Awaken: I See Tags, I Rewrite My Life
Chapter 56: Reaping What They Sow (Congratulations on Your Fortune)

Chapter 56: Chapter 56: Reaping What They Sow (Congratulations on Your Fortune)

At noon, Tian Xiang took the little guy to the second floor to eat using the tickets given by Chairman Jiang.

The second floor mainly served stir-fried dishes along with dumplings and noodles.

Tian Xiang ordered a plate of steamed ribs, a small stir-fried shredded pork, and two servings of rice.

Smelling the aroma of the meat, the little guy was drooling, but he held back from eating and asked if he could take some to his mom in the hospital.

Tian Xiang laughed, "Eat, your mom also has some, the nurse sister will bring her food."

"Is there meat too?"

"Yes, there is."

The little guy was relieved, picked up a rib, but opened his mouth too wide, causing his injury to hurt again.

Tian Xiang used chopsticks to strip the meat off for him, advising him to eat slowly, in small bites.

The little guy nodded, finding his rhythm slowly, eating with a fragrant mouthful.

Tian Xiang sighed with relief, feeling a little guilty.

If she hadn’t waited for a moment this morning, maybe little Huang Qidong wouldn’t have gotten hurt, but then the matter of Yan Xiaomai and Huang Wenbiao wouldn’t have been exposed, and the subsequent situation wouldn’t have blown up so much.

In the long run, these small hardships had to be endured; it was also for the mother and son’s future.

This morning Yan Xiaomai pretended nothing was wrong and told Tian Xiang to leave. At that time, Tian Xiang sensed something was off, but since Yan Xiaomai didn’t want to say anything, Tian Xiang had to leave, parking her car outside the alley to listen to the sounds inside.

She heard the little guy crying, and soon heard Huang Wenbiao’s cursing.

Someone happened to pass by outside and heard the noises inside too, but Tian Xiang didn’t let that person go in, instead, she asked them to report to the security team.

After Huang Wenbiao dragged the mother and son inside, she picked up a brick to rush in and resolve the situation.

After lunch, Tian Xiang took the little guy to the office. She wanted him to lie on the chair and take a nap, but the little guy made a fuss, insisting on seeing his mom.

Tian Xiang thought for a moment, then took him over to the hospital.

As soon as the tall and the short one reached the hospital entrance, they ran into Chairman Jiang and Director Li.

Both looked a bit tired and probably hadn’t had lunch either.

Hearing the little guy talking about his mom, Jiang Qin told Li Huai to go back first, and turned back to the hospital with the tall and the short one.

Yan Xiaomai had only minor injuries; nothing serious. Because of the case, she couldn’t meet with anyone from outside yet and was staying in a single-patient room.

But since Huang Qidong was just a child without criminal or civil liabilities, and was Yan Xiaomai’s son, arranging them to be together was no problem, but Tian Xiang and Chairman Jiang couldn’t go in.

After sending the little guy in, Tian Xiang and Chairman Jiang sat on the chairs in the corridor and chatted for a bit.

Huang Wenbiao had already woken up, unable to defend against the accusation of intending to assault Yan Xiaomai, but he didn’t admit that Huang Qidong was his son.

Huang Qidong was indeed the son of Huang Wenbiao and Yan Xiaomai, a fact acknowledged by Huang Wenbiao himself, which Tian Xiang had heard in full, and she had also informed the case investigator during her statement at the hospital.

This matter sounded absurd, but it wasn’t without traces.

Thus, it explained why Huang Wenhua waited until he was thirty to find a woman from the countryside to marry; it wasn’t because he was introverted and couldn’t find someone, but because he had a physical condition and didn’t want to look.

The three men of the Huang family should have all known about this; it’s just unclear if Yan Xiaomai was aware before marriage.

If she didn’t know, then she was deceived in this marriage, making her a typical victim.

Huang Wenhua married Yan Xiaomai but couldn’t be her real husband, so he had Huang Wenbiao substitute himself, resulting in the birth of Huang Qidong.

That’s also why Huang Hongyun insisted on not letting the daughter-in-law take the grandson away and wanted Yan Xiaomai to marry Huang Wenbiao.

It’s uncertain how Yan Xiaomai managed to live these years in the Huang family, but clearly, she didn’t want outsiders to know about such matters.

It was too humiliating and disgraceful: marrying the brother, yet bearing a child with the brother-in-law.

Anyone would be left gaping at the thought of it; it’s a significant shock for both Yan Xiaomai and the child.

Tian Xiang: "Back then, this should have been the pressure from the Huang family, right?"

Yan Xiaomai refused to marry Huang Wenbiao even at the cost of her life and sought out Du Zhiqiang, probably also wanting to escape from the Huang family and break free from that mire.

Jiang Qin: "The police station is investigating these matters. Huang Hongyun has also been taken away, and Du Zhiqiang had come to the hospital earlier and is now at the police station."

Tian Xiang nodded, "Chairman, what is Du Zhiqiang’s attitude at the moment?"

Previously, Yan Xiaomai was adamant about not revealing these matters, which left Tian Xiang quite angry.

Thinking to herself, I’m obviously helping you, yet you can’t be honest, which left me very frustrated and speechless.

But now, she somewhat understood Yan Xiaomai’s mindset back then.

If this matter blew up, she wouldn’t be able to remain here.

Knowing that Huang Qidong didn’t come from an upright background, who knows how Du Zhiqiang would think, whether he’d still be willing to be with her is another story.

Knowing it would be like this, whether to make this matter public or not, Tian Xiang couldn’t say for sure.

Honestly, she felt a bit afraid now.

Afraid that Du Zhiqiang’s feelings for Yan Xiaomai weren’t strong enough, or that he couldn’t accept Huang Qidong; what if Yan Xiaomai ended up alone with her son, would she blame Tian Xiang?

Although the incident this morning wasn’t caused by her, if she had appeared earlier or hadn’t left, things wouldn’t have been so bad.

She knew that Huang Wenbiao was a thug, morally corrupt, and had extracted information from the little guy, knowing that Yan Xiaomai had always been wary of him; yet she never thought there were such underhanded secrets within the Huang family, and that Huang Qidong wasn’t the son of Yan Xiaomai’s deceased husband.

Jiang Qin: "From what I’ve seen, he’s doing alright; he seems concerned about Yan Xiaomai’s condition. If their feelings are strong, these challenges can be overcome."

Tian Xiang: "Let’s hope so."

The two sat outside for a while, and then the little guy came out, telling Tian Xiang that he wanted to stay and keep his mom company, and also said his mom wanted to thank her.

His mom said thank you?

Tian Xiang smiled, "Alright, be good and listen to your mom, don’t run around in the hospital."

The little guy nodded obediently.

After leaving the hospital, Tian Xiang returned to the factory.

After the incident with Yan Xiaomai, she didn’t go out in the afternoon, staying in the office to attend to two workers who came to report issues and request help.

The next day, she was called to the police station to review her statement once more.

Three days later, Jiang Qin called her to the second floor to specifically update her on the case situation.

Huang Hongyun and Huang Wenbiao had both confessed their crimes. When Yan Xiaomai married into the family, she didn’t know her deceased husband was ill; at that time, she was just eighteen and unfamiliar with such matters between men and women. After arriving here, she hadn’t returned to her family hundreds of miles away, and the incident of having a child was due to being drunk and unknowingly taken advantage of by Huang Wenbiao.

Yan Xiaomai was unaware of the child’s real parentage until her husband’s death. When she got together with Du Zhiqiang, Huang Wenbiao revealed these things to pressure her.

Yan Xiaomai couldn’t accept Huang Wenbiao, and the Huang family didn’t want her to leave with this secret, leading to a deadlock.

Now that the two members of the Huang family have been arrested and will be sentenced later, their downfall is entirely self-inflicted.