Upon hearing Yu Meili's threat, which was neither too much nor too little, Luo Tiegang became so angry that his veins bulged. He grabbed her collar, leaned down, and warned her:

"If you dare to lay a finger on a hair on my family's head, I'll make you wish you were dead!"

Yu Meili was so frightened that her legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground, still stubbornly protesting.

"Luo Tiegang, you heartless man! I am Tiger's biological mother! Aren't you afraid of divine retribution for treating me like this?"

Tianci is my son, and none of you can take him away. No matter what, he will be my care in my old age.

At this moment, Hu Zi came out of the house, walked towards her, and said with a calmness beyond his years:

"You still remember you're my biological mother? In all these years, have you ever come to see me, except for asking for money during the Lunar New Year? When I had a fever of 40 degrees Celsius, it was my father's current wife who took care of me!"

How dare you say Dad is a heartless man!

Back then, you were the one looking for other men online, weren't you?

From now on, you can live with your gambling husband and don't count on me. From this day forward, I'll pretend I don't have a mother like you, and you shouldn't expect me to take care of you in your old age.

After saying that, Tiger snorted and turned to go back into the house.

Yu Meili was utterly disappointed this time. Dragging her heavy steps, she left angrily.

As soon as she left, Aunt Luo and the others surrounded Tiger.

"Tiger, we're not letting you give money to Yu Meili right now because you don't have the ability to earn money. We don't want to be ripped off by her. Once you grow up and are able to earn money, we won't stop you from doing whatever you want to her."

They didn't want to put Tiger in a difficult position.

Tiger, however, saw through everything and said:

“I haven’t told you this over the past few years, but actually she’s taken a lot of money from me. All the money I saved has been taken by her.”

But the thought that she hasn't bought me a single lollipop in all these years makes me very angry.

I've made up my mind. I definitely won't support her in her old age. Giving her money would just mean her gambling husband would gamble it all away!

Luo Tie patted his head and breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's good that you think this way. You need to try to understand who is truly good to you."

Aunt Luo still looked worried and said with some concern:

“With me here, I can’t let that woman do anything to Hu Zi. I’m just afraid that in the future, she’ll pester Hu Zi to take care of him in his old age and affect his life.”

After all, they couldn't be by his side every single moment.

Tiger, upon hearing this, gave Aunt Luo a mischievous smile:

"Grandma, what are you afraid of? Once I get into university and go to work in the city, will she still be able to find me? Uncle Lin Chen is in the capital now and doesn't know anyone there. Why don't you go and see if you can find him?"

Aunt Luo immediately laughed, "Tiger really knows how to do things."

After the turmoil subsided, Gao Baoliang and Yang Lu were strolling hand in hand along a country path.

As they walked, Gao Baoliang recounted the story that had happened before.

How Yu Meili divorced Luo Tiegang, and how Ma Huijuan hooked up with Shuanzi—each story is incredibly dramatic.

After listening to him finish speaking, Yang Lu suddenly remembered the question she had asked Hu Zi, and suddenly said:

"You went to the capital specifically to see Meng Jiao, didn't you?"

Gao Baoliang almost cried; this topic was going to stay unresolved tonight.

Tiger is such a vengeful kid, he actually brought this up.

“Honey, listen to me. This isn’t entirely because of Meng Jiao. I was in charge of a case that hadn’t made any progress, and I felt a lot of pressure, so I resigned.”

"I like to wander around aimlessly when I have nothing to do, and that's when I thought of Meng Jiao in the capital. But I swear, as soon as I arrived in the capital, I stayed at Lin Chen's house and rarely saw Meng Jiao. They can vouch for that."

He quickly took her arm and explained.

Yang Lu felt a surge of resentment and felt extremely wronged.

They've known each other for five years and have so many shared memories.

When everyone talked about the past, they would smile knowingly, as if they had returned to those days. Only she knew nothing.

She was also angry with Gao Baoliang, because he had never mentioned this crucial information.

He went to the capital for Meng Jiao's sake; what a deep affection that is!

Once a person gets stuck in a rut, it's not easy for them to get out.

She shook off Gao Baoliang's hand, pouted, and walked forward.

As I walked, I didn't know which way to go. I felt like I had no one around and nowhere to go, and a wave of sadness washed over me.

She knew perfectly well that this was being dramatic, but she just couldn't stop her mind from wandering.

Seeing her heartbroken and dejected, Gao Baoliang felt his heart breaking and hugged her from behind, not letting her leave.

"I know you're upset. If it were you, I'd probably be feeling incredibly jealous too. But what's done is done, and I can't erase it. We can't deny our current happiness because of the past!"

You've always been a reasonable girl. You didn't say anything when you saw Meng Jiao last time, so I thought you didn't care and didn't mention it. Please forgive me, okay?

Seeing Yang Lu looking aggrieved and refusing to let go, he hugged her even tighter.

"If you don't want to forgive me, then I can only prove it with the rest of my life. You may think the past five years are a long time, but compared to the fifty or sixty years we will spend together in the future, five years is just a moment in the long river of time."

Think about it, do you still remember wetting the bed when you were five years old?

Yang Lu burst out laughing when she heard his analogy.

"Who wants to know about what happened when you were five!"

Seeing that her mood had improved, Gao Baoliang turned her around to face him and said sincerely:

"If you're willing, we'll be together through thick and thin, until we grow old together. We'll have so many wonderful memories then."

"But the thought of you kissing other people makes me so incredibly jealous!"

Yang Lu threw herself into his arms and poked his chest affectionately.

Gao Baoliang laughed, pushed her away slightly, and playfully flicked her nose.

"I knew you were jealous. I have a bad memory; I forget yesterday's kiss today. So, I need to kiss you often so I won't forget."

As he spoke, he leaned down and kissed her.

He first lightly pecked at her lips, lingering there, and then, as she took a breath, his tongue slipped inside, intertwining with her breath.

The night was quiet.

Not far away, the surface of Tuanjie Lake shimmered with fluorescent light.

The two embraced tightly in the night, kissing passionately, as if their heartbeats were the only sound in the world.

A dozen minutes later, Gao Baoliang reluctantly let go of her, touched her burning face, and said:

"I'll remember today's kiss. For the rest of our lives, we'll kiss every day."

Even the darkness couldn't hide Yang Lu's flushed face as she punched Gao Baoliang, saying:

"Ugh, you always kiss me until I can't breathe."

The two reconciled and continued walking home.

Gao Baoliang was worried that she was too tired, so he carried her on his back. Unexpectedly, she had already fallen asleep when they got home.

When Cuihua saw him carrying his wife back, she clicked her tongue in amazement:

"Girls from the city are so pampered."