Xu Rong had been somewhat guilty and ashamed at first, but seeing Su Ding repeatedly refute her words in public and help Si Wei resist her as a mother, she became angry.
"I am Si Wei's mother, how can I not have the right to speak about him? Even if you've been taking care of Si Wei these past few days, you should know your place!"
Su Ding sneered, "You know I've been taking care of Si Wei, but what have you done as his mother?"
She gently stroked Si Wei's hair, her heart aching for the child.
"I was busy earlier. If you're unwilling, I'll take the child back!"
Xu Rong's face also turned cold. She walked over and extended her hand, "Si Wei, come back with Mom. Mom was worried you wouldn't adapt to Uncle before, but now Mom has thought it through. You should return to this home, you are also a part of this family."
She looked directly at Wang Si Wei, seemingly certain that her child would side with her.
After all, she was his biological mother.
"You're not my mother, I won't go back with you!" Wang Si Wei, his eyes red, angrily pushed Xu Rong's hand away, his small body trembling.
"That's right! Si Wei won't go back with you! You're not a good mother!"
At this moment, Su Xiaorui and Jin Xiaoxi also spoke in unison, blocking Wang Si Wei and protectively shielding their friend.
"You! You all..."
Xu Rong was hurt by Wang Si Wei's attitude, and her heart ached.
This was the child she had carried for ten months, yet now he wasn't on her side and treated her like an enemy.
"Xiaorong, it's alright, we'll take it slow."
Zhang Gang smiled indulgently and broadly, putting his arm around Xu Rong's shoulders. "The child is still young and doesn't understand you. When he grows up, he'll understand everything."
Xu Rong nestled in Zhang Gang's embrace, wiping away tears, feeling utterly heartbroken.
She took several deep breaths before looking at Su Ding again. "Miss Su, I'm very grateful that you've been taking care of Si Wei these past few days, but whether legally or morally, Si Wei is my child. Even if I neglected him in the past, you shouldn't prevent him from acknowledging me."
Su Ding looked at Xu Rong silently, her gaze then appraising Zhang Gang and Zhang Yue beside her.
They looked so much like a family.
How could she help an outsider's son bully her own child?
Si Wei was no longer a small child. Anyone would deeply remember today's scene, wouldn't they?
"It's not that I'm stopping the child from acknowledging you, it's that what you've done is too much."
Su Ding said calmly, "If Si Wei were willing to go with you today, I naturally wouldn't say anything. But if he's unwilling, you can't take him away."
Although her words were calm, they carried an underlying assertiveness.
Xu Rong clenched her fists and looked at Si Wei again, but Wang Si Wei refused to look at her.
"Auntie, if he doesn't want to come to our house, I don't want him to come either!"
At this moment, Zhang Yue said indignantly, "If he's not your son, I'll be your son, Mom!"
Although Zhang Yue was young, he completely understood Wang Si Wei's vulnerability.
He deliberately called out again, "Mom!"
Hearing this "Mom," Wang Si Wei's young heart seemed to be severely stimulated.
His mother, whom he thought about day and night, had now become someone else's.
Even when he was bullied at school, his mother wasn't the first to protect him; it was Aunt Su Ding who protected him.
The more he thought about it, the more pain he felt.
His father was gone, his mother had left with someone else, and he had always fantasized about going home, but where was home?
"Be good, Yue. Si Wei is also your brother,"
Xu Rong gently stroked Zhang Yue's head and said softly.
Zhang Gang also spoke at this moment, wearing a benevolent fatherly smile as he looked at Wang Si Wei. "Si Wei, right? Uncle will treat you well from now on, don't be afraid. Uncle will treat you like his own child."
Without waiting for Wang Si Wei's reaction, he turned to Su Ding and said with a smile:
"Miss Su, this is our family matter. Xiaorong has already made it clear to you, so you don't need to interfere. We are very grateful for your trip here today. We didn't expect it to be a misunderstanding."
Saying this, Zhang Gang took out his wallet from his pocket and held up a bank card.
"Here is two hundred thousand, which is enough to cover your expenses during this period."
"Take it and you can leave with your child."