When Zhou Musheng asked Xiaohua out for dinner that evening, he noticed that she hadn't brought her child, so he asked curiously, "Where's Kang An? Why didn't he come out with you? Have your parents arrived yet?"
When Zhou Musheng saw that Xiaohua hadn't brought her child out, he assumed that her parents had come and even considered whether he should find some time to meet them.
Xiao Hua explained, "Kang An was picked up by her father, and my parents will be coming over in a while."
She thought she hadn't lied; she just hadn't proactively told Zhou Musheng that He Yan lived downstairs from him. If he hadn't asked, she wouldn't have said anything, so it couldn't be considered lying.
Zhou Musheng was stunned for a few seconds. To be honest, Xiaohua was still quite afraid that her current boyfriend would get angry when her ex-husband was mentioned, since her current boyfriend was related to the survival and development of her company.
"So, you two have made up again?" he asked through gritted teeth.
The word "reconcile" is not appropriate. She and He Yan have no relationship now. At most, they have gone from having a falling out to being able to exchange a few words again.
"With Grandpa Kang'an's intervention, Kang'an's custody was awarded to me. The child still needs his father's presence."
The child really liked her father, and he was willing to back down, so the matter was left unresolved, though it can't really be said that they made up.
I have absolutely no relationship with him. We only met for the sake of the child, and that's all we got to say a word or two!
Zhou Musheng originally wanted to say that he could act as Kang An's father, and that he could interact with Kang An as a father and provide her with fatherly love.
But then he realized that what he was saying was superfluous; Kang An wasn't without his own father. Why would his nameless, unregistered uncle rush to become his father? Wasn't that just asking for trouble?
But the thought that her ex-husband often came to pick up and drop off the children meant they couldn't avoid contact, frankly, Zhou Musheng wasn't that magnanimous, and he would definitely be jealous.
Their relationships with divorced women and children are always fraught with problems and never clean or efficient.
“He just picks up and drops off the kids every day, and we don’t have much contact. Having a child is unavoidable. As long as I have a clear conscience, that’s enough, right?”
Xiao Hua could tell that Zhou Musheng cared, and was even angry.
Zhou Musheng touched her face and forced a smile.
“I didn’t say anything. I believe you. If you had something going on with him, you would have done it already. Why would you need to talk to me now?”
Xiaohua nestled obediently in his arms, hugging his waist: "I know you won't be angry. We're both adults, and we understand that many things are indeed unavoidable. I can't be too selfish and not allow the child to be with his biological father."
Zhou Musheng frowned, clearly displeased with her attitude.
“Sometimes you have to be quick and efficient, and you have to be clean and tidy. You can’t drag your feet. For example, Zhou Xun rarely sees his mother.”
As Zhou Musheng said this, he pushed Xiaohua away from his arms and hit her.
He walked ahead of her, one step ahead, with Xiaohua following behind.
When Xiao Hua heard her say this, he felt a pang of discomfort in his heart. He thought that no matter how badly the two of them broke up, they still felt uncomfortable.
But the fact that a child's biological mother is his biological mother is undeniable. Just because there is a rift between the two people doesn't mean the child shouldn't be allowed to see his biological mother!
Is it that he prevents his son from seeing his biological mother, or is it that his son himself doesn't want to see her?
If it's the former, Xiaohua thinks he's too heartless.
There always needs to be a buffer zone between right and wrong, black and white. Sometimes she felt that Zhou Musheng was either right or wrong, and a choice had to be made.
Of course, these are other people's business. She's just a girlfriend, so it's not appropriate for her to ask, and she has no intention of asking either.
Xiaohua ran a few steps to take his hand.
Zhou Musheng shook off her, but Xiao Hua forcefully pulled him back up again.
She was getting a little angry: "Then what do you want me to do? I can't just not let the child see her own father!"
"Didn't you say before that your ex-husband ignored you for three years, and that it was okay for the child to not have a biological father during those three years? Why does the child now insist on having a biological father?"
These words left Xiaohua speechless, unsure how to refute them.
Yes, the child lived happily like a fool for three years without a biological father, so why must she be given a biological father now?
The problem is that she's already given it, and she can't just take it back halfway through. If she had just been ruthless and prevented He Yan from having any contact with the child, none of this mess would have happened.
"What's done is done, and it's no use for you to question me about these things. The child has now developed feelings for her biological father. Although the child is very sensible and says that if her mother doesn't want her to see him, she doesn't have to see him."
But can I really bear to prevent her from seeing him? There's nothing between us, I'm completely innocent, I have a clear conscience. Why are you getting angry with me now? Is this the first time you've found out I have an ex-husband?
"Why can't I have a temper? I used to live in your house, and now that I've finally moved out, you two are starting to see each other again. So what are you doing with me now? Is it okay for three people to be together?"
The sight of the three of them together somewhat angered Xiao Hua. In front of He Yan, she could point her finger at him and yell at him, but in front of Zhou Musheng, she always had to be subservient to him and dared not say anything to him.
Xiaohua was so angry she was panting heavily, but she couldn't do anything about it.
Both publicly and privately, they were entangled in a complicated relationship. She always owed him something, and she was always at a disadvantage in this relationship. He always made the decisions, and when he was unhappy, she had to appease him, while when she was unhappy, she could only endure it.
"I'm sorry, I'll try my best not to have any contact with him in the future, okay? I'll have my parents come over right now, and they can handle all communication with the child's father without me showing up. Is that alright?" She was already lowering her voice and swallowing her anger as she apologized to him.
"So what if your parents have contact with him? If they see him every day, are they very satisfied with him as their ex-son-in-law?"
Zhou Musheng didn't know where his anger came from; no matter what Xiaohua said, she could always find a point to refute.
"Then what do you expect me to do? This won't work, that won't work. Do you really expect me to be so heartless as to cut off all ties between the child and his biological father? If that's your idea, then we can't be together anymore. I think you're too cruel."
In her excitement, Xiaohua said something she shouldn't have.
Zhou Musheng's eyes were somewhat red.
"What did you say? Say it again!"
Xiaohua was a little frightened by him.
"I...I said it in anger!"
"Ye Xiaohua, since you've chosen to be with me, you must treat this relationship with all your heart. I will not tolerate any betrayal in my world!"
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