The revelations kept coming, each more melodramatic and outrageous than the last. Lu Xiaoxiao was briefly rendered speechless, gaping for a long time before she finally found her voice. "Well... even if his grandfather treated him as a substitute, surely his mother's love for him was genuine?"
The system gave an awkward laugh. "Well, hey! Guess what? Not quite!"
Lu Xiaoxiao: "...?"
Lu Xiaoxiao said, "Putting that aside for a second, who installed a cross-talk comedian's speech pack in you? You sound ready to join De Yun She any second now."
The system immediately wilted. "I just thought the mood was too heavy and wanted to lighten it up... As for Ji Yunhuai's mother, Yan Tangyu, she was a pretty good person, really. Mainly, her husband's neglect left her with rather severe postpartum depression, and her mental health gradually deteriorated after that."
"If you asked whether she loved Ji Yunhuai, she did. But she placed far too many hopes on her son and was very strict with him. Compared with Ji Cheng's complete neglect, Yan Tangyu's love was the exact opposite. It was downright suffocating!"
"You could even say she had something of a tendency to treat her son as a husband. But don't get the wrong idea! I don't mean she was attracted to her son! I mean she expected him to take her husband's place in giving her care and affection within the family!"
"Uh... but that also meant she didn't see Ji Yunhuai as a normal child with an independent identity. She thought he should let her control him however she pleased. How should I put it? She actually wanted to be the child when she was with him."
After hearing the system's explanation, Lu Xiaoxiao understood at once. "Sounds like his mom had her priorities mixed