CHAPTER 487: CHAPTER 486: DIVORCED

"Our Xiaoqing is growing up before our eyes, and I do have these concerns too! Even though I’m not divorced, I indeed raised my daughter all by myself! That counts as a single-parent family..."

"To tell you the truth! I raised my daughter to this age, and I never thought about remarrying! It was only after I heard about this saying accidentally, that I went to inquire about it! And indeed, I found that the reality is exactly so! That’s when I started to think about finding a partner again! If you don’t believe me, you can go out and ask around..."

"Even if I decide to remarry, I should at least find someone compatible, right? After all, once we get married, we have to spend the rest of our lives together! I never met the right person before, so I’ve stayed single. Now that both of us are in similar situations, I think you should consider the children too!"

"Since we both like each other, let’s just go get a marriage certificate! It’s not much trouble and kills two birds with one stone! Once the kids get into university and leave behind this small patch of land in Qi City! If you don’t talk and I don’t talk, who would know we aren’t each other’s first spouses?! When the children do get married and everyone gets familiar with each other, won’t it just end up that way anyways? And it’s not like we can split so easily then!"

"Besides! If we raise these three children together, then we’re no longer a single-parent family! That way, we won’t be deceiving anyone!"

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"Mom thought what he said made sense at the time! Since it’s good for both the adults and children, and we both could have a partner, we might as well just get married..."

"But who would have expected so many things to happen later on! It’s all Mom’s fault, I was wrong..."

"Mom!" Zhen Yan had already thought of what to say while his mother was talking, and when he spoke, he was right on point! "Let’s leave the past behind! Even if what you said about single-parent families is true, Xiao Yu and I aren’t afraid! If we have to, we can just marry someone from a single-parent family as well! No one has the right to look down on anyone else! Besides! Uh... Besides, in big cities, they probably aren’t as conservative as here! Our goal is the Capital! How could the people of the Capital be so narrow-minded!"

Mrs. Zhen fell silent for a moment, then suddenly let out a long sigh!

"Ah... even if you don’t care, it’s too late! Mom is already remarried, what’s the point of saying all this now,"

"Mom! How can there be no point! What are you really thinking now! The kindness that the Gu’s showed you before seems to be all an act! Given this, you still want to continue with him?!"

"But what can I do? You and your sister are grown up, but Xiao Ci is still small! He just turned one month old,"

"You can’t bear to part with him... Then let’s fight for custody!!" Zhen Yan hesitated for a moment but ultimately made up his mind to help his mother fight for the child!

Even though treating that child might cost a lot of money, and there’s no guarantee of recovery...

Mrs. Zhen said almost immediately: "He won’t give in! That’s a son, not a daughter!!"

Zhen Yan looked down, his eyes flashing coldly as he said, "That might not be the case..."

The doctor had said! The child might have to spend his entire life confined to a bed!

Would Gu’s father still want this son under such circumstances?

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Just as Zhen Yan was guessing about Gu’s father’s current thoughts with his head bowed, Mrs. Zhen suddenly spoke out surprisingly: "Even if he really agrees to give me the child, I still can’t get divorced!!"

"Mom!" Zhen Yan shouted incredulously, a thought that was almost considered unfilial flashed through his mind – Can you not live if you divorce him?!

Mrs. Zhen seemed not to notice her son’s outburst.

Or rather, she guessed that Zhen Yan would be very disappointed upon hearing this.

But she didn’t pause and instead continued to say, "Xiao Yan! You’re a boy, whether Mom gets divorced or not won’t affect you much! But you have a sister, I have a daughter! You know? If both parents are divorced, it’s not just a little hard to find a match, especially for girls! They can’t find anyone at all!! It’s all Mom’s fault! I’ve doomed Xiao Yu!"

"Your dad has already been divorced twice, if I divorce twice more! Can your sister still get married?! Who would marry her?! Unless,"

Zhen Yan was driven to exasperation by his mother’s one reason after another! In a moment of urgency, he simply blurted out the truth!

"Why can’t she get married! She already found a suitor for herself!"

Before Mrs. Zhen could finish her last words – "Do you want her to stay at home and remain an old maid forever?" – her son’s declaration blew her mind, and her eyes widened in shock!

"You, what did you say?! Xiao Yu has a suitor now?! When did this happen? With whom?!"

Zhen Yan swallowed his saliva, feeling a bit guilty as his gaze darted left and right, but he just couldn’t bring himself to meet Mrs. Zhen’s eyes.

"Speak up! Just say it! When mom asks you, can’t you speed up your response?!"

Mrs. Zhen was desperately anxious! She was so angry that she saw everything before her turning dark!

What she feared was that her daughter, still underage and naive, might be deceived by someone again!

"Cough! Mom! Don’t be in such a rush! Listen to me..." Zhen Yan thought to use a stalling tactic to buy time, then to shift the topic quietly.

But Mrs. Zhen swung her hand and gave him a fierce slap!

"Slap!"

"Cough cough! Cough..." Zhen Yan was hit so hard in the back that it hurt, and he even choked on his spit!

Before he could finish coughing! Mrs. Zhen, with a darkened face, barked, "Where is your sister?! Why hasn’t she come to see me?!" Not waiting for Zhen Yan to reply, Mrs. Zhen’s voice suddenly dropped.

"Does she... still resent me?! Ashamed of me for being her mother and disgracing her..."

It was then that Zhen Yan remembered his mother’s depression!

He quickly responded directly to her queries: "She’s gone to Jia City for a cultural performance! The school required it!"

After a long while, Mrs. Zhen asked weakly: "Did she go with that suitor? What’s that guy’s name?"

Zhen Yan cautiously, gently answered: "Mom! You know him! Han,"

"Han Mingyue?!" Mrs. Zhen hoarsely blurted out.

Relieved, Zhen Yan took a breath, "You guessed it!"

"The moment you said I knew him! Before I even heard the last name, I thought it was him! Every time he comes to Qi City, he’s always so intimate with Xiao Yu... And you, as her brother, don’t even manage her! You can’t even keep an eye on someone! What’s the use of having you?!"

Zhen Yan was conflicted, "No, Mom! Weren’t you just worried that Xiao Yu couldn’t find a suitor!"

Mrs. Zhen: "..."

Zhen Yan: "..."

"She’s just a freshman! Three years in high school, four in university, seven years altogether! Can he wait that long? I’m just worried, sigh! We still don’t know what Han Youliang and his wife think!"