Li Sumei pushed Wu Jiandong's arm away, her face full of impatience.

"I've already told you I've given you the money, what more do you want from me?"

"You can teach Xiaowei properly when you get back. You're much better at studying than I am. Besides, even if Xiaowei doesn't do well in his studies in the future, as long as I have money, I wouldn't mistreat him."

As Li Sumei was speaking, she happened to see a black sedan driving by in the distance, and she remembered the license plate.

Li Sumei immediately pushed Wu Jiandong away and ran towards the black car in her high heels.

He called out, "Boss Wang, I've been waiting for you here for a long time."

Even if Wu Jiandong was stupid, he would know that Li Sumei was trying to climb the social ladder by marrying a rich man. Wu Jiandong never wanted to admit it, but when Li Sumei approached him and pursued him, it was indeed because she wanted to curry favor with the Wu family.

After high school, Li Sumei was able to attend medical school and become a doctor thanks to the Wu family.

Now that she has a better option, she's kicked him to the curb.

Wu Jiandong stood there, devastated, his mind blank. He didn't know what to do or how to face his son, who was eagerly awaiting his mother's return, once he got back to Beicheng.

Seeing that Wu Jiandong was almost hit by a car, Su Mei quickly stepped forward and pulled Wu Jiandong away.

"Brother Wu, are you out of your mind? There are cars everywhere on this road."

Wu Jiandong snapped out of his daze, saw it was Su Mei, and said in a low voice, "Su Mei, what are you doing here?"

Su Mei said softly, "My factory is just ahead. Brother Wu, would you like to come with me to the factory? I'm planning to open a clothing store back in Beicheng soon. You've been in Beicheng for a long time, could you give me your opinion? Is it suitable?"

Su Mei said these things entirely to distract Wu Jiandong.

Wu Jiandong said in a low voice, "I'm a doctor, not a businessman. I don't have any useful advice for you."

"Su Mei, I'm sorry, I have something to do, I have to go back first."

Wu Jiandong also saw the black car that flashed by. The woman sitting inside was none other than his wife of more than ten years.

Wu Jiandong fell into deep suspicion.

He simply couldn't understand or figure out why Li Sumei had abandoned him and the child.

Was he really that much of a failure as a person?

Su Mei knew that Wu Jiandong was caught up in his own emotions, and other people's words couldn't help him at all. If he wanted to get out of this situation, it was up to him.

Su Mei wondered if she should tell Wen Qiao about this...

But then she thought, Wen Qiao is, after all, Wu Jiandong’s stepsister. Since Wu Jiandong doesn’t want to talk about this, if she were to tell everyone, wouldn’t that be even more of a torment for Wu Jiandong?

Su Mei ultimately didn't say anything.

But Wu Jiandong returned to Beicheng alone, looking dejected, and didn't mention a word about Li Sumei.

Even if Wu Yongliang and Lü Yazhi didn't ask, they already had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on.

Even Wu Suowei, seeing his father's state upon returning from out of town, knew in his heart that his mother was probably not coming back.

Seeing his father go inside, close the door, and not say a word, Wu Suowei followed him.

He asked directly, "Dad, Mom went south, does she not want to come back?"

Seeing his son struggling to hold back his tears and the hatred in his eyes, Wu Jiandong calmed down a bit. To be honest, Li Sumei's relationship with someone else in the south was a huge blow to Wu Jiandong.

They often argued, and Wu Jiandong always felt that he and the Wu family had given more. Li Sumei had everything she had now: a decent job, a spacious and bright house, no worries about food or drink, and even the Li family had become better off because Li Sumei married him.

He always thought that Li Sumei couldn't live without him.

Unexpectedly, this new era of reform has torn his family apart.

Wu Jiandong has come to terms with reality, and now he's just waiting to divorce Li Sumei.

But he didn't want his son to get hurt.

Wu Jiandong forced a smile and said, "Your mother is doing business in the south. There are many people doing business there. I even ran into Aunt Su Mei, who came to our house before, in the south this time. She owns her own factory now."

“Your mother also said she wanted to give me money, saying it was for you. But I thought your mother needed the money for her business, so I didn’t take it.”

"Xiaowei, no matter where your mother is, she will always love you."

Wu Suowei listened to his father's words with a mixture of belief and doubt.

"Dad, is what you said true? You're not lying to me?"

Wu Jiandong: "Why would I lie to you? You are my son. What father would lie to his son?"

Wu Suowei then nodded in relief.

"I know. Dad, you must be tired. Now that you're back, get some rest."

Looking at his son, who was even more sensible than before, Wu Jiandong didn't know how to say the words he wanted to tell him to study hard.

Children's emotional problems stem from adults.

Even adults like them struggle to cope with their emotions in a short time after going through all this, let alone their son who is still a young boy.

Lü Yazhi and Wu Yongliang didn't ask any further questions, but they did inquire about the business Wu Jiandong and Li Sumei were doing in the south. They wondered how profitable their business must be, as they were so busy they neglected their children.

Li Sumei only has this one son. Even though she looks very young now, she is no longer able to have children because of the accident that happened to her child after a miscarriage.

Lü Yazhi couldn't understand why Li Sumei had gone south and never returned.

What magic did the South possess that attracted her?