The babies grew very quickly. In the blink of an eye, they were over six months old—three chubby, fair-skinned little ones crawling around the cake shop every day.
Many customers who came to buy cakes loved teasing them.
The eldest was very cold and aloof. No matter how people tried to amuse him, he never smiled. Unlike the second and third children, who were lively and energetic.
From the beginning, Jiang Banyue had been curious and observed her eldest son for several months. A bold guess formed in her mind, but she never dared to confirm it.
..
At night, Jiang Banyue closed the shop and carried all three babies upstairs.
The second and third babies giggled and drooled in her arms, while the eldest turned his head away with obvious disgust.
“Ha ha!”
Seeing this, Jiang Banyue couldn’t help laughing. She lowered her head and kissed all three babies.
Back in the bedroom, she placed them on the bed and pinched the eldest’s cheek.
“Huai Jin, you’re the big brother. Watch your younger brother and sister. Mom is going to the bathroom.”
She turned and left.
When Jiang Huai Jin saw his younger brother lying on the bed happily chewing on his own feet, drool dripping everywhere, he rolled his eyes and turned away. Then he grabbed his younger sister, who was trying to crawl off the bed. Jiang Huai Rou suddenly pounced into her brother’s arms and started biting him.
Jiang Huai Jin was caught off guard and got knocked onto the bed.
“Jiang Huai Rou, get up! You’re getting drool all over my face!”
After saying that, he froze.
He stared blankly at his mother standing at the bathroom door.
At that moment, Jiang Banyue finally confirmed it.
Jiang Huai Jin had been reborn.
..
“Huai Jin, can you talk to Mom for a moment?”
“Mom, I…” Jiang Huai Jin lowered his head and said nothing.
Seeing this, Jiang Banyue also stayed silent. She walked forward, bent down, and picked him up.
“Baby, you are Mom’s most precious child. Mom knows you must have suffered a lot. From now on, with Mom here, I will never allow anyone to hurt you again.”
Jiang Huai Jin broke down crying. His body trembled as he buried himself in her arms.
“Mom… why did you only come now… why didn’t you come earlier…”
“I’m sorry, baby. Mom came too late.”
Thinking of how her eldest son in the novel had been hit by a car and died, lying in a pool of blood with his eyes open, Jiang Banyue felt a sharp pain in her heart, as if she couldn’t breathe.
Mother and son cried together.
The second and third babies on the bed were frightened. Jiang Banyue quickly put him down and went to comfort the other two babies. After finally getting them to sleep, the mother and son went to another room to talk.
..
“Mom, in my previous life, I was deliberately hit and killed by a car. After I died, I didn’t reincarnate. I stayed as a wandering spirit in the human world. I saw with my own eyes that Huai Yu was framed and sent to prison, and my little sister was deliberately lured into a relationship that caused her to lose her child and die. I won’t let them go!”
A strong hatred erupted in Jiang Huai Jin’s eyes.
Jiang Banyue hugged him tightly, her heart aching.
“Who was it? Who harmed you? Was it Liu Juan?”
Jiang Huai Jin shook his head, uncertain.
“I don’t know. It might be her. I’m not sure.”
After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Banyue asked:
“What about your father? What happened to him later?”
“He…”
Jiang Huai Jin closed his eyes in pain, as if recalling something unbearable.
“He was betrayed during an undercover mission… and killed.”
“What!”
Jiang Banyue was in disbelief.
Wasn’t Shen Yunhe supposed to be the male lead? How could he be dead? What exactly was going on?
Could it be she read a fake novel?
The Shen family father and sons all ended badly. She suddenly felt like this seemed like a conspiracy targeting the Shen family—but the Shen family was just an ordinary family. The book never mentioned any enemies.
They lived in Shanghe Village. Grandpa Shen was a retired soldier. Shen’s father was a truck driver. Shen’s mother was an ordinary housewife. Shen Yunhe joined the army at 17 and rose step by step to become a regiment commander through his own effort.
Seeing her son’s low mood, Jiang Banyue quickly picked him up and gently comforted him.
“Baby, don’t think too much. It’s time to sleep. Mommy is here.”
“Mm.”
A child’s body always gets sleepy easily. Jiang Huai Jin yawned and closed his eyes, falling asleep.