The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits
Chapter 306 - 310: Bragging to the Skies (11)

Chapter 306: Chapter 310: Bragging to the Skies (11)

Seeing Wang Xiaochuan silent for a long time, Su Li turned her gaze to Zihan and spoke softly, "You must be Zihan, my son has been under your care."

"Who is your son? Don’t talk nonsense. I’ve never had a mother my whole life."

Wang Xiaochuan’s voice suddenly became shrill and nasty, his face cold as if covered with frost.

"Xiao Chuan..." Zihan hastily pinched Wang Xiaochuan’s palm and shook her head disapprovingly, "How can you talk to your aunt like that?"

In Zihan’s heart, she had already acknowledged the close relationship between the two, otherwise, how could they look so much alike if not mother and son?

With eyes reddened, Wang Xiaochuan defiantly stared at Su Li, his expression fierce but the flicker in his eyes betrayed his tender heart.

All blustery...

After his impulsive words spilled out, Wang Xiaochuan felt both fear and regret; he was propping up his anger while also feeling anxious and worried.

What if, what if she got angry...

He shouldn’t have been impulsive; perhaps she had her unavoidable reasons.

Maybe she didn’t intentionally abandon him for so long.

Wang Xiaochuan kept making countless excuses for his mother, and gradually, his facial expression also calmed down.

Although he was still biting his lip and not speaking, the surge of anger and resentment he initially felt upon seeing his mother had dissipated from his heart.

Zihan, who knew her boyfriend very well, also breathed a sigh of relief.

She knew that, in reality, Xiao Chuan harbored an extraordinary longing for his mother and had high hopes.

But having been disappointed for so long, when they suddenly met, he couldn’t control his emotions.

Su Li was still smiling, her demeanor unchanged, as if Wang Xiaochuan’s cutting words didn’t affect her at all.

It must be the original owner who owed the child; it was only natural for him to have emotions.

Su Li: "It’s okay, it’s my fault."

"I went to America, intending to earn more money and then take your custody from your father, but as time passed, I got lost in the hustle and bustle of the city, forgetting my original purpose and you, who always motivated me."

Su Li wasn’t going to cling to any sentimental excuses or try to justify the original owner’s actions.

She presented the facts as they were to Wang Xiaochuan.

Wang Xiaochuan, who just managed to calm himself, was stirred up once more by Su Li’s words.

Tears already filled his eyes, and with a gentle blink, they would spill like floodwaters from an open gate.

"Can’t you just lie to me..." Wang Xiaochuan shouted, on the verge of collapse.

Remembering all the suffering and hardship he had endured, waves of bitterness rose stronger than before.

Su Li: "....."

After silently waiting for Wang Xiaochuan to vent for a while, Su Li continued, "It’s my fault, but now I regret it. Can you give me a chance to make it up to you?"

Wang Xiaochuan replied bitterly, "No, I won’t forgive you."

With that, he turned and ran out.

"Don’t worry, Aunt," Zihan said. "I’ll talk to Xiao Chuan."

Then she hurriedly chased after him.

Su Li watched the departing pair with her hands hanging at her sides, and spoke indifferently to Louis, who had been blending into the background, "The shock might have been too much for him today; he’ll likely be tired later. Arrange the two adjacent bedrooms on the second floor for them."

"I don’t understand..."

As Su Li turned to go upstairs, she suddenly heard Louis blurt out his question from behind her.

"I don’t understand why you have to say that, when clearly you could...."

Could it be that you could have touched on a lighter subject instead?

Like, for example, the hardships of a woman striving alone in a foreign land, or the fact that she doesn’t dislike children, but has always lacked the conditions and opportunities....

I believe a child who has always harbored fantasies about their mother wouldn’t fuss over the inconsistencies.

He would only be willing to believe what he sees and hears.

But....

Su Li tugged at the corner of her mouth, "You don’t need to understand, what you need to do is to simply carry out my instructions."

After speaking, Su Li left, her heels tapping and her figure swaying as she walked away.

What she didn’t see was An Mingrui’s gaze, which had been fixed on her retreating back, becoming increasingly profound.

The next morning, Su Li, back to the stairwell entrance and pruning a cluster of delicate flowers, heard the pitter-patter of footsteps behind her. Without turning her head, she said, "You’re up, eh? I’ve warmed up some porridge in the kitchen, I’ll go get it."

Wang Xiaochuan’s face still held a bit of awkwardness, while Zihan covered her mouth and, in a place her boyfriend couldn’t see, couldn’t help but laugh.

A stubborn duck, clearly caring a lot on the inside, yet insisting on maintaining this cold facade.

Zihan found it very amusing, she was used to seeing her boyfriend’s various facets.

There was perseverance, maturity, thoughtfulness... but this was the first time she saw him acting like a child, exhibiting petulance and moodiness.

He seemed to come alive with freshness and vitality.

"Xiao Chuan, come over and sit down, what are you standing there for?"

Wang Xiaochuan did so reluctantly, "I’m doing this for your sake, not because I wanted to come over."

Zihan was speechless, "Alright, alright, so it’s for my sake, happy now?"

When Wang Xiaochuan said this, his eyes kept stealthily glancing in Su Li’s direction.

Seeing her without much of a reaction, his annoyance surged again.

He sat there silent, sulking.

What’s the deal, she completely forgets her own grown son and he isn’t allowed to be upset for a bit?

He hadn’t even taken her to task yet, and she didn’t know to take the initiative to coax him.

Angry, so very angry...

Su Li, of course, didn’t realize that in just this short moment, her stepson had undergone such a wealth of emotional turmoil.

She brought out a tableful of rich breakfast from the kitchen.

In addition to the stomach-nourishing millet porridge, there were steamed buns, fried dough sticks, and delicately prepared pastries.

Su Li took special care to serve a bowl of thick millet porridge to Wang Xiaochuan, smiling as she said, "Your stomach isn’t too good, millet porridge is very nourishing."

Wang Xiaochuan stared hard at the bowl of porridge in front of him, looking like he wanted to laugh but suppressed it down, trying to maintain an impassive face.

However, his sparkling eyes had already betrayed his elated mood.

A child who was stubborn and acted against his true feelings.

Su Li glanced at Wang Xiaochuan, smiled, and didn’t bother with him, instead ladling out another bowl for Zihan.

Wang Xiaochuan frowned, then realized that the person from beforehand was his beloved girlfriend, and gradually his brows relaxed.

Zihan captured the expression on her boyfriend’s face, and her hand, hidden under the table, suddenly reached over to Wang Xiaochuan’s thigh and pinched it hard.

Capable as he was, he even got jealous over his own girlfriend.

"I heard that Zihan’s parents want to meet you, so how about we have Mom host a meal today and invite them for dinner?"