Time-Travel: The Tragic Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character Makes a Comeback

CHAPTER 132: The 1980s Villain’s Biological Mother (25)

　　The bracelet was simply too valuable, so Mu Yao felt uncomfortable accepting it. She instinctively tried to refuse.

　　“Auntie, this is way too expensive…”

　　“Good girl, I’ve already put it on you, so just keep it. The two of you finding each other is fate, and it’s fate that brought you into our family too. I’m hoping you’ll become part of our family someday. After all, jewelry is just a material possession.”

　　Mu Shuhui spoke with such sincerity that Mu Yao, her face flushed, didn’t have the heart to take the bracelet off. She was deeply touched.

　　Because Mu Rufeng didn’t know about her family background, the two of them simply grew close over time while attending the same university and eventually fell in love. They got together purely because of their love for each other..

　　She had heard Mu Rufeng talk about his mother before. She was a businesswoman who had built her company from scratch and was now quite wealthy.

　　So when Mu Yao came over today, she was a little nervous. She was worried that his mother might disapprove of their relationship.

　　She never expected Auntie Mu to be so warm and easygoing. After barely getting to know her, she was already willing to trust her, without even considering her family background.

　　The more Mu Yao thought about it, the more touched she became. Her father often said she was too naive and easily deceived, because so many people approached her for the sake of her family’s status.

　　Of course, there have been a few people like that over the years. But her boyfriend and future mother-in-law definitely weren’t like them. They genuinely didn’t care about her family background. They were both such wonderful people.

　　Mu Yao stayed for dinner. Afterward, Mu Rufeng escorted her back to school. Both of them lived on campus.

　　Mu Shuhui couldn’t figure it out no matter how hard she thought about it. How had her son ended up with the female lead?

　　But then again, where was the male lead?

　　The next day, she hurriedly sent someone to investigate what had happened to the Xia family.

　　She hadn’t paid much attention to the three of them over the past four years. Nothing much had seemed to change when she occasionally checked in on them before.

　　But once she actually investigated, she discovered something shocking.

　　Xia Li had become Mu Zisheng’s mistress. Four years ago, she got pregnant and secretly gave birth to a daughter. But his wife eventually found out and beat Xia Li badly.

　　Her son was in his final year of high school at the time, and the incident caused his grades to plummet. He didn’t even make it into university.

　　His mother was left partially paralyzed from the beating and would have to spend the rest of her life bedridden.

　　The male lead never even went to university. He had to leave home to work and support his family, which meant all the opportunities and turning points that should have happened during his university years disappeared.

　　He never met the female lead, never had the support of her wealthy family to start a business, and none of the events that followed ever happened.

　　Still shocked, Mu Shuhui brought up the system and carefully went through the male lead’s circumstances in this timeline again.

　　In the end, she discovered that everything had changed starting from the moment she bought the apartment across the hall.

　　In the original timeline, Xia Li would have continued living in that apartment. Although she had a brief affair with Mu Zisheng, she kept stringing him along and never moved into the place he had found for her.

　　Later, she found another wealthy businessman. They were both remarried, and the two eventually got together.

　　Because the male lead and his twin sister had a wealthy stepfather, they had plenty of resources and opportunities, and both of them went on to university without much trouble

　　Xia Zichen, the male lead, went on to get into one of the top universities in the capital. It was there that he met the female lead, setting off the series of events that followed.

　　However, when Xia Li’s house was suddenly taken back, she could only turn to Mu Zisheng for help. Once she moved into his home, she had no choice but to rely on him completely. It was completely different from living in a place she rented herself.

　　She also never got the chance to meet that wealthy businessman, which caused the story to veer off its original path.

　　After reading through how the story unfolded, Mu Shuhui finally breathed a sigh of relief. So that was what happened. She had been worried that her son would end up competing with the male lead later on.

　　It had her all fired up too. She had even started thinking about how to use her connections to make some preparations in advance, just to keep her son from crossing paths with the male lead and getting hurt.

　　But now, it seemed like none of that would be necessary. The male lead and female lead were simply never meant to meet. They hadn’t even seen each other, so there was no chance of anything that came later.

　　——

　　Mu Youran returned home on the weekend and was overjoyed to hear that her brother had found a girlfriend and she even bought gifts for their family.

　　That afternoon, she ran out and bought a gift. She insisted on going to school with her brother the next day so she could meet her future sister-in-law.

　　Mu Rufeng had no way of talking his little sister out of it, so he took her along the next day.

　　Mu Yao had actually met her boyfriend’s sister before and had been quite envious of her at the time because Mu Rufeng clearly doted on his little sister.

　　But after spending some time with her up close today, she found her even more likable. The girl was lively and innocent, chattering away happily, with a sweet mouth and a well-behaved nature.

　　She had even prepared the latest model of a watch for Mu Yao in advance. It was obvious that she had picked it out with great care. Since she already adored Mu Rufeng, she naturally liked his little sister too.

　　Their relationship remained steady, and a month later, Mu Yao brought Mu Rufeng home to meet her father.

　　Mu's father only has this one precious daughter, so he was extremely cautious when it came to choosing a future son-in-law.

　　But there was only so much he could do when his daughter came home every day singing praises about Mu Rufeng and his family. The gifts they gave her were indeed quite expensive too, which showed that they were generous and willing to spend.

　　Still, he was afraid of trusting the wrong person, so just to be safe, he looked into their family’s background.

　　The results were completely unexpected.

　　His father had sacrificed his life for the country and was a genuine hero. His mother had raised two children on her own, refusing to bow to society’s expectations and distancing herself from her in-laws. She had never remarried either.

　　She had raised two young children on her own and, through nothing but her own hard work, managed to build a successful career.

　　As for the name Mu Shuhui, anyone in their circle who took the time to ask around could find plenty of information about her. Without exception, it was all praise, which showed that she had an excellent reputation and character.

　　With parents of such good character, their children were unlikely to turn out badly. And with both children graduating from top universities, it was clear that the family had a strong and admirable upbringing.

　　After one meal together, Mu Yao’s father was quite pleased with Mu Rufeng and had more or less accepted him as his future son-in-law.

　　After both children graduated from university and worked for a while, the two families finally met and sat down to discuss their marriage.

　　Unlike the male lead, who relied heavily on his wife’s family for support, Mu Rufeng took over the family business and shouldered his mother’s responsibilities, helping take some of the burden off her shoulders. He never took the initiative to ask his future in-laws for help. His mother’s connections alone were more than enough.

　　In just two short years, he led the company to double its market value and even expanded it into two branches.

　　Mu Shuhui divided her shares between her son and daughter, giving each of them a portion. She officially retired and spent her days traveling, exploring scenic places both at home and abroad.

　　Her daughter had graduated this year and stayed on at the university as an art teacher. She had also started dating a fellow student from the same university, a steady and handsome young man.

　　Mu Shuhui helped vet the young man too. He came from a scholarly family with generations of good family values, and his character was excellent. There were no problems in any aspect, so she felt completely at ease and let the two of them continue seeing each other.

　　Mu Shuhui’s life had been both fulfilling and carefree. She had raised two successful children, and in this lifetime, she got to watch her son and daughter find good partners and start families of their own. She even witnessed the births of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The whole extended family flourished, and all the younger generations were deeply loving and devoted to her as their elder. She got to enjoy the kind of family happiness everyone dreamed of.

　　Ding!

　　“Congratulations, Host. Mission completed. Reward: 100,000 points. Current accumulated points: 1,208,350.”

　　Ye Susu returned to the space-time station and gave a satisfied stretch. Living on her own was simply too enjoyable. By the end, she had completely let herself go and embraced a life of doing absolutely nothing.

　　Ye Susu said to the system, “Enter the next mission.”

　　The system replied, “Received. Initiating…”

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