No one knows whether it's fate or just coincidence, but the Yun Family has brought home two daughters—both through adoption.
Back then, Cecilia Gu was adopted as a goddaughter.
Now, Molly Yun is being adopted as a foster daughter.
And yet, both daughters turned out to be their own flesh and blood.
Mr. Yun must feel pretty conflicted about it all.
But as long as he could bring them home, that was enough to make him happy.
The little things could be overlooked.
Mr. Yun acted quickly, keeping the ceremony low-key.
When it comes to things like this, you have to move fast—no time for second thoughts.
He gave Molly Yun’s birth parents a hefty sum, and they handed over their daughter without hesitation.
Just like that, Molly Yun went from an ordinary branch member to the direct heiress of the Yun Family.
But she can’t appear as the eldest daughter; instead, she’s now officially the third daughter of the Yun Family.
Not that it really matters what number she is.
She doesn’t care about that kind of thing anyway.
With her new status, she couldn’t keep working as Cecilia Gu’s assistant.
Lily Lee was transferred from St. Diago Academy to take over for now.
But honestly, Lily Lee isn’t great at handling all the social stuff, so she’s usually out running errands. Most of the daily things are still handled by Xiao Wang.
On this day, Cecilia Gu was so bored lying in bed she felt like she could turn into a bird and fly away.
But everyone in the Yin Family, including the doctors, insisted she rest and recover, not letting her run around.
So she could only obediently finish this lonely, snow-like postpartum recovery.
Wendy walked in from outside, arranged a bouquet of freshly cut flowers in the vase, and said to Cecilia Gu, "Mrs. Charles Yin, Miss Yvonne Ye has come by several times. You were asleep each time, so she left. Would you like to see her now?"
"Yvonne Ye?" Cecilia Gu paused, then smiled. "I almost forgot about her. Back when I didn’t know my sister’s true identity, it was whatever. But now that she’s back, no one should interfere between her and her husband. Let her in."
Wendy responded and went to call Yvonne Ye in.
Yvonne Ye hadn’t expected to actually see Cecilia Gu today. A little nervous, she followed Wendy inside and couldn’t help but ask, "Is Molly Yun here too?"
Wendy’s eyes flickered. "She’s not here."
Hearing Molly Yun wasn’t around, a hint of disappointment flashed across Yvonne Ye’s face.
Yvonne Ye didn’t have the latest news, and since the Yun Family was all the way in Eastshire Province, she didn’t know Molly Yun had gone back with Mr. and Mrs. Yun for the ancestral ceremony.
"Mrs. Charles Yin just gave birth, so please be careful with your words," Wendy reminded her, making sure nothing inappropriate was said.
"Of course," Yvonne Ye replied obediently.
Compared to the Yin Family, the Yates Family just couldn’t compete.
When Cecilia Gu saw Yvonne Ye come in, she smiled and said, "It’s great to have someone to talk to. They won’t let me go out at all—they insist I rest for a whole month before they’ll let me out."
Yvonne Ye obediently sat down across from Cecilia Gu, positioning herself right in Cecilia’s line of sight, acting as sweet as could be.
Yvonne Ye said, "Mrs. Charles Yin is truly blessed."
Cecilia Gu smiled, "You’re blessed too."
Yvonne Ye let out a bitter laugh.
Where would her good fortune come from?
"Is there something you wanted to ask me, Miss Ye?" Cecilia Gu gently steered the conversation.
"Ah, yes," Yvonne Ye nodded without hesitation. "I wanted to ask Mrs. Charles Yin for a favor."
"Go ahead," Cecilia Gu said, taking the warm tea Wendy handed her and sipping it lightly.
"I... I don’t like Mr. Eric Jiang," Yvonne Ye said, biting her lip. "But my family keeps pushing me to pursue him..."
"Pfft..." Cecilia Gu nearly spat out her tea.
Wait, what did she just say?
She doesn’t like Eric Jiang?
And here she was, trying to figure out how to convince her to give up on Eric Jiang!
Turns out she wasn’t interested in him at all?
What happened here?
Just the other day at dinner, she seemed pretty interested in Eric Jiang!
It’s only been a few days—how did things change so fast?
Is this what you call a change of heart?
Cecilia Gu couldn’t help but ask, "Why? Is Eric Jiang not good enough?"
Yvonne Ye quickly replied, "No, no! Mr. Eric Jiang is great. I just... I already have someone I like."
Cecilia Gu suddenly understood, "Is it someone you met recently?"
Yvonne Ye thought about it—she hadn’t known Molly Yun for long—so she nodded.
But Cecilia Gu misunderstood, thinking Yvonne Ye liked some other wealthy young man, and secretly felt relieved.
She hadn’t even figured out how to persuade her, and Yvonne Ye had already given up?
Isn’t this what you call hitting it off?
"If you could help persuade my family, my parents would respect you and stop pushing me to get close to Mr. Eric Jiang..." Yvonne Ye said a little awkwardly. "I know it’s asking a lot... I just really had no other choice but to come to you!"
Cecilia Gu immediately smiled and said, "Don’t worry! Leave it to me! I’ll have someone talk to your family. If you’ve found someone you like, go for your own happiness."
"Really?" Yvonne Ye looked incredulous.
She thought she’d have to beg for ages!
She hadn’t expected it to be so easy, so smooth!
Cecilia Gu smiled and nodded, "Mm, I’ll let Aunt know. I’ll also talk to your family."
Yvonne Ye stood up excitedly, bowed to Cecilia Gu, and said, "Thank you so much! Really, thank you! I won’t disturb your rest any longer. If you ever need anything, I’ll do whatever it takes."
Cecilia Gu didn’t say much, just smiled and nodded.
Wendy escorted Yvonne Ye out. Cecilia Gu was so busy being happy for Molly Yun and Eric Jiang, she completely forgot to ask who Yvonne Ye actually liked.
So, not long after, when certain things happened, Cecilia Gu nearly started questioning her whole life.
On one side, Cecilia Gu felt she’d quietly cleared the way for Molly Yun and Eric Jiang’s romance.
On the other, Yvonne Ye was gearing up to confess her feelings to the person she liked!
Meanwhile, the center of it all—Molly Yun—had just completed the Yun Family’s ancestral ceremony, officially becoming their direct heiress, and was preparing to return to Newport City.
Yina Yin’s Red Egg and Ginger Party was a huge event for the Yin Family.
As the baby’s aunt, Molly Yun naturally had to attend.
Molly Yun had just arrived at the airport when she got a call from Yvonne Ye.