In the middle of the night, Shen Man was awakened by the faint cry of the child in her arms. She opened her eyes dazedly and turned on the flashlight beside the bed to take a look.
Gu Xiaobei snuggled tightly in her arms, tears welling up in the corners of his eyes, crying softly.
"Mom, don't go. Xiaobei will be a good boy. You and Daddy should not abandon Xiaobei. Xiaobei will be a good boy..."
For a moment, Shen Man felt a little uncomfortable. She lowered her head and gently wiped the child's tears with her fingertips. She held the child in her arms and coaxed him in a low voice, "Mom won't leave. Mom won't abandon Xiaobei."
Although she did not go through the ten months of pregnancy and give birth to this child, blood relationship is sometimes really magical, making her unable to help but cherish him.
Xiaobei came to this world alone, he must have been uneasy, scared and confused.
All she could do for the child was to spend more time with him, give him a sense of security, and stop him from being afraid.
Shen Man held Gu Xiaobei in her arms, patted his back gently, and hummed a little tune.
Gradually, the little ball of milk in my arms finally calmed down.
Shen Man's heart softened, and she couldn't help but fall asleep.
Early the next morning, sunlight from outside shone in through the window.
Shen Man, who was half asleep, suddenly felt a warm touch on her face.
She subconsciously opened her eyes, just in time to meet a pair of eyes that hurriedly looked away. However, that chubby little face had already turned slightly red, and her little hands were tugging at the corner of her clothes anxiously.
"…Mom, good morning."
Shen Man couldn't help but chuckle and teased him deliberately, "Xiao Bei, Mom was bitten on the face by a big mosquito just now. Did you help Mom to kill the mosquito?"
Gu Xiaobei pouted in grievance, staring at her stubbornly, "Mom is bad, Xiaobei is not a big mosquito."
"Xiaobei...Xiaobei just wants to kiss mommy."
Shen Man pulled him back into her arms, bent down and kissed him on the face. Instantly, Gu Xiaobei's little face turned red again, as if it was ripe.
He shrank into her arms and called "Mom, Mom" in a baby voice.
"Xiaobei will always be with mommy. Wherever mommy goes, Xiaobei will go."
"Okay, Mommy will stay with Xiaobei all the time."
The mother and son played on the bed for a while, and it was not until early in the morning that they got up from the bed.
When I pushed the door open and went out, some of the Shen family members had gone to work or school, leaving only Shen Man and Gu Xiaobei at home.
There was still warm food in the kitchen, and on it was a note left by Yang Fang, "Manman, take good care of Xiaobei at home. I'll make you something delicious after mom gets off work."
Judging from the tone of voice, if you didn't know, you would think it was to coax a child.
Shen Man took Gu Xiaobei to wash up, and then took him to eat breakfast. She was thinking about where to take the child to play.
After thinking for a long time, she saw that Gu Xiaobei was wearing the same clothes over and over again, and the clothes were a bit tight and obviously didn't fit him well.
I don’t know how Gu Qinglin takes care of the child. He couldn’t even buy the right clothes for the child.
"Xiaobei, today mommy will take you to the park to play, and at noon, I will take you to the state-owned hotel to eat delicious food. In the afternoon, mommy will take you to buy some clothes. Do you think it's okay?"
Gu Xiaobei's eyes lit up instantly, "Really? Mom, you're still better. Look, my pants are so short, and my clothes are so small. The clothes Dad bought are not comfortable to wear at all. Mom, you're still better."
So after finishing the meal and cleaning up the kitchen, Shen Man took Gu Xiaobei out the door.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I arrived at the park, I ran into Lu Hongmei and Liu Aihua and talked to them. It seemed that their relationship had improved a lot.
Shen Man doesn't want to have anything to do with the Lu family now, especially since she has a child with her and doesn't want to cause any more trouble.
She held Gu Xiaobei's hand and turned around to leave.
But at this time, he was stopped by Liu Aihong, "Sister-in-law, wait, I have something to tell you."
Lu Hongmei looked up along the line of sight and saw Shen Man, and she also ran over.
"Sister-in-law, the child next to you is so cute. Whose child is he?"
Shen Man shook her head. "Hongmei, you should be my sister Manman from now on. Your brother and I have already gone through the divorce process. It's not good to be your sister-in-law."
Liu Aihong was stunned. She looked at Lu Hongmei and then at Shen Man. "Sister-in-law, did my previous behavior cause trouble for you and Brother Zhengguo?"
"If this is the reason, I apologize to you. I did have some bad intentions towards him before, but I promise that I won't do it again in the future."
"Hongmei can vouch for me on this point, you can rest assured." Liu Aihong said seriously.
Although Lu Hongmei knew that her second brother and sister-in-law did not divorce because of this incident, she still wanted to avoid some misunderstandings between them.
She nodded repeatedly, "Yes, sister-in-law, Sister Aihong has now changed her target. She will definitely not pester my second brother anymore. If she dares to have any inappropriate thoughts, I will be the first one to not let her go."
Now Liu Aihong has a lot of leverage over her, which is firmly under her control. It is easy for her to control this country girl.
Thinking of this, Lu Hongmei quickly ran to Shen Man's side and whispered in her ear.
"Sister-in-law, did you divorce my second brother because of my parents and my eldest brother and his wife? Don't worry, you don't have to worry about this. I have already thought of a way to help you clear the obstacles."
"In a few months, I promise they will be in such a mess that they will be too busy to bother you."
"This can be considered revenge for both of us."
Shen Man was stunned. She was truly shocked by Lu Hongmei's words.
"Hongmei, what do you mean?"
What has caused such a mess for the Lu family?
Lu Hongmei raised her lower body and smiled triumphantly. She turned to Liu Aihong and waved, "Sister Aihong, you have done the most work on this matter. You should come and talk to my sister-in-law in person."
Liu Aihong glanced at Lu Hongmei and hesitated for a moment, "It's not a good idea to talk here, why don't we find a quiet place?"
Lu Hongmei rolled her eyes. "What's wrong with that? There are no outsiders here, and there are not many people around. Can't you just keep your voice down?"
Does this person still want to become a city dweller? He is so long-winded. How can he get pregnant with his eldest brother's child, fight with that woman Liu Fengxia, and marry into the Lu family?
Shen Man looked at Lu Hongmei and then at Liu Aihong. Why did the relationship between these two people seem so weird?
It seems that Liu Aihong is very afraid of Hongmei, no, it should be said that she is jealous of her.
It seems that a lot of things happened between the two of them after she left the Lu family.
"Why don't you just say it now? What are you dithering about? Sister Aihong, you are a woman who wants to do big things. How can you be so hesitant? Do you still want to turn things around?"