As for his father, all he knows is to drink heavily or cry bitterly. He's been a little better lately. He'll yell at Aunt Chu, but then he'll smile at her. Aunt Chu is always concerned about his father, but no one seems to care about him.

He obediently followed along, eating and sleeping, watching them argue or be intimate.

"Hungry." He gripped Shen Wangshu's clothes tightly with his small hands.

"Where is the kitchen?" Shen Wangshu smiled and kissed the child's cheek.

The little child gasped and covered his face. After a long while, his face turned red, and he shyly buried his face in Shen Wangshu's arms, pointing towards the path leading to the kitchen.

The man was looking at Shen Wangshu with almost fervent eyes.

He was still clutching his lower abdomen with one hand, his face showing pain, clearly indicating that he had been kicked quite hard by Shen Wangshu.

But he seemed not to care, his entire gaze fixed on Shen Wangshu.

Shen Wangshu looked at the man named Gao Sen. He was looking at her with affectionate eyes, but those eyes only made her feel disgusted.

His so-called love was to try every means to deceive the girl named Sheng Yao into his hands. However, after being rejected, he cried about the pain of losing his wife and mother with his son Gao Xi. When Sheng Yao took care of the child out of compassion for her nephew, he suddenly realized that he loved the pure and innocent Chu Xiangyun when Chu Xiangyun couldn't bear to see them acting like a family.

He abandoned his son, found Chu Xiangyun in her hiding place, and brought her back to his home.

He wanted to be with Chu Xiangyun forever, but seeing Chu Xiangyun's anxiety day and night, he became angry with Sheng Yao, believing that she was plotting behind the scenes and causing Chu Xiangyun pain.

He bankrupted the Sheng family's company, arrogantly expelled the Sheng family members from the city, and told them they would never return.

He ruined the face that caused Chu Xiangyun so much pain, and then threw Sheng Yao far away.

What a cold yet affectionate man! But who ever asked about Sheng Yao's heart? She had no designs on her brother-in-law whatsoever. Her playing with Gao Xi was merely out of sympathy for her nephew who had lost his mother at such a young age.

But for the sake of great love, she was to have her face, which resembled her sister's, ruined, and never be allowed to appear in front of Chu Xiangyun again, leaving behind her nephew Gao Xi.

She struggled to survive, no longer a wealthy young lady, no longer with a complete face, unable to find even decent work, living such a difficult life, and even learning of Gao Xi's death only in the newspapers at the very end.

On what grounds?

Love is fine, but why hurt innocent people?

Perhaps this is Sheng Yao's question about the world.

Both she and Gao Xi were innocent, yet they became victims of this grand love affair.

Many thoughts flashed through Shen Wangshu's mind, but she carried her thin and frail nephew into the very luxurious and bright kitchen.

The kitchen was very large, but there wasn't a single servant. Shen Wangshu opened the refrigerator and found some milk, bread, and ham inside. She took them all out, heated the milk, and cut a tomato to make a simple sandwich. The child in her arms stared wide-eyed at her as she quickly prepared the meal, seemingly mesmerized. This childlike dazedness unique to his age made Shen Wangshu smile involuntarily, and she turned her head to kiss his cheek again.

Gao Xi's face was flushed, and he looked very shy, but the happiness in his eyes showed that he liked being kissed by Shen Wangshu like that.

In a child's simple heart, only being kissed and hugged makes them feel loved.

"Drink some milk first." Shen Wangshu heated up the milk and sandwiches, without even going out to look at the expressions of the couple who were acting like they were dying.

Sitting on the kitchen counter, she watched Gao Xi gulp down milk from a clear glass, his little belly quickly puffing up, leaving a milky white ring around his mouth—he looked incredibly cute. After drinking his milk, the child looked at her with expectant eyes, and she leaned in to kiss his fair cheek, smiling sweetly, saying, "What a good little darling."

The little child happily rubbed against her face and softly called out, "Auntie."

"Let's eat," Shen Wangshu said with a smile, picking up a sandwich.

Anyone who sees a well-behaved and adorable child will feel happy.

Gao Xi was probably really hungry. He picked up the sandwich and offered it to Shen Wangshu first. After watching her take a bite, he showed a big smile and then began to quietly eat his own sandwich.

Shen Wangshu looked at him tenderly, feeding him sips of milk every now and then, afraid that he would choke.

She attentively ate with Gao Xi until the meal was over, then turned around and saw Gao Sen standing at the kitchen door with bloodshot eyes, watching her and Gao Xi's interaction with longing. The emotion in his eyes made Shen Wangshu feel disgusted. What's more, behind this man, the despairing tears in the eyes of the pure and innocent girl in the white dress made her feel even more disgusted.

She came to the Gao family as a nanny and clearly took good care of the male head of the household, but forgot about the little child who was so hungry that his stomach was growling.

Why spend so much time being subservient to men instead of taking care of children?

Shen Wangshu lowered her eyes, recalling the instructions her parents had given her before she came to the Gao family. She slowly got up, picked up Gao Xi, and walked into the living room of the villa.

Gao Sen followed closely behind her, completely oblivious to everyone else. He sat opposite Shen Wangshu, watching her casually pick up an apple from the table and slowly peel it. Tears streamed down his face even faster. He gazed at Shen Wangshu's face with almost greedy eyes, recalling how she had been so gentle with Gao Xi in the kitchen, just like a wife, and how she was now holding Gao Xi and cutting him an apple.

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