Fortunately, Huaihuai was prepared and jumped off the sofa, thus avoiding the danger of being tackled by her.
"Auntie, didn't we just meet a few days ago? You didn't treat me like this then, so why are you being so friendly now!"
Huaihuai seemed genuinely confused. "Besides, I'm not pitiful. I've lived in this kind of family and never suffered any hardship or suffering since I was a child. Why would you think that your appearance would be a good thing?"
I didn't expect him to speak so bluntly and without any mercy; it didn't sound like something a child would say.
Tong Zhiwei's face turned ashen after being rebuked.
Huo Jinzhou frowned as well. "Did your adoptive mother teach you to say these things?"
Upon hearing this, Huaihuai frowned as well. "Why are you making assumptions about my mother? She is very, very good to me and respects all my choices. She is not like what you imagine. Please respect my family."
Huo Jinzhou didn't know why, but he felt as if his most precious treasure had been stolen. His heart ached, and his tone became stern. "I am your family, your biological father. Is this how you treat your own father?"
Huaihuai blinked and said calmly, "I will treat you the way you treat me. If we can't even learn to understand and respect each other on our first meeting, what's the point of talking?"
Huo Jinzhou turned pale from the rebuttal and was speechless.
“Child, how can you talk to your father like that!” Just then, Tong Zhiwei calmed down and chimed in, “He’s afraid you’ve been brainwashed and deceived. As your biological father, everything he does is for your own good. He wouldn’t harm you.”
"I've lived here for eight years, and my parents have always been very good to me. They've never made me suffer any grievances or made me feel unhappy at all." Huaihuai said innocently, her eyes clear. "But why do I feel so unhappy whenever I see you?"
Huo Jinzhou felt as if his heart had been pricked by a needle, and for a moment he found it difficult to breathe.
He didn't know why things had turned out this way.
He had been looking forward to seeing his and his wife's child, but now that he had, he felt so heartbroken.
Was it because he was so distant and guarded towards me?
For a moment, he felt a deep sense of loss.
“Huaihuai, we are your family! Don’t you feel it at all?” Tong Zhiwei’s eyes reddened with emotion, and she said in a trembling voice, “Do you know how moved I am to see you? If my sister were still alive, she would be so proud! We came to take you home. Don’t you want to see the place where your biological parents once lived?”
She had figured it out: even if Huo Jinzhou said he would never remarry and that he had undergone sterilization, so what?
Men can always back out of their word.
As long as this child is there, her connection with Huo Jinzhou will not be broken, and she can use the excuse of taking care of the child to gain access to his home.
When the time comes, I'll find an opportunity to win over Huo Jinzhou and marry him.
So now she has to appease the child and get him to come back with her.
“But I have a daddy and a mommy, and I’m living a good life now.” Huaihuai wanted to make things clear to them today, “I have no plans to leave this family.”
"What's so good about it? You're too naive!" Tong Zhiwei seemed to have no way to deal with him. "Think about it carefully. How many children does the Fu family have? Your mother has two biological sons. Do you think she treats you better than her own sons?"
If it were me, since we're related by blood, I would definitely cherish and love you. Plus, since I don't have any children, I would treat you like my own son, spoiling you rotten and giving you everything you want. Wouldn't that be better?
Huaihuai shook her head and said bluntly, "This is spoiling, it's killing with praise! Mommy said that spoiling a child is not about unconditional indulgence, but about understanding their needs, communicating with them, and only giving them gifts on their birthdays or other special occasions."
Furthermore, making me go to bed early and wake up early, and to study, is all for my own good, not, as you say, to turn me into a useless person?
Upon hearing this, Tong Zhiwei immediately looked embarrassed and awkward, and nervously glanced back at Huo Jinzhou.
She met his displeased gaze.
She felt utterly wronged.
Although she did think that after taking the child back to be recognized by his ancestors and coaxing him for a while, she could start raising him to be spoiled.
But that's a long-term plan.
But now she's saying all those fancy things, isn't it all just to make empty promises and coax him home first?
"No, that's not it." She was sweating profusely and quickly explained, "What I mean is, your adoptive mother can't possibly be sincere to you. I've already investigated her. Back then, she abandoned you all and went abroad, only taking her own son with her, leaving you at home for six whole years!"
What does this mean? It means that your own son is more important than you, do you understand?
“Isn’t that only natural?” Huaihuai said earnestly, “I carried you for ten months and gave birth to you with great difficulty, so naturally I’m closer to you. Mommy was able to adopt me back then, which gave me a new way to live. I should be grateful and know how to repay kindness, shouldn’t I?”
—Yes, yes, my foot!
Tong Zhiwei almost couldn't hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood.
This brat, so young, how can he be so eloquent?
He had to refute every single one of his words, leaving her choked up and wishing she could just strangle him to get rid of him.
“You’re right. I was wrong before. I shouldn’t have doubted and speculated about your adoptive mother.” Just then, Huo Jinzhou suddenly seemed to have an epiphany and apologized to him, saying with satisfaction, “It seems they’ve raised you very well.”
A simple sentence soothed the unhappiness in Huaihuai's heart.
A sweet smile unconsciously appeared on his face. "Yes, there are no better daddies and mommies in the world."
Looking at that smiling face, Huo Jinzhou felt as if he were seeing his wife's face.
He has never been able to let go of what happened back then.
Therefore, the desire to take the child away may be driven by an inner obsession.
He said in a deep voice, "Zhiwei, please go out for a moment. I have something to say to him alone."
Tong Zhiwei never expected him to kick her out. Even though she was the one who told him about the child, he still didn't care about her.
And they always have to keep their whispers away from me.
For a moment, her eyes welled up with tears. Although she was extremely unwilling, she still had to put on a generous attitude. "I understand. You and your son should have a good talk and try to persuade the child to come home!"
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