a trace of hope on Yan Shunhua’s face.
Ding Yuejun found herself stumped by the question; she remembered before when they asked Yin Suxin to come to Shangjing, she and Yiyi hoped that Yin Suxin would come, but she declined without a second thought.
"Don’t worry, we’ll inform Aunt Yin."
Yiyi said straightforwardly and then asked, "Are you going home later?"
Yan Shunhua refused without hesitation, "I’m not going back."
Seeing so many injuries on Yan Shunhua, Ding Yuejun was worried about letting him return home, "Then stay here tonight."
After arranging a place for Yan Shunhua to stay, Ding Yuejun spoke to her daughter with some emotion, "I never expected your Aunt Yin to have so much hardship."
Yiyi also felt emotional and said, "Master will notify Aunt Yin tomorrow. Once Aunt Yin arrives in Shangjing, we can handle this properly."
"Right, let Suxin have a good talk with Shunhua then."
Hearing this, Yiyi nodded with a smile and then mentioned the shop’s renovation, "Mom, Boss Wu will bring people to look at the shop tomorrow, we should go together when the time comes."
Seeing that her daughter had arranged everything, Ding Yuejun nodded quickly, "Sure, we’ll be there on time tomorrow."
The next day, after entrusting Yan Shunhua to Guo Ming, Ding Yuejun and Yiyi went to the shop on the street.
"Boss Wu, sorry to keep you waiting."