Chapter 137: Chapter 130: So, What’s the Plan? Let’s Hear It (1)
Eating ice cream is indeed delightful, but Su Xiaomeng’s happiness was only on the surface, she didn’t want to worry her parents. In reality, her heart was filled with sorrow...
"Has Huang Baby fallen asleep?"
Su’s father lovingly leaned over, looking at Huang Huang, who was lying on the sofa, limbs hanging unconsciously, eyes closed, revealing long, dense eyelashes, and laughed so heartily that his eyes were nearly closed.
"My grandson looks really handsome!"
"Shh, keep it down."
Su’s mother reminded.
Su Xiaomeng glanced at Huang Huang, a bit lost in thought...
It might be a bit premature to say that a one-month-old child has a personality or something.
But Su Xiaomeng vaguely sensed that Huang Huang was more like Yin Shixiu.
For the same full moon feast, being teased and held by Shan Minglang and Yin Meng, Shuangshuang would get more excited with noise and more people around.
And Huang Huang... with that little face, although his big eyes blinked similarly, it conveyed a "strangers keep out" vibe.
When everyone was there, he was lethargic, but when everyone left and Shuangshuang got tired from playing, his spirit came alive, especially when Su’s father and Su’s mother held him, there wasn’t a hint of coldness left.
After finishing the dessert, Su’s mother handed Huang Huang to her, "It’s not early, go to sleep."
"Mom..."
Su Xiaomeng hesitated for a moment.
"Hmm?"
"I... I’ll sleep with you tonight, okay?"
Su’s mother was surprised for a moment, and Su’s father’s gaze suddenly shifted from Huang Huang to Su Xiaomeng.
That look... as if someone was about to snatch his food...
Made Su Xiaomeng a little embarrassed.
"What’s wrong with Shixiu?"
"Hmm?"
Su’s father widened his eyes when he heard Su’s mother ask.
Su Xiaomeng cleared her throat, licked her lips, "Nothing much..."
Su’s mother had already sensed something was off with her daughter, so seeing her like this, she was particularly alert.
She didn’t ask further, but directly got up to enter the room to find Yin Shixiu, Su Xiaomeng hurriedly pulled her back, looking a bit troubled...
"What’s the matter after all?"
For a moment, Su Xiaomeng didn’t know how to say it.
If she honestly told her parents everything from start to finish without missing a word, she probably wouldn’t get any sleep tonight.
Not only would she not sleep, but it might also trigger a huge fight!
Su Xiaomeng swallowed, blinked at Su’s mother, and whispered, "He... always wants to sleep with me..."
"Ahem..."
Su’s father hurriedly cleared his throat, awkwardly turning his head away.
Su’s mother was at a loss for words for a moment...
After a brief awkward silence, Su’s mother spoke, "Then let your dad sleep with him..."
Su Xiaomeng quickly nodded.
Su’s father hurriedly protected his chest, looked at Su’s mother with surprise, "You don’t trust your daughter, but you trust me to go?"
Su’s mother took a pillow and "thump" hit him on the head.
"You’re over forty, can you be more serious?!"
Su’s father rubbed his head, it seemed like he even enjoyed that hit, chuckling awkwardly, "Just joking, just joking..."
Su Xiaomeng scratched her hair, holding Huang Huang, was about to follow Su’s mother to the bedroom when Yin Shixiu came out...
He just wanted to get a drink of water, but as soon as he came out, he immediately felt the strange looks from Su’s father and Su’s mother.
"What’s wrong..."
His first reaction was that Su Xiaomeng had told them everything, but then he thought if she did, considering Su’s mother’s temperament, there wouldn’t be such calmness.
Moreover... there wasn’t any anger in those looks, at most... it was just... a bit weird.
"Oh, tonight Xiaomeng will sleep with me, so let your dad sleep with you, alright?"
Yin Shixiu looked at Su Xiaomeng, who quickly lowered her head, not daring to look at him.
Su’s mother caught that look from Yin Shixiu, and softly said to him, "You may be a grown man, but... Xiaomeng just gave birth not long ago, some things, don’t rush... it’s not good for Xiaomeng’s health..."
After speaking earnestly, she entered the bedroom with Xiaomeng.
Leaving behind a bewildered Yin Shixiu and a "I understand you" expression on Su Chengji’s face outside.
Yin Shixiu really felt like he could be angered to death by Su Xiaomeng!
That night, Su Chengji and Yin Shixiu lay on the same bed, Su Chengji being a chatterbox, kept mumbling and told Yin Shixiu a lot about Xiaomeng’s early days.
Listening, Yin Shixiu felt complex emotions in his heart.
Later, when Su’s father gradually fell asleep, Yin Shixiu, however, couldn’t sleep at all, feeling extremely restless inside.
Su’s father had originally fallen asleep, but coincidentally, Yin Shixiu went out to take a call, and when he returned, Su’s father was half-awake.
So he could clearly sense Yin Shixiu’s irritation.
Being a man, Su’s father understood the need to suppress oneself when the wife was pregnant, but after the wife gave birth, he still had to hold back his own frustration and helplessness.
But...
Now, he was lying beside a more vigorous man, and inexplicably, he felt eerie...
Su Chengji, having a wild imagination, didn’t realize it, as Yin Shixiu was just unable to fall asleep.
Around two in the morning, just as Yin Shixiu was forced to close his eyes by fatigue, Su Chengji suddenly turned over and wrapped his limbs around him—
At that moment, Yin Shixiu’s body was as rigid as a rock, and any sleepiness vanished completely!
And then... he stayed awake, without sleep, until dawn.
Only to come to one conclusion, now he understood whom Su Xiaomeng’s sleeping posture resembled.
That night, Su Xiaomeng slept fitfully.
First, the two kids were restless, and second... her heart just couldn’t settle down.
It was almost as if everything hung on Yin Shixiu, and she couldn’t figure out what kind of person he really was...
This made her feel quite at a loss.
She woke up early but didn’t get up, Su’s mother was up early, going to make breakfast.
Su Xiaomeng stayed cooped up in the bedroom, and after a while, she heard the sound of suitcase wheels rolling on the floor.
Her ears pricked up, and soon after, she vaguely heard Su’s mother and Yin Shixiu talking in the living room, snippets and pieces...
Only the words "return to Beijing" lingered around her ears incessantly.
Her heart sank to the bottom.
Yin Shixiu headed out the door, hesitated, but turned back to Su’s mother and said, "Actually... last night Xiao Meng and I had a fight."
Su’s mother was taken aback, then had an expression of "I figured as much".
"It’s nothing major, today I’ve really got urgent matters to handle in Beijing. If Xiaomeng says something heated, I’ll accept it, but..."
"Alright, I understand what you mean, you go ahead."
Yin Shixiu took a shallow breath and nodded.
Su Xiaomeng was leaning against the door, she heard the sound of the front door opening and closing, and her heart instantly sank to the bottom.
This... what is this?
Su’s mother told Su Xiaomeng that he was going to Beijing on business.
But Su Xiaomeng felt that it wasn’t a business trip... it was more like planning to leave for good.
And this business trip of Yin Shixiu was indeed too long...
Su’s mother originally wanted to find some time to chat with Su Xiaomeng, but on the other hand, she felt that this was a matter between the young couple.
She didn’t want to interfere too much.
Especially since, at the beginning, Su Xiaomeng didn’t show too much distress emotionally.
But later on, it seemed the emotions weighing on this girl’s heart were really becoming unbearable.
Gradually, they surfaced.
That day, Su’s mother came home early in the afternoon and saw the little girl’s eyes red, clearly after crying.
She realized things might have gotten serious.
Yin Shixiu was gone for two weeks...
Initially, Su Xiaomeng felt uneasy, and after he left, she felt even more unsettled, unsure of his real intentions in marrying her...
But later, this wasn’t the question she pondered anymore; it was whether... he really wanted her anymore.
If he truly didn’t want her anymore...
"You two have been in a tiff until now?"
Su Xiaomeng lowered her head, picking at her fingers.
"Couples are like this, there’s always fights and quarrels, it’s quite normal."
Though said like this, while being in it, it rarely remains rational for everyone.
"Shixiu said he would be back in a couple of days."
Su’s mother said.
Su Xiaomeng wanted to say that he was just fooling her, but she couldn’t bring herself to speak it.
In these two weeks, Yin Shixiu hadn’t called her, nor sent a single message.
Last Wednesday, Yin Meng specifically called to remind her that it was Yin Shixiu’s birthday.
Su Xiaomeng tossed and turned alone in bed for hours, before nervously sending him a "Happy Birthday".
After sending it, she felt stupid, but if she didn’t send it, she’d feel even worse...
However... he didn’t reply.
Su Xiaomeng actually truly realized that their love affair might indeed have an end.
Right now, it’s as if she could see the end.
The only thing that puzzled her was the meaning of his words "divorce, don’t even think about it".
Today, she found out.
Why he never considered divorce.
Calling Yin Meng, she just wanted to indirectly find out if Yin Shixiu was really busy in Beijing...
But somehow, the conversation unconsciously shifted to the family rules of the Yin Family...
Yin Meng didn’t know about their contract, but she was well-versed in the Yin Family’s rules.
"The couple must live in harmony, the Yin Family does not allow divorce. Of course, if you insist on divorcing, you can, but if it’s the main branch, my grandfather’s line, the prerequisite is to give up the position of Family Head, secondly, the right to inherit the Yin Family’s property."
Yin Meng was merely giving a general knowledge explanation, in her view, her uncle and Su Xiaomeng were willing to be together, loving each other.
Simply by looking at what her uncle did for Su Xiaomeng, it was enough to prove how serious he was.
So Yin Meng never considered the possibility of their divorce.
But hearing these words, for Su Xiaomeng, it was like a blow to the head, making everything become clear.
So... that’s how it is.
Not wanting his children to go elsewhere, nor willing to give up the Family Head and property, hence the marriage, hence no divorce.
"Mom, if I really want to divorce Uncle... would you stand by me?"
Su Xiaomeng saw that Su’s mother didn’t speak, so she looked up at her, "Mom?"
"Are you crazy or something?"
Su Xiaomeng didn’t expect her mother to suddenly say something like that.
"In my view, he is quite responsible, treats you well, and now you have two children, why divorce?"
Su Xiaomeng swallowed, "I’m just saying what if..."
"What do you mean by what if? Between your father and me, there has never been such a what if!"