Be Careful, Scum Dad! Mommy Is Back!
Chapter 445: Separated from Wife and Child

Chapter 445: Chapter 445: Separated from Wife and Child

"Mr. Su, your health..." The housekeeper hesitated to speak.

Lu Nuonuo had just placed the candy into Su Jingguo’s broad palm. She turned to glance at the housekeeper, her eyes rolling, and leaned closer to Su Jingguo.

She truly wasn’t the least bit afraid of his aura, tiptoeing closer to face him and said, "Great-Grandfather, does Uncle Housekeeper not let you eat candy either?"

The housekeeper’s heart skipped a beat when he heard the child’s words, and he smiled helplessly.

How could he dare to control whether Su Jingguo ate candy or not? It’s just that the medicine he was taking couldn’t be mixed with too many sugary things.

Su Jingguo looked at the Little Dumpling leaning directly on his leg, and the fondness in his eyes deepened.

He raised his eyebrows with a smile, put her on his lap to sit, and asked, "Why do you say that?"

"My mom doesn’t let me eat too much either."

She showed her teeth, casting a look, and said, "Mom says if you eat too much candy, there will be bugs, and you won’t have such pretty teeth."

Lu Nuonuo was very satisfied with her neat teeth.

"Uncle Housekeeper, look, Nuonuo put the candy back in the candy pouch, didn’t give it to Great-Grandfather to eat."

Housekeeper: "..." Then why don’t you take the candy you’re secretly giving to Great-Grandfather with the other hand and put it back in your candy pouch too!

Outside, the aura of power always surrounded Su Jingguo, and no one dared to get so close, much less secretly give him candy.

Even talking to him required careful thought.

In the current living room, facing the child’s lively wink at him, Su Jingguo’s mouth couldn’t help but lift.

The Old Su Family’s genes were indeed remarkable; this child truly delighted him.

Lu Xining watched her daughter’s "clumsy" acting of secretly giving candy, shook her head, and waited for what Su Jingguo would say next.

After interacting with the three children for a while, Su Jingguo instructed the housekeeper to take them to the newly set-up playroom behind the house; he still had things to emphasize to Lu Xining.

"Go ahead, I’ll come find you in a while," Lu Xining said.

Ji Chao and Ji Ze led their sister away.

Su Jingguo just sitting there exuded the powerful aura of someone born to be superior.

His gaze was deep and expansive, making it hard to see through his emotions, but it also created an invisible sense of urgency, as if being watched by danger.

Lu Xining’s eyes were determined and steady, unrestrained by the aura surrounding him.

She lifted the teacup on the table beside her and took a light sip.

"You and Muye are being too reckless."

Su Jingguo’s clear and powerful voice carried the earnest guidance of an elder.

The cane in his hand pressed heavily on the carpet, his brows furrowed in disapproval.

"Do you think Xi Juan could have reached his current position and be toppled by your little tricks?"

"Foolishness!"

His tone with Lu Xining was like speaking to his granddaughter.

Although the tone was heavy, every word was filled with concern.

"Right now, he’s just toying with you young ones. If he really got serious, that boy from the Shang Family and your people wouldn’t have been able to walk out of the Xi Family’s territory alive."

Beicheng, a region steeped in power and authority.

It’s always been the place where the powerful issue commands and make decisions.

Lu Xining earnestly said, "I’m not wrong, and neither is he."

"There are many things in this world destined for failure, but if you don’t try, who knows what the outcome might be?"

Su Jingguo looked at her with deep and intense eyes.

"This isn’t a place for your passionate adventures."

Living on this land for decades, he had seen through many things. Even at his current status, there were still things he couldn’t control.

She chuckled softly and asked in return, "So? Knowing it’s bound to fail, will you do nothing?"

"In those years, when Ji Muye’s grandmother asked you to leave Beicheng and lead a quiet, but safe life in Jingzhou, why didn’t you agree?"

"...Didn’t you see the consequences of a family torn apart?"

The housekeeper, who had just returned to the periphery of the living room, felt a chill at Lu Xining’s bold words.

Who dares to speak to Su Jingguo like this now?

The man’s pupils flickered with a cold and sharp glimmer, something unclear rising in his eyes. He hadn’t heard such blunt words in many years.

"You are very bold."

"I know."

"..."

In reality, Lu Xining was already sweating coldly down her back.

Yet her straight posture showed no timidity under the oppressive force of his aura.

She suddenly spoke clearly to Su Jingguo, biting her words distinctly, "Do you think Ji Muye abruptly gave up his role as President of the Shi’an Group to walk a path full of thorns and obstacles because he yearned for power?"

Before Lu Xining spoke, Su Jingguo indeed had such thoughts.

"No." Each word from Lu Xining was weighted heavily; her gaze was burning and clear, and she continued, "He wants to give the three children a life in the sunshine."

As the President of Shi’an Group, his wealth was already far beyond what many could achieve in several lifetimes.

Calling the shots wasn’t difficult.

Money could even buy many things inherently tied with... privileges of power.

But why did he insist on stepping forward himself?

Because... of the three children.

A vast fortune could ensure the three children’s lives were worry-free.

But power held in hand would make any lurking in the shadows think twice before intending harm to the three children.

Think twice...

Whether they had enough courage to face the consequences behind the blend of wealth and power.

Su Jingguo was taken aback by her words, his dark eyes narrowing.

He re-evaluated the girl before him, recalling the past between her and his grandson, and suddenly asked, "Since you understand him so well, why do you choose to separate from him?"

Even daring to speak so bluntly to him.

"Does understanding require being together?"

Friends can understand each other well, yet friends are just friends, not life partners sharing mutual support.

Lu Xining didn’t deny that Ji Muye, at present, was a good father.

But whether he was a good husband...

Wasn’t within her current considerations.

Right after their divorce, she might have wanted to tear Ji Muye apart.

What right did he have to treat her so, and what right did he have to flaunt another woman in front of her without feeling wrong?

Even during their early reunion, remnants of hatred lingered in her heart for him.

But now, having gone through so much, she had numerous research topics and experiments to handle and conclusions to derive.

With three children by her side, as a mother, she needed to be involved in planning their future lives.

She also had her dreams and aspirations to realize.

So many things occupied her life simultaneously, and the emotional stories behind the name Ji Muye didn’t stir many waves in her peaceful life anymore.

If he were in danger, she could save him, using all the resources she could utilize.

But she didn’t expect to see him beside her upon waking up.

Call her overly sentimental or cold and heartless, Lu Xining’s current goal was clear: to raise the three children well and expand the ZN experimental base.

The future is unpredictable.

But right now, her determination remains firm and unshakable.

Facing her in silence, Su Jingguo saw her steady resolve growing more intense.

Suddenly, he recalled what his grandson said over the phone after a pause last night.