The Ex-Wife of the Educated Youth is Reborn

In the dead of night, Shen Haiyang put his arm around her.

　　After shouting and not saying anything, Li Xia reached out and patted him gently. That means if you have something to say, just say it, don’t be polite with me. We are a couple, the closest people.

　　”If something happens to me…”

　　”Don’t say that.”

　　Li Xia knew what he was going to say. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to agree to his request, but she simply didn’t want to think about that possibility. She wasn’t short of money now. Not to mention that she knew how to earn it, even if she did nothing, the three shops alone were enough for the four of them to live on. According to her consumption level, she could spend it all in several lifetimes.

　　But after meeting her real needs, she found that she still couldn’t bear to leave him. Life is not just about food, clothing, housing and transportation. After meeting her daily needs, she found that she had spiritual needs. With him by her side, her body and mind are warm. She felt that she was not living numbly, but that her blood was flowing, and she was a living person.

　　”Wife, Live your life well. Shen Hui is so weird, I’m afraid you can’t handle him.”

　　In fact, Shen Hui has now accepted them and truly regards them as his family.

　　”I’m suing to deprive Murong Danling of her visitation rights. The case will go to trial next week.”

　　He was a burden to her. She not only took care of herself but also worried about him. If he really had an accident one day, he knew that she would take good care of Shen Hui and raise him to adulthood. So he had to clear the trouble as much as possible to make her life smoother.

　　Now he had an accident and cannot be saved…

　　For a moment, he felt so overwhelmed that he wanted to say something but couldn’t. Live well, live hard. He couldn’t close his eyes when he died, leaving the four of them behind. So everything else took a back seat compared to physical health. He had to live.

　　After two days of observation in the hospital, he was fine. Since he was in the same city, the attending doctor gave him a discharge certificate in the evening, so he didn’t have to wait until the next day. The patient could leave at night and come back the next day to complete the formalities. So Li Xia didn’t complete the formalities, but she had no vegetables or rice at home, so she went to buy vegetables and rice while passing by.

　　”By the way, let’s see if there’s any mutton. If there is, let’s buy some and have mutton hotpot.”

　　”Okay. Chives, sesame paste, and some coriander and green onions mixed together and dipped in lamb is very delicious.”

　　”Then I’ll go buy some mutton first and see if we can enjoy it today.”

　　The couple goes around first to buy the grocery store and they had mutton. People at that time were starving, so pork was more popular than mutton. Everyone disliked mutton because it was too dry and oily, so they would only choose it when there was no pork and they really needed to entertain guests.

　　She bought a pound of lamb hind legs, as well as tofu, bean curd sticks, and lamb blood, so she had four items in total. She can go home and soak some black fungus, add vermicelli, and cut some potatoes and sweet potatoes, and then a sumptuous hot pot meal can be ready.

　　Li Xia rode her bike home, thinking about boiling the sheep bones to make soup. At that time, there was no ready-made hot pot base, and water alone was a bit bland. Boiling the sheep bones and adding onions and ginger to the soup would give it a flavor.

　　The two of them were delayed for some time, Shen Hui went to pick up Yi Yi, and the three children came back from school and opened the door to put their schoolbags home. Knowing that they were coming back today, they all came out to play and wait at the house gate.

　　Shen Hui had a stomachache and needed to go to the bathroom. He raised his voice to his brother and sister, “You two watch the door while I go to the bathroom. Mom and Dad may be back soon.”

　　”I know. Go ahead.”

　　He went to the toilet, and the neighbor who had been taking care of them came out and shouted, “HuiHua, your mother hasn’t come back yet?”

　　”Not yet.”

　　”Oh, maybe she’ll be back soon. If she’s not back soon, I’ll come over and cook for you.”

  　Shen Hui ran to the toilet, which was not too far from here. The woman muttered something and turned to go into her own yard. Li Xia was busy taking care of Shen Haiyang these days, and she was helping to take care of the family. She didn’t think much about watching the child go to the toilet. Nowadays, people don’t think about abandoning their children at all. Nothing can happen at the door of their own house. Besides, Shen Hui is so old, and in this era, adults don’t worry if he takes his younger brothers and sisters to play and go far away.

　　Murong Danling and her second brother hid in a corner, watching the sky darken and it was time for dinner. There were few people on the street, so her second brother pushed her.

　　”Go quickly.”

　　She shivered, her palms sweating with nervousness. “Brother, is this really not against the law?”

　　”You are the biological mother, you have visitation rights. What’s wrong with taking your own child away to foster a relationship?”

　　”But……”

　　”But that’s bullshit. Shen Haiyang has 50,000 US dollars. Li Xia runs a steamed bun shop and has sold all her clothes. They must have a lot of money. Shen Haiyang sued to deprive you of visitation rights. If the lawsuit is successful, you won’t be able to take him away secretly. It’s really illegal to lose visitation rights.”

　　Seeing that she was still hesitant, he continued to instigate: “What are you afraid of? We are not going to hurt your son. We are just setting a trap to trick them for money. Go quickly while he is in the bathroom, otherwise we will be unable to do it together. Seize the time, once you miss the opportunity, there will be no next time. The lawsuit will be heard soon, Shen Haiyang works in the procuratorate, and the chances of you losing this lawsuit is nine out of ten.”

　　She was pushed out, and walked towards the public toilet with a cold and windy attitude. At this time, when the light was the darkest, Shen Hui came out and walked a few steps before he looked up and saw her.

　　”What are you doing, going to the bathroom?” She lived nearby and this was a normal place to come, so the child didn’t think anything was wrong.

　　”Huihui, mommy sees you alone, and your daddy is sick and no one is taking care of him. Come on, mommy will take you to eat something delicious.”

　　”I won’t go.”

　　”Hey, why are you being so polite to mom? Let’s go. There’s a cafeteria over there.”

　　Murong Danling was about to pull him, but Shen Hui stood up and dodged her hand. Murong Danling was determined to get him today, and then rushed towards him again. This time it was his arm. Shen Hui dodged to the side in a hurry, and was forced into a corner.

　　”What are you doing? I said I’m not going, don’t pull me.”

　　Seeing his voice getting louder, Murong Danling was afraid that he would attract nosy people, so she leaned towards him in a hurry. After all, she was an adult, and the child was much bigger than her. She pounced on him with her whole body, and the child was pressed against the wall.

　　”Someone help…”

　　Shen Hui remembered what his parents had said and started to shout. But as soon as he said two words, Murong Danling covered his mouth. He was small and weak, and he couldn’t break free even if he used all his strength.

　　Two passers-by walked by the roadside and looked over here curiously. Murong Danling’s heart was pounding, and she yelled at the passers-by angrily.

　　”What are you looking at? Have you never seen a mother discipline her son?”

　　During this period, it was normal for children to be beaten by their parents. When she yelled like this, passers-by stopped paying attention. Her second brother, who had been watching from the corner of the street, saw that she couldn’t control Shen Hui for a while, and turned out from the corner in a hurry. He took two steps and then retreated. He couldn’t go out. If he showed up at this time, he wouldn’t be able to do anything.

　　Their plan was for Murong Danling to take the child away and hide him in a secret place. They can  use this opportunity to cheat money from Shen Haiyang. Except for Murong Danling, the biological mother, no one else had any contact with Shen Hui. They also can ask Shen Haiyang to put the money in a designated place and not to contact anyone else.

　　At that time, Shen Hui was taken away by his biological mother, on the pretext of fostering affection with the child, and the police would at most accuse her of being reckless in criticizing and educating him. Even if there was suspicion, without evidence, they could safely get the money without being held legally responsible.

　　The two sides acted separately. If they were to be involved and Shen Hui saw him, he would be implicated because he didn’t have the guts to kill the victim. Once Shen Hui showed up, everything would be exposed. So he absolutely couldn’t let Shen Hui see him.

　　He was hiding and not going out, while Murong Danling was anxious and couldn’t take her son away. There were still people at this intersection even in the evening, so they had to make a quick decision.

　　She covered Shen Hui’s mouth with one hand and hugged him with one arm, “Huihui, be good and don’t be stubborn with mommy. Mommy will take you to eat delicious food, don’t be stubborn anymore.”

　　She used force and sweet words to deceive him. If it was the previous Shen Hui, he might have been taken away by her. But after talking to Shen Haiyang, Shen Hui knew that his mother had no good intentions in taking him away, and he refused to go with her no matter what.

　　”No. If you insist that I go to dinner with you, then wait for my dad to come back and arrange a time with my dad to pick me up.”

　　He was controlled by Murong Danling and couldn’t get away. He saw her pulling him away. She didn’t listen to anything he said. He was too weak to pry her arm open. In a moment of desperation, he reached into his trouser pocket for a pencil sharpener. His slender fingers flexibly opened the knife and raised his hand to cut Murong Danling’s arm.

　　”ah,”

　　Murong Danling screamed in pain and then loosened the shackles on him. Shen Hui nervously held the knife in his hand. She looked up and saw the shining blade, and was extremely annoyed by the child’s behavior.

　　”How dare you, little wolf cub, use a knife on your mother? Come here, or I’ll beat you to death today.”

　　She cursed and went forward to pull him. In panic, Shen Hui swung the knife at her again, hitting her palm. She screamed in pain, covering her right hand with her left hand and jumping on the spot.

　　”You bastard, how dare you scratch me? I’m your own mother.”

　　”I’m sorry.” Seeing the blood on her arms and palms, Shen Hui was terrified and trembling all over. “I didn’t mean it. You insisted that I go with you just now, and I was anxious… How are you? Let’s go to the hospital quickly.”

　　”Come on, follow me.”

　　As soon as he approached, she tried to drag him away again. Shen Hui forgot to put away the blade of the knife in his hand in fear, so he waved his hand and stabbed her again. Her arm was cut three times in a row, and she cursed Shen Hui in pain.

　　She had been coaxing him with a very low voice just now, but Shen Hui’s voice was loud and had alarmed the neighbors. At this time, she shouted loudly, and the female neighbor who was entrusted by Li Xia to take care of them ran over here quickly. There was also a passerby who had just been watching silently, and now they moved closer, wanting to eat the melon up close.

　　The female neighbor works at Li Xia’s steamed bun shop. Before, when Li Xia was taking care of Shen Haiyang in the hospital, she was the one who looked after the three children. At this moment, she immediately put Shen Hui behind her, like a hen protecting her chicks.

　　It’s funny, this scene is really the opposite. Murong Danling is obviously Shen Hui’s biological mother, but Shen Hui’s panic and fear now all come from her. On the contrary, it was his stepmother’s neighbor employee, who protected him so much and pulled him behind her without hesitation.

　　”Murong Danling, what do you want to do?”

　　Murong Danling started to curse, and many people were attracted by her shouting. It was impossible to secretly take Shen Hui away, which meant that their plan failed again. She was frustrated and annoyed, her arm was still aching, and she pointed at Shen Hui with gritted teeth, as if he was her mortal enemy.

　　”You’re a wolf cub who’s betraying your own people…”

　　Huihua and Yiyi were also startled by the screams, and Yiyi almost lost his shoes.

　　Those around him worriedly asked him what happened. He had only been in the bathroom for a few minutes, why did he look so frightened in such a short time? Why did his mother scold him again? His brother did nothing, why did his mother always bully his brother?

　　”I’m in trouble.”

　　Seeing his brother and sister, he relaxed all of a sudden. He had only one thought in mind: he must not be taken away by her. His father had repeatedly told him not to go with her, which made him subconsciously know that if he went with her, something bad would happen. He realized what he had done and threw away the knife in his hand out of fear.

　　When Shen Haiyang and Li Xia came back, Murong Danling was still scolding Shen Hui. Shen Haiyang frowned in anger, because Li Xia was walking in front, and Shen Hui came over and threw himself on her.

　　”Mom, I didn’t mean it. I really didn’t mean it.”

　　Shen Haiyang squatted down to comfort his son, and Li Xia also touched the child’s head to comfort him. Hearing Murong Danling’s angry scolding, she was furious. She had raised this child for such a long time, and he kept calling her mother. He was scared and rushed to them for help and shelter.

　　”Snapped,”

　　Li Xia asked Shen Haiyang to calm the child down, and without further ado, she gave Murong Danling a slap in the face. “Shut your stinky mouth. He’s your son. I’ve never seen a mother insult her child like this. If you don’t like him, can you please stay away from him? Our whole family will thank you.”

　　”Li Xia,”

　　Her arm was slashed several times by her son with a knife, and Li Xia raised her hand to slap her in the face. She was furious and tried to fight back with her right hand out of habit, but it hurt so much that she had to put it down and it was too late to use other hand, as Li Xia had already slapped her.

　　”Ah, second brother.”

　　She lay sideways, her pretty face wet with tears, her right cheek swollen with clear marks of a slap. Her arms and palms were covered in blood. She turned around the corner to seek help after being hit. But there was no one there. Her second brother had already run away when he saw the opportunity, leaving her alone.