After Bankruptcy, the Billionaire Asked Me to Marry Him!
Chapter 492: Don’t Let Me See You Again

Chapter 492: Chapter 492: Don’t Let Me See You Again

Outside the main gate of the Fu Mansion, Lin Kerou pleaded desperately with the old butler, "Uncle Ning, once I leave this time, I don’t know when I’ll be back. Just let me see Xiao Bao one more time, okay?"

The old butler was taken aback, "You’re leaving?"

Lin Kerou nodded, a sorrowful look on her face, "I originally came back for Xiao Bao. Since he doesn’t want to forgive me, and Yanci and Ye Li are taking good care of him, I... have nothing to worry about. It’s better to let go early, for Xiao Bao’s sake, and mine too."

"Wait here."

Seeing Lin Kerou’s expression, which seemed genuine, the old butler left with those words and went inside.

A few minutes later, he returned, "Come with me."

Exhaling lightly, Lin Kerou lifted her foot and followed him.

Pavilions and towers.

Winding corridors.

Every brick and tile looked as they did in her memory, unchanged.

Yet this place, it should have belonged to her.

With both parents gone, she had been with Aunt Yun since she was very young.

The Fu Mansion was where she grew up.

She was the first to appear by Fu Yanci’s side.

It was her who always accompanied him.

Yet in his eyes, he never saw her.

But it didn’t matter.

Fu Yanci was oblivious to her, just as he was oblivious to every woman.

She had time and patience.

One day, she believed she could make him see her, only her in his eyes and heart.

Yet Lin Kerou hadn’t expected that after all her calculations, she was ultimately outwitted by Li Li, that seemingly innocent and harmless little white flower.

"Here it is..."

The old butler’s voice pulled Lin Kerou back from her thoughts.

Realizing she was in the reception hall of the Fu Mansion, she also noticed that Old Mrs. Fu had no intention of meeting her.

She gritted her teeth in hatred.

Thinking of the past, Lin Kerou silently cursed.

Stepping forward, she heard Xiao Bao talking, seemingly on the phone with Ye Li.

Lin Kerou paused.

"Ye Xiaoli, why don’t you want my gift? You accepted the gift from great-grandmother, you’re biased!"

"Brother Mu, that’s not how you use the word ’biased’! Besides, how could you give gifts like that without thought? Next time it’s your birthday, I’ll just give you a card too!"

"...Ye Xiaoli, you’re a liar. Didn’t you say that the greatest expression of love for a woman is to spend money on her? I gave you my card, and you, you, you... you’re too much!"

"Brother Mu, you’re capable! Tsk tsk tsk, you’re teachable! Keep your money for your future girlfriend, I’ll just spend Fu Yanci’s! Besides, I have my own money!"

"Alright... next time you come back, I’ll get you another gift!"

"Okay!"

That night, it was known that he had started speaking.

And once he started, it was certain that he would quickly catch up with children his age.

Yet Lin Kerou didn’t expect Xiao Bao to be so articulate.

And the person he was trying to please wasn’t even her, but Ye Li.

The lively and energetic voice unique to a young boy rang out clearly.

Even without seeing him, Lin Kerou could imagine Xiao Bao being full of smiles at that moment.

The scene from that night surfaced in her mind, making her already gloomy face look even more unpleasant.

Prepared psychologically before coming, knowing there was no room to maneuver, for the future, and to keep a backup, she planned to play the role of a mother leaving in disappointment.

Yet Lin Kerou hadn’t expected that Xiao Bao’s behavior continually challenged her limits.

Had she known it would come to this, she would have never been so soft-hearted in the first place.

A newborn child, struggling to survive, making him die wouldn’t have been difficult.

If he died, the paternity test report would still exist.

By then, with Fu Yanci’s guilt and Fu Mingzhen’s parents making amends, one day, she would have the entire Fu Family in her hands.

She wouldn’t be in such a passive position as she was today.

Forcing herself to control her surging resentment, holding out until she heard the words "goodbye Ye Xiaoli," only then did Lin Kerou take a deep breath, lift the curtain, and entered.

As their eyes met, the bright smile on Xiao Bao’s face vanished instantly.

The originally playful body clinging to the chair sat upright.

Xiao Bao looked up at Lin Kerou and asked, "Grandpa Ning said you’re leaving. Is there something you want to say to me?"

"Xiao Bao..."

Nails dug into her palms, tears instantly welled up in her eyes.

Lin Kerou sat down in front of Xiao Bao, asking with a puzzled look, "Why? Mom already knows she’s wrong and is trying her best to make it up to you. Why are you still unwilling to forgive Mom? Why?"

"You’re not Mom!"

Xiao Bao shook his head.

That single sentence left Lin Kerou’s tears frozen in her eyes, "You, what did you say?"

Her heart contracted violently, and for a moment, Lin Kerou almost thought that Xiao Bao knew, that Fu Yanci knew.

But then Xiao Bao pointed to her eyes, "Your eyes don’t have me in them, and... you don’t have Mom’s scent."

Whew.

A deep breath released from within, Lin Kerou looked at Xiao Bao again, feeling like she was looking at a little monster.

They always say a child’s eyes are the purest, capable of seeing things adults can’t.

Moments ago, she was cursing that old hag for being snobbish, for not even bothering with superficial manners.

But now, Lin Kerou was immensely grateful she wasn’t present.

"Xiao Bao, I am your mother..."

Lin Kerou said with a face full of grievance, "Right now, you can only see Ye Li, your mind is all about her, so of course you think I’m not good. I..."

Xiao Bao interrupted her impatiently, "I have a question for you."

Meeting Lin Kerou’s gaze, Xiao Bao asked, "Why do you say Uncle is my dad?"

Lin Kerou’s heart raced again, "Have you asked him?"

Xiao Bao shook his head.

Her heart settled back in place, and Lin Kerou lowered her gaze, "Adult matters, you shouldn’t ask. You just need to remember, he is your dad, the Fu Family is yours, and that’s enough!"

"Xiao Bao..."

As she looked up again, Lin Kerou’s eyes were filled with sorrow.

But the emotional card she was preparing to play didn’t even get a chance to be dealt.

"Leave!"

Xiao Bao stepped back, saying expressionlessly, "I don’t know what you’re trying to do, but I know who is truly good to me and who has ulterior motives!"

"Lin Kerou..."

The little figure, calling an adult by name, lacked any comedic cuteness.

His eyes and face were cold, just like Fu Yanci.

With a crisp voice, Xiao Bao said, "Go ahead, don’t come back!"

Lin Kerou stood up in a daze.

In the hotel room that year, Fu Yanci’s expression was cold: Get out, don’t let me see you again!

And in this moment, Xiao Bao was just like him.

One large and one small, two figures overlapping one after the other.

Lin Kerou’s thoughts were momentarily confused.

So confused that she couldn’t tell which was real, which was fake.

No.

It’s not like this!

Watching Xiao Bao turn and leave with empty eyes, Lin Kerou stood there, dumbfounded.