Chapter 97: Her Feelings for Yan Wang Transcend the Book

Yan Yueqing wasn’t surprised by the situation fermenting online; the system had already warned her. What could she do about the original owner’s many transgressions but face them head-on?

Beyond resignation, she felt a hint of excitement, as if playing a challenging game, anticipating the obstacles set by the original owner.

However, when she heard that familiar yet distant voice speaking the most venomous words in the cruelest tone, Yan Yueqing froze! In the next instant, rage consumed all her emotions. She transformed, her face turning frighteningly cold.

Xu Li’s hand trembled. “Yueqing… are you alright?”

Yan Yueqing herself didn’t understand what was wrong. She had merely entered a book… Her feelings for Yan Wang should be the same as for the other children. Whether pity or affection, it should be evenly distributed, like a guardian’s love.

Yet, whenever something bad happened to Yan Wang or she heard slanderous remarks about him, an inexplicable anger would rise from deep within her.

Yan Yueqing didn’t want to admit it, but this emotion had a name.

Maternal love.

Did she truly have feelings for Yan Wang that transcended the book?

This feeling wasn’t a remnant of the original owner’s emotions or the body’s inherent sentiments. Rather, it felt engraved in her soul, a distant bond. Even after thousands of years, even across two worlds, the connection remained strong.

After the incident went viral on Weibo, netizens flooded the live stream. Seeing Yan Yueqing’s stunned, dark expression, many believed the revelation was true.

[Ugh, a leopard really can’t change its spots. I was just starting to like her, and now it’s all ruined!]

[My good impression of Yan Yueqing came from Yan Wang and Yan Bao. Now I know she’s just using her kids for fame and even cursing her own child to die. How terrifying!]

[She probably didn’t expect to be exposed by a recording. That dumbfounded look says it all. With her intelligence, I doubt she can come up with a counter-strategy.]

[Maybe Yan Yueqing should consider letting someone else raise Wang Wang. A person like you doesn’t deserve to have a son!]

The children were still engrossed in discussing the website, their conversation in full swing.

Seeing Xu Li anxiously searching for Yan Yueqing, others might not have noticed, but Yan Wang was the first to sense something was amiss.

Upon seeing his mother standing frozen with an icy expression, he frowned and slowly walked over. “What’s wrong?”

His soft, childish voice carried a fragile quality that tugged at one’s heartstrings.

Yan Yueqing lifted her gaze to meet her son’s eyes.

Yan Wang’s eyes were pure black, like a deep abyss, possessing a beautiful yet deadly allure. His delicate face remained exquisite; the pallor of illness didn’t diminish his appearance but instead added a melancholic charm.

She truly adored this beautiful and sensitive son… and deeply resented the original owner for mistreating Yan Wang!

Yan Yueqing reached out and embraced her son tightly.

Across from them, Jun Yan thought: Why wasn’t I the one who noticed Sister Yueqing’s distress?! How did this brat get there first?!**

He ran over, unwilling to be outdone. “Sister Yueqing, what happened?”

His tone was soft and ingratiating.

Yan Wang glanced coolly at Jun Yan without saying anything.

Instead, he slowly extended his arms, affectionately encircling his mother’s neck.

The movement felt as if time had slowed down by half.

Jun Yan: ???!!!

You’re staking your claim, aren’t you!

Tang Tang and Tian Tian also rushed over, expressing their concern for Yan Yueqing.

Holding her son close, she gently looked at the little ones: “I’m fine. Some negative news about me surfaced online. I’m just a bit upset.”

Jun Yan immediately responded: “Who dares to slander Sister Yueqing? I’ll contact the legal department right away.”

“No need,” Yan Yueqing stopped him.

Then, in front of everyone, she played that recording aloud. The cold and ruthless conversation echoed in the empty room like a demon’s whisper, chilling everyone to the bone.

The children were all stunned.

Yan Wang’s face turned deathly pale!

Yan Yueqing knew this matter was a knot between her and her son. If she didn’t resolve it, it would be like a bomb buried underground—forever harboring danger.

She spoke earnestly and calmly: “When you were born, your health was very poor. The hospital issued multiple critical condition notices. I stood outside the ward, praying to heaven that if you could recover, I would give my life in exchange…”

Yan Wang lowered his lashes, remaining silent.

Recalling Yan Wang’s birth, Yan Yueqing felt as if she had experienced it herself, a mixture of heartache and relief.

“Your great-grandfather—my grandfather—specifically sought a protective talisman for you… Later, a master said that we couldn’t stay together long; otherwise, one of us would die or be hurt…”

Remembering Pudu’s words, that indescribable sorrow spread through her chest once more.

Initially skeptical of such superstitions, she eventually left the hospital at her grandfather’s insistence.

Miraculously, as soon as she left, Yan Wang’s condition improved.

When she returned to the hospital later, he had been admitted to the ICU…

Her grandfather advised her to stay home instead…

Desperate and unable to think clearly, she felt that since they couldn’t be together as mother and son, perhaps exchanging her life for his would be better.

Then…

She jumped from the third floor.

That shattering pain was etched into her bones.

Yan Yueqing felt as though her soul was about to disperse…

And then…

There was nothing but blankness—a gap filled with narrative fragments written by the original owner…

As she recounted this part of her story, an audacious thought suddenly arose—could it be that she really was Yan Yueqing? That she was indeed Yan Wang’s mother?

Had another soul taken over after she jumped?

Now… had she finally returned?!

Her eyes widened in disbelief…

Impossible, right?! If that were true, then where did this book’s plot come from?! She had merely… merely entered a story…

For the first time, doubts arose within Yan Yueqing regarding this matter!

Hearing this, Yan Wang looked up with tears in his eyes: “Mom shouldn’t do foolish things…”

Yan Yueqing pulled herself together and hugged him tighter: “From then on, my days were muddled… including this recording… I have no memory of it.”

These words belonged to the original owner but were not spoken by her own mouth.

By explaining this way, Yan Yueqing did not deceive her son.

The live stream comments lit up with discussions:

[So Yan Yueqing went through all this? But honestly, we shouldn’t indulge in superstitions!]

[Believe it or not, I suppose. Back home, we had a father-son pair who faced constant troubles after birth. Eventually, they consulted someone who said their fates clashed. The father had no choice but to leave for work, and only then did his son survive smoothly.]

[Actually, feng shui and fortune-telling have historical roots. The wealthier the family, the more they tend to believe in these things.]