"I'm sorry, I really love my master too much, I can't live without him."
The moment Zhou Chunhua saw Su Mu kneel down, she felt as if she were seeing herself more than 20 years ago.
Zhou Chunhua raised her eyebrows and accepted the thermos cup offered by her with both hands.
"Then I'll wait and see if he'll give up everything for the love you're talking about."
She got up, threw her thermos into the trash can, and turned to leave, but then she heard her mother-in-law call out from behind, "Zhou Chunhua! My son doesn't owe you anything! On the contrary, you owe him and the Liao family!"
"If you hadn't secretly run off to get a tubal ligation after giving birth to that little girl, if you hadn't been so incapable of even taking care of a child and lost my only granddaughter, Nanxing wouldn't have had a child with another woman!"
"Mom!" Liao Nansheng shouted, and his mother-in-law fell silent.
Zhou Chunhua clutched her aching chest and turned to meet her mother-in-law's gaze.
Wiping away the tears on her face, she left the ward without hesitation and walked out of the noisy hospital building.
Standing in the empty parking lot, she looked up at the blue sky and white clouds.
The pure white clouds pieced together to form a sweet and lovely little face.
"Nini, Mommy will definitely find you."
She looked down and rummaged through her bag, taking out the card Liao Nanxing had given her for paying for household expenses.
Hurry up!
He took out his phone and called his only friend, Julia, and the two arranged to meet at the nearest spa.
As she walked out of the hospital, she hailed a taxi.
Even when she was carrying big bags and small bags, she would only spend two yuan to take the bus before. This was the first time she had ever been so extravagant.
...
Meanwhile, in a private hospital room.
Xu Xiuzhen's face turned pale. She glanced at Su Mu, called her son over, and whispered, "What does she mean? What did that look in her eyes mean? Is she blaming me for not keeping a close eye on that short-lived girl back then?"
Liao Nanxing remained silent. Xu Xiuzhen's eyes reddened, and she cried out mournfully, "Son, you won't blame me too, will you? What did I do all this for? Wasn't it all for you! Our Liao family has only produced one successful person like you in three generations. How could I just stand by and watch Zhou Chunhua sever our Liao family bloodline!"
"Alright! Don't bring this up again."
Xu Xiuzhen nodded, wiping away her tears. So many years had passed since that incident; that short-lived thing had probably been dead for several years now. No matter how much Zhou Chunhua searched and investigated, it would likely be all in vain!
Thinking of this, she felt less upset. She turned to look at Su Mu's slightly protruding belly and changed her smile: "Mu Mu, good boy, I'm sorry you had to suffer."
She helped Sumula sit down and gently comforted her by patting and coaxing her.
Liao Nanxing slumped back onto the sofa and sighed, "Mom, didn't I tell you not to let Zhou Chunhua know until Mumu gives birth smoothly?"
"You think I told her?" Xu Xiuzhen's eyes widened. "Do you know how many bowls of instant noodles I've eaten in the last three days? I'm old, not that I have Alzheimer's!"
"How did she know?"
"Who cares how she found out! It's good that she knows! First, think about how to get a divorce. Everything in this house is earned through your hard work. Since Zhou Chunhua married you, she has never worked a day or earned a penny!"
She's enjoyed all these years of good food and drink at home, and she never mentions it! She acts like we've caused her so much suffering just because we did a little thing! She's ungrateful and still wants money!
"Son, you can't be soft-hearted! We can't give her a single penny! Those are all my grandson's, no one can touch them!" Yang Xiuzhen said through gritted teeth.
"Mom, your eldest grandson can't wait much longer. Why don't we give her some money and settle this matter?" Su Mu tentatively suggested.
She's not stupid.
If Liao Nanxing really wanted to marry her, that would be one thing, but I'm afraid he's only thinking about the child and hasn't considered giving her a proper status. Otherwise, he wouldn't have kept their relationship a secret for so many years!
Rather than having the child abandoned at birth, it's better to lose some money and use the child to secure one's position.
She glanced at Liao Nanxing, who remained silent, then moved closer and took his hand.
"If it's really difficult, that's okay. As long as you have me and the child in your heart, I... I would never regret being your mistress for the rest of my life. It's just... it's just that our child will suffer."
She stroked her slightly protruding belly and said, "I'm sorry, baby, Mommy couldn't give you a complete family. Please don't hate Mommy, okay?"
"Don't get agitated, I'll find another opportunity to talk to her." Liao Nanxing squeezed Su Mu's small hand.
"I've got it!" Xu Xiuzhen exclaimed excitedly. "Nanxing, go tell the doctor I'm being discharged today. Also, Mumu is coming home with us today! Humph! I want to see how far Zhou Chunhua can go for money!"
"Mom...you mean...you want her to serve Mumu?"
"That's exactly what I mean! Starting tomorrow, I'll wake her up before dawn to make breakfast for Mumu, and then I'll wake her up in the middle of the night to buy some late-night snacks. In less than three days, I'll definitely get her to bring up divorce on her own!"
Then you can negotiate with her. As long as you don't soften your stance, she won't be able to take a single penny from this house!
Su Mu forced a smile and whispered, "Is...is this...okay?"
“What’s wrong with her? I didn’t tie her up with a rope! If she can’t stand it, she can get a divorce! She’s illiterate and doesn’t deserve my son in any way. She can’t compare to you, who is young, beautiful, a graduate student, and has a respectable job. You are the perfect match for Nanxing.”
“Mom…” Su Mu lowered her head, her cheeks flushed.
Liao Nanxing stood up: "We can only do as Mom says for now."
Liao Nanxing went to the doctor's office to discuss discharge arrangements, while Su Mu thoughtfully packed her things. Xu Xiuzhen, however, had already devised countless ways to make things difficult for Zhou Chunhua.
After all, she may not be good at anything else, but when it comes to tormenting her daughter-in-law, which mother-in-law isn't a natural at it?
When the three of them got back to their doorstep, it was already past 6:40 PM.
Standing in front of the building entrance, Su Mu looked on with longing.
Finally, after all these years, this dodder vine has finally reached the summit and can see the sunlight.
Xu Xiuzhen looked at the unlit window and sneered.
"I thought she was so capable! She doesn't even turn on the lights after dark; she's probably crying herself to death at home." Turning to her, she asked, "Mumu, what do you want to eat today? I'll have Zhou Chunhua make it for you in a bit. I'll get revenge for all the grievances you suffered today!"
Su Mu lowered his head, blushing, and said, "Mom, your precious grandson is very well-behaved and not picky about food."
"It's good to not be a picky eater; you'll grow fat!"
In the elevator, Xu Xiuzhen kept reminding Liao Nanxing not to be soft-hearted when he saw Zhou Chunhua.
Liao Nanxing nodded and told her not to worry.
However, when the door was opened, the room was pitch black, and there wasn't even a ghost in sight.
Xu Xiuzhen looked at each room in disbelief, gritting her teeth: "Zhou Chunhua! How dare you! Nanxing, call her and tell her to come back and cook!"
Liao Nanxing then realized that he had forgotten to turn his phone back on after turning it off on the plane.
As soon as I turned on my phone, the notification sounds started ringing incessantly.
The next second, Liao Nanxing was completely dumbfounded.
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