After Yu Jun left that day, my mom prepared a whole table of dishes.

She sat across from me, restless and her eyes wandering.

I knew that my mom had no idea what she did wrong, causing the man who once said he would take care of her for a lifetime to become a completely different person.

She couldn't imagine that it was because she had lost her usefulness, and that the man had fallen out of love.

All she felt was that she didn't cook enough, didn't make it flavorful enough, and couldn't keep him.

My relationship with Yu Jun had already turned icy a long time ago.

In other words, unless he died and I had to claim the body, I couldn't think of any reason why I would actively seek him out.

Ironically, just as he said we would no longer have contact, he showed up at my school gate the next day.

He drove his ostentatious luxury car and took away the top student in our grade, Xiao Yan.

I pulled my hoodie over my head, hailed a taxi, and followed them.

As I watched them, arms linked, preparing to enter a fancy Western restaurant, Xiao Yan even pecked Yu Jun on the left cheek before getting out of the car.

Just as they were being affectionate, Yu Jun's phone rang.

After looking at the caller ID, he impatiently frowned.

"Could it be that crazy Lin Zhi? When is she going to die? You can still get a sum of money."

Lin Zhi is my mom, and when Xiao Yan said these words, her mouth still carried a self-proclaimed mischievous smile.

I couldn't help it, and swiftly walked forward to slap Xiao Yan.

The incident happened suddenly, and they both didn't react for a moment.

A few seconds later, Xiao Yan covered her face and burst into tears, "Dad, who is she?"

While comforting her, Yu Jun anxiously explained, "This is Yu Jiang."

Half a moment later, he quickly added in a vague manner, "She's the sister I mentioned to you before."

Wiping away Xiao Yan's tears, he stared at me with a vicious look, and pushed me stumbling.

"Yu Jiang! You!"

Before he finished speaking, I spat on his disgusting face, turned around without looking back, and left.

Xiao Yan's provocative expression kept appearing in my mind.

I never noticed before, but now looking back, I realized that she really is a lot like Yu Jun.

I inherited my mom's looks, with a standard oval face and a high nose bridge.

Xiao Yan, on the other hand, has the same broad face and thick lips as Yu Jun.

Although my mom suffered brain damage when she was young, with her own abilities and family background, she could have easily found a good man to take care of her for a lifetime.

But things didn't go as planned. On her way to visit a friend, she was attacked by hooligans.

Yu Jun appeared at that time, saved my mom from being forcibly violated, and almost silenced her forever.

At that time, people were conservative, and my paternal grandparents were afraid of the incident spreading, so they were prepared to give Yu Jun a large sum of hush money.

I don't know if it left too deep of a psychological scar.

During that time, my mom didn't let anyone except for Yu Jun touch her.

Even in front of my grandparents, Yu Jun claimed to have developed feelings for my mom, that he wouldn't abandon her, and that he would take care of her for a lifetime.

And so, Yu Jun took the hundred thousand dowry my mom brought, along with my grandparents' lifelong savings.

He first bought an education, wanting to climb the ranks in the government, but after several setbacks, he started from scratch and built his own business.

My mom accompanied him through a lot of hardships, living in rental houses, basements, and constantly hiding from debt collectors.

It wasn't until the past two years that his career finally started to take off.

But just as they were about to move into a big house, my mom received a devastating blow.

That day, all I had left in my pocket was a five-yuan bill, and I had twisted my foot.

I hobbled down the street, knowing that Yu Jun had a bad character.

But I didn't expect it to be this rotten, and unfortunately, the weather turned against me too.

A thunderclap sounded from above, and heavy rain suddenly poured down. I ran to take shelter under the eaves of a small shop.

The wind was strong, blowing directly into my soaked clothes, and I curled up to keep warm.

My emotions erupted in an instant, and I hugged my arms tightly, crying uncontrollably.

I wasn't sad because of Yu Jun, but because I felt sorry for my mom.

"Hey hey hey! Stop daydreaming, look quickly, the shop owner has come to the comment section!"

My classmate nudged me with her elbow, snapping me back to reality.

"Let me see."

I snatched the phone from her, "Jiang Xin Breakfast Shop" was the username.

It was indeed my mom, and I had helped her register this account.

I taught her how to type, how to film videos, and how to promote her breakfast shop.

"Don't sell dirty mantou... Nannan is doing homework nearby... Be good."

Just two simple sentences, with no connection between them, and one could even say that they didn't make sense.

But I knew what she meant, that the dirty mantou shouldn't be sold to customers.

She would keep it to eat for herself. As for the latter sentence...

She saw Yu Jun, but she didn't understand why he didn't get out of the car to take a look at me, who was doing homework nearby.

I tightly covered my mouth, and the noise around me suddenly went silent.

My mom, who had accompanied the man from nothing to something, pushing a small cart to sell breakfast, watched as the couple passed by.

Even if she was foolish, no one could be sadder than her.

Our homeroom teacher once again reminded us about some matters regarding the college entrance exam before letting us go.

I walked out of the school slowly with my backpack.

"Nannan!" a voice filled with joy came from far away and approached.