Chapter 216 Even Ex-Husbands Need Comfort
"Xiao Chu?"
When Xiang Jingheng saw Xiang Chu, his head went blank, and both father and son turned pale.
"Why is the child awake?" Song Cheng said in a low voice.
It's clear that he overheard the entire conversation.
Alas, the truth will eventually come out.
Yu Yan sat stiffly on the sofa. She had been struggling with how to tell Xiang Chu the truth about his background, but she never expected that he would hear it in this way.
Shao Muyan sighed inwardly, squeezed Yu Yan's hand, and calmed her down.
When something happens, you have to find a way to deal with it.
Xiang Jingheng stood up and walked over to Chu, cupped his son's tense face, and called out to him, "Son, son... Chu!"
Xiang Chu bit her lips until they turned white, and looked at Xiang Jingheng with red eyes.
"Dad, why do you say I'm not Mom's child? How did my mom become Aunt Mei? What's going on?"
As Xiang Chu spoke, she became so frightened that she started to cry.
Xiang Jingheng hugged Xiang Chu tightly, his face filled with indescribable heartache. Like his son, he felt as if the sky had fallen when he heard these unbelievable truths.
The father and son hugged each other and cried for a long time.
Until Xiang Chu cried herself out, she lifted her face from Xiang Jingheng's shoulder and glanced at Yu Yan.
Meeting her red eyes, he pouted, looking aggrieved.
He finally managed to repair his relationship with his mother, only to be told that they were not biologically related.
Who could withstand such a blow?
Xiang Chu was extremely upset.
His dear mother became his brother's mother.
What about his mother?
Why did his mother suddenly change?
Seeing Xiang Chu like this stirred up a huge wave of emotions in Yu Yan's heart, making it difficult for her to remain calm.
Xiang Chu is the child of Mei Nan and Xiang Jingheng, but she did indeed raise him by her own hands until he was three years old and watched him grow up.
My dependence on her as a child, my rejection and estrangement from her as I grew up, and the subsequent repair of our relationship... Looking back now, it feels like half a lifetime has passed.
During this time, as her heart was broken and mended again, she learned how to let go and how to be a good mother.
She had just begun to learn this lesson reasonably well when God suddenly gave her another son.
Fate, it seems, never gives you a warning when it starts playing tricks on you.
Yu Yan stood up and walked towards Chu.
Xiang Chu watched as Yu Yan walked towards her, her heart pounding with joy. "Mom..."
He let out a pitiful cry, like an abandoned puppy.
Yu Yan's eyes welled up with tears, and her heart ached.
"Come here, let Mommy give you a hug."
Yu Yan stretched out her hands to Xiang Chu, who unhesitatingly broke free from Xiang Jingheng's embrace and rushed into Yu Yan's arms, hugging her like a baby and bursting into tears.
Xiang Jingheng: "..."
Yu Yan supported Xiang Chu's bottom and carried him inside.
"You guys chat, I'll comfort the child."
Xiang Jingheng looked at his son, who was sobbing in Yu Yan's arms, and pursed his lips.
He needs comfort too.
"Mr. Xiang."
Shao Muyan called out to him at the right moment and asked tentatively, "Why don't you go to the bathroom and cry for a while? It's okay, no rush."
Xiang Jingheng glared at Shao Muyan with red eyes.
"Go on."
Xiang Jingheng straightened his back, looking neither pitiful nor willing to admit defeat, and sat back on the sofa. "Go ahead and say it, I can handle it."
We already know the worst-case scenario, don't we?
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"Blow your nose." Yu Yan pinched Xiang Chu's nose with a tissue.
"..." Xiang Chu blew her nose for a long time, and it was all red.
Yu Yan threw the tissue into the trash can and teased with a smile, "This snotty nose, it's really like a snotty bug."
Xiang Chu wrinkled her nose, and her previously pale face finally gained two rosy blushes.
Do you want another hug?
Xiang Chu looked up and met Yu Yan's gentle gaze. She then bowed her head and threw herself into Yu Yan's arms.
Yu Yan rubbed his head.
Xiang Chu leaned against Yu Yan, feeling the warmth that hadn't faded. She quietly raised her head and met Yu Yan's loving gaze once more. She couldn't help but call out, "Mom..."
"Why."
Yu Yan responded, patted his head, and said, "Xiao Chu, as long as you want, you will always be my son."
Xiang Chu looked at her, her nose tingled, and two more tears fell.
"But I wasn't born from you, was I?"
Yu Yan: "Yes. You were born to Mei Nan, so in terms of blood relations, she is indeed your biological mother."
Tears fell down in a steady stream.
"However, since I have been your mother for so many years, it means that we have this mother-son bond."
Yu Yan wiped away his tears and said with a smile, "Having another mother is like having another person who loves you. It's a good thing, so don't be sad."
Xiang Chu blinked, "Then, can I still call you Mom from now on?"
"Of course. Why not?"
Xiang Chu pouted, "You're Shao Yun's mother, so from now on you and your brother will be the closest to each other, not me."
Yu Yan was amused by his jealous tone and chuckled.
"Your brother still doesn't want to call me 'Mom'."
Xiang Chu raised her tearful eyes: "Huh?"
Her attention was immediately diverted, and Xiang Chu reached out her chubby little hand to wipe away her tears.
"Why doesn't my brother want to?"
Yu Yan took out another tissue and wiped Xiang Chu's nose.
“He can’t get over it. On one hand, he knows that his father and I didn’t abandon him on purpose, but on the other hand, he can’t accept that we have suddenly become his biological parents. It’s like how you can’t accept that Mei Nan has become your mother. But it’s okay, none of this is your fault. Whether you can accept it or not, it won’t affect our continued love for you.”
When Yu Yan said this to Xiang Chu, wasn't she also telling herself in another way: Don't rush, take it slow.
Time is the best healer, because everything will pass.
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Yu Yan stayed with Xiang Chu for a long time until she finally managed to coax him back to sleep.
It was already late at night.
The door wasn't closed properly. Shao Muyan knocked twice and saw Yu Yan lying on the bed in the guest room, gently patting Xiang Chu.
"Asleep?" Shao Muyan asked softly.
Yu Yan nodded: "Mm."
She sat up and yawned, "I almost fell asleep myself."
Seeing her listless appearance, Shao Muyan walked over and picked her up in his arms, startling Yu Yan, who instinctively hooked her arms around his neck.
"Let's go home, I'll lull you to sleep."
"..."
Xiang Jingheng stood at the door, looking like he "couldn't bear to watch," his lips pursed tightly.
Shao Muyan did it on purpose!
This is clearly a provocation, an attempt to make him look bad!
Just as Yu Yan was about to get down from Shao Muyan's arms, she heard a cough at the door.
"Sorry to bother you."
Xiang Jingheng symbolically tapped the door with his finger, his gaze sweeping past Shao Muyan before staring intently at Yu Yan.
"Yu Yan, I'd like to have a private talk with you."
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