Chapter 163 Complete Severing of Ties

Jiang Shiyuan was completely taken aback when Xie Jinghuai held her like this for the first time.

It seemed that she was more panicked and helpless than the unknown dangers that were about to occur.

Xie Jinghuai lowered his gaze and happened to see her clear eyes, her tense eyes like a fawn drinking water by a forest stream, yet worried about being chased by hunters.

She had always been mild-mannered, compliant, and indifferent, never displaying the kind of protective instinct that Lin Zhixin could evoke in a man.

The man's phoenix eyes darkened, and he couldn't help but tighten his arms around her slender body.

A loud crash—

A large cardboard box fell from the second-floor railing to the living room floor, scattering its contents everywhere and breaking them into pieces.

Jiang Shiyuan lowered her head, her heart skipping a beat.

What slid to her feet was a mechanical robot that had been smashed and lost its arms and legs. This was Xie Junheng's fourth birthday present, which she had made for him by hand after staying up for half a month.

The whole box that Xie Junheng threw away was also filled with things she had bought for her son.

What I think is garbage to them.

Xie Junheng only had eyes for his Aunt Xinxin. Just like his father, he never touched or used the things she gave him.

But he cherished every gift Lin Zhixin gave him, treating them like precious treasures.

Perhaps he genuinely liked it, or perhaps he was afraid that his aunt Xinxin would be unhappy if she saw the gift she gave him.

Never mind, it doesn't matter anymore.

The mother who was heartbroken and exhausted herself for him has been slowly worn down to death by her own son with a dull knife.

"How dare you come to my and my father's house?!"

Xie Junheng strode down the spiral staircase, his previously sickly face now flushed with anger. "Didn't you get together with Fu Yansi's father? Didn't you abandon me and Dad? What are you doing here pretending to be here?!"

Xie Jinghuai shouted angrily, "Xie Junheng! How many times have I told you not to be so rude to your mother! Don't you understand?!"

Normally, when his father was this angry, Xie Junheng wouldn't dare to act recklessly, no matter how furious he was.

This time, however, things were different. Jiang Shiyuan left him hanging and the scene of holding a parent-teacher conference for Fu Yansi deeply affected him.

He had never been so humiliated, and he was filled with resentment.

He doesn't want this mommy at all:

"What kind of mother is she? She doesn't deserve to be my mother at all! She should go be that idiot Fu Yansi's mother!"

Jiang Shiyuan pushed Xie Jinghuai away without saying a word. She simply bent down, picked up the robot toy, and brushed away the dust with her fingertips.

Xie Jinghuai was furious. "Xie Junheng, you've gone too far! Apologize to your mother right now!"

"I don't!"

Xie Junheng gasped for breath, his voice hoarse, "She was the one who rejected me first, she was the one who wronged me first! She's the one who should apologize!"

"I don't want this shameless woman to be my mommy! I want Aunt Xinxin to be my mommy! Get out of here!"

Jiang Shiyuan lowered her eyelids, gripped the robot in her hand tightly, and raised a cold smile.

She became increasingly indifferent to the humiliation she received from her own son.

He's capable of bullying classmates, lying in public, and making others take the blame. She wouldn't be surprised if he said anything outrageous.

"Xie Junheng! You're a complete scoundrel!"

Xie Jinghuai was so angry that his chest swelled up, and his head throbbed as if a sharp needle was piercing his temples. "How could you say such things to the people who gave you life and raised you? Who taught you this nonsense?!"

"It's...it's Grandma!"

Xie Junheng gritted his teeth and brought up Madam Xie to suppress her, "Besides, I think Grandma is absolutely right. She's already married to Dad, yet she still hugs Fu Yansi's father. That's shameless!"

"I don't want a mommy who's so dirty!"

Hearing the heated argument, the servants crept up and peeked out from the shadows, whispering amongst themselves:

"My God, how could the young master talk about his own mother like that? If this happened in my family, my dad would have slapped me away long ago!"

"Isn't this just a complete ingrate!"

"Miss Jiang, you're such a shameless young mistress. You're disliked by President Xie and even scolded by your own son. You're still not getting a divorce after all this? You're like a ninja turtle!"

"If she didn't have the awareness to marry into a family that swallows needles, would she have been able to marry in? A high-class nanny should know her place. Besides, after all these years, she's probably used to it by now."

"That's right. She's already given birth to an heir for the Xie family. If she waits another twenty years, she'll be the Empress Dowager. How could she bear to get a divorce?"

Believe it or not, she'll be divorcing President Xie no sooner than he'll be marrying Miss Lin in a grand wedding procession. How could she possibly give up her hard-earned position for her own sister? It's too shameful!

"Your tongue is long enough, isn't it? Encircling it three times while hanging yourself would be enough?"

Butler Ning's stern voice rang out, and all the servants fell silent, bowing their heads deeply.

"The young mistress is a genuine graduate of Peking University, a top student, and the daughter of the Lin family. In terms of education and background, she is in no way inferior to Miss Lin. When you criticize others, you might as well take a piss and look at your own faces."

Butler Ning's sharp gaze swept over the snobbish faces, and he couldn't help but sneer, "A bunch of country bumpkins, yet you dare to mock a real phoenix. Who gave you your confidence?"

The servants were so embarrassed that their faces turned red, and they slunk away.

Xie Jinghuai's tall body trembled slightly, his head throbbing with pain.

Since Jiang Shiyuan left the Xie family and stopped participating in Tongtong's education, Tongtong's thoughts and actions have become increasingly uncontrollable, like a train that has gone off the rails.

Even though Jiang Shiyuan gave birth to his son before, he didn't think she was that important.

Now, however, he has a vague feeling that he is not far from being proven wrong.

"Xie Junheng, what exactly are you trying to say after all this rambling?"

Jiang Shiyuan finally spoke, her voice cold and indifferent, "You mean you want to completely sever ties with me, is that it?"

Xie Junheng clenched his small fists.

"Since you want to sever our mother-son relationship, fine, I'll grant your wish."

Jiang Shiyuan forcefully curved her almond-shaped eyes, her expression devoid of any resentment, calm and relieved, "From now on, I am no longer your mother."

As for whether you want Lin Zhixin or someone else to be your mother, that's your freedom; you have the right to choose. I hope you can find a mother you love and live a good life with her.

Xie Junheng's heart trembled violently, and an unprecedented, subtle, and intense pain surged from the deepest, most tender part of his body.

At such a young age, he didn't yet know what "a mother and child are of one heart" meant.

He only vaguely felt that his heart was completely empty, as if something very important had been dug out, flesh and blood.