Chapter 14: Oath_1
"Mo, you’re back."
When Chen Mo came out after finishing his research, he saw that his foster mother, Liu Yiyi, had woken up and was cleaning the room.
Remembering how tired she had looked even in her sleep, Chen Mo immediately went forward, took the mop from her, and said, "Sister Yiyi, let me do these chores. You should rest a bit more."
Liu Yiyi was, in effect, Chen Mo’s foster mother, but Chen Mo’s household registration was actually under Liu Yiyi’s parents. This meant that, according to the official documents, they were considered siblings.
The reason for this peculiar relationship was a long story.
Years ago, Chen Mo’s parents had entered an instance together, one they believed wasn’t particularly dangerous. Unexpectedly, however, that instance was connected to a Treasure Secret Realm. Someone in their team recklessly activated the Treasure Secret Realm, causing a powerful BOSS to emerge and annihilate everyone.
Chen Mo thus became an orphan. Liu Yiyi, who had once received a great kindness from Chen Mo’s father, had secretly been in love with him. But since he had a wife and child, she could only bury this love deep within her heart.
After Chen Mo’s parents met with their accident, she unhesitatingly shouldered the responsibility of raising him.
At that time, she herself was barely an adult, still a young maiden.
How could Liu Yiyi’s parents tolerate their beautiful, pure, and precious daughter suddenly taking on an adopted son out of nowhere? Raising a son for a man with whom she had no official ties! Her parents believed that with their daughter’s beauty and qualifications, finding an excellent husband would be exceedingly simple. Yet, here she was, seemingly throwing herself away. On one hand, they felt heartbroken that their daughter wasn’t valuing herself; on the other, they worried. What if people, unaware of the true circumstances, started spreading malicious gossip and fabricating baseless stories? How damaging would that be to her reputation? How would their daughter find a marital home in the future?
Originally, Liu Yiyi’s father had stipulated that he and his wife would only adopt Chen Mo if Liu Yiyi agreed to get married.