Chapter 1320 - 871: The Grand Finale: Growing Doubts—Is It Misthinking or Mistrusting?

The driver was waiting outside for her. Xiao Meng glanced at the time, walked up to Xiao Yan, and said to him quite earnestly, —

"Xiao Yan, you say you love Xiao Ang very much: I believe you, I also think this is certain; as parents, it is even more apparent; but Xiao Yan... I still want to remind you, maybe Pu Yang truly cares about you, but it doesn’t necessarily mean Pu Yang will selflessly raise your son and not want her own children."

"..."

"The story of Snow White, you can’t possibly be unaware of it. In Xiao Ang’s heart, he is very worried he might become a Snow White."

Xiao Yan trembled all over...

Xiao Meng noticed his astonishment, smiling softly, "Are you extremely shocked? That Xiao Ang could have such thoughts..."

"..."

Xiao Yan was indeed shocked.

"Xiao Yan, children’s ability to express themselves is limited, so this often makes adults mistakenly think that what they have in mind is particularly simple: actually, many times they might see things closer to the truth than adults do."

"Xiao Meng, what... do you mean by this..."

"You are already a chief surgeon at Central Hospital at such a young age; I don’t need to explain your intelligence;" Xiao Meng took a deep breath; she hesitated for quite a while but eventually said more, "Perhaps for you... Pu Yang is your love; you don’t want to give up your love because of your children, but what if you lose your child because of love?"

Previously, in the kitchen, the questions she asked Xiao Yan herself felt somewhat intrusive. When she inquired if he would definitely marry Pu Yang even if Xiao Ang would fight him to the end, his answer was ambiguous.

But now... Xiao Meng felt that since she had already intervened in this matter, it would be better to intervene thoroughly.

"I thought... you and Xiao Yang were good friends."

Xiao Yan said.

"Just friends." Su Xiaomeng said lightly, and after speaking, glanced at the time again, "I have to go now; Xiao Ang might compromise, but... you as a father making a five-year-old son make concessions... I find it quite odd; of course, if Xiao Yan you think it’s okay, then it’s fine."

Su Xiaomeng left the Xiao Family Villa just as Xiao Anhe hurried back, saw Xiao Yan, and hurriedly asked, "Did the little rascal eat today? Still being difficult?"

"He ate, and now he’s asleep."

Xiao Yan said to Xiao Anhe, reassuring the old man.

"That’s good; my entire day, my thoughts have been hovering over this little rascal... Xiao Yan, you tell me, why does the little guy have such a big temper at such a young age? Why is he so stubborn?"

Xiao Yan looked directly at Xiao Anhe and said lightly, "Like you."

Xiao Anhe blinked his old eyes, thought deeply for a moment, then clapped his hands, "Don’t say, he really has inherited a bit of my temperament, huh!"

Xiao Yanren had already entered the house, returned to his bedroom, stood by the window, and took out a cigarette from the exquisite cigarette case in the drawer, opened the window and leaned against the window, began smoking... While smoking, the words Su Xiaomeng said to him kept echoing in his mind.

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Su Xiaomeng got into the car, Driver Huang started the vehicle, Xiao Meng then asked, "Did Shixiu call you? He called me, but I didn’t get it."

"Yes, Young Madam, he called me to ask about your situation here; I wasn’t very aware, so I just briefly mentioned."

"It’s okay, I just wanted to ask, he should be worried about me."

"Young Madam, what exactly is your relationship with that child; why do you care so much? On such a cold day, you just said you would come out and here you are."

Driver Huang glanced at the rearview mirror and saw Su Xiaomeng sitting in the back seat with a gentle and light smile on her lips.

The relationship she had with Xiao Xiao Ang... Driver Huang asked her, but to whom should she ask?

If this afternoon passes, and Su Xiaomeng tells others she feels Xiao Xiao Ang is her child... everyone will likely think she’s crazy.

If Xiao Yan insisted on deciding to marry Pu Yang, then after the wedding, it’s best to have less contact with Xiao Yan and his son, no... should slowly distance the relationship before that.

Xiao Meng sat in the back seat of the car, deep in thought...

The day after Yin Shixiu returned, someone sent anonymous EMS to him; who took those photos...

Why does Xiao Yan insist on this marriage, saying he likes Pu Yang, but Xiao Meng, having been in contact with them for some time, did not find Xiao Yan being fond of Pu Yang...

Especially considering what Xiao Xiao Ang said today...

"Young Madam, why is your brow so tightly knit; is there something wrong?" Driver Huang inadvertently glanced at the rearview mirror and saw Su Xiaomeng’s very troubled expression and curiously asked.

Pulling back Su Xiaomeng’s wandering thoughts, Xiao Meng said softly, "Nothing, just focus on driving your car."

After speaking, Xiao Meng quickly dialed a phone number, Xiao Meng’s fingers tapping her thigh, truly a bit anxious.

The call was answered, "Madam President?"

"Chen Lan, help me do something, I think it’s better to have you help me with it..."

After finishing the call with Chen Lan, Xiao Meng sighed slightly with relief, staring out the window: with so many types of people in the world, trying to find one trustworthy person... is so difficult.

It’s not only difficult but getting more and more difficult...

Xiao Meng arrived home right at dinner time, washed her hands, and asked the servant to add a set of tableware; dinner was settled at Mengqin Garden.

Zhou Mengqin and Yin Shaohui did not know where Su Xiaomeng had been that afternoon; seeing her return windblown, they curiously asked.

Xiao Meng didn’t hide anything, she told the truth, and upon hearing this, Yin Shaohui and Zhou Mengqin were quite surprised...

"That child is only five years old and already knows how to argue with his father?"

Su Xiaomeng chuckled lightly, "That’s right."

"Only five years old and knows how to threaten people with a hunger strike?" Zhou Mengqin asked suspiciously.

Xiao Meng nodded, "Indeed, it took me quite a while to coax him into having some porridge. Sigh... Kids these days are really something, but... I originally thought my two were already sky-high types, but it turns out... there are always others who are even more impressive."

Xiao Meng said, glancing at Shuangshuang and Huang Huang.

After his nap, Huang Huang learned from Yin Shixiu that Su Xiaomeng had gone again to the Xiao Family to comfort Xiao Xiaoang. Imagine Huang Huang’s gloominess.

Shuangshuang giggled and asked Xiao Meng, "Did Xiao Ang and Uncle Xiao Yan reconcile?"

"I think they will probably reconcile, but when I left, Xiao Ang was exhausted from crying and had fallen asleep."

"Oh... So Mom, when will you take me to see Xiao Ang again?"

"Mm, when we have some free time and opportunity, we’ll go see Xiao Ang together."

Shuangshuang cheered immediately, "Oh, we can see Xiao Ang again!"

"Next time you visit Xiao Xiaoang, I’ll go too. I’m quite curious to see what kind of cute little brother he is, to make our Shuangshuang like him so much."

Yin Shixiu said with a smile.

"Dad’s going too?" Shuangshuang said excitedly, but then hesitated slightly, "But... Dad, when you see Xiao Ang, make sure to smile a lot, okay?"

"..." Yin Shixiu didn’t quite understand the reason, and seeing Yin Shixiu’s puzzled expression, Shuangshuang said with some disdain, "Dad, Xiao Ang is very young, younger than my brother and me by two years! And Xiao Ang has a bad temper. If you keep a stern face, he definitely won’t like you!"

"So... even I need to win over your Xiao Ang little brother?"

"What’s wrong with that? Xiao Ang doesn’t have a mom; he’s very pitiful."

Shuangshuang muttered.

"But soon he’ll have a mom, won’t he? His dad is getting married on Valentine’s Day next month, and his ***** will be his mom then."

Yin Shixiu said casually.

Shuangshuang didn’t say anything more, just... let out a heavy sigh, like a little old man.

"What’s with the sighing? Your dad and mom are both here." Su Xiaomeng placed a piece of meat on her plate and glanced at the little girl.

"The thing is... Xiao Ang really doesn’t like that auntie of his. Xiao Ang told me privately... that he’s really afraid his dad will marry that bad woman."

Shuangshuang spoke indignantly.

Yin Shixiu also gave Shuangshuang a piece of meat and then urged,

"Eat more, talk less."

Shuangshuang lowered her head and ate her food, and really couldn’t say anything more.

After dinner, Zhou Mengqin and Yin Shaohui sat on the living room sofa and naturally called over Yin Shixiu and Su Xiaomeng, quietly asking about Xiao Yan and Xiao Xiaoang...

"Who was the bad woman Shuang’er just mentioned?"

"As far as I know, it should be Pu—"

"Dad, Mom, we shouldn’t meddle in the Xiao Family’s affairs. You both should stop asking; it’s best not to know, no hassle."

Yin Shixiu smoothly interrupted Su Xiaomeng.

Su Xiaomeng blinked, looking quite puzzled at Yin Shixiu.

Yin Shixiu brushed off the Yin Family’s elders and then led Su Xiaomeng away...

"If Mom and Dad ask, just tell them. What’s there that can’t be said?"

"Don’t forget that the relationship between Xiao Anhe and Xiao Kaicheng is very tense. Xiao Kaicheng is who is familiar with Mom and Dad, and once the news reaches their ears, it reaches Xiao Kaicheng’s ears too. Are you trying to make the issues that Xiao Yan and his son are facing even more complicated and troublesome?"

Yin Shixiu spoke a string of words, and after Su Xiaomeng listened, she took a while to digest and then patted Yin Shixiu’s shoulder, "You’re indeed the clever one."

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Two days later, the relationship between Xiao Yan and Xiao Xiaoang eased a bit, but the core issue remained unresolved, as there was a gap between the father and son that could not be bridged.

Ignoring it didn’t work either.

Initially, Xiao Anhe thought Xiao Xiaoang eating again meant things were better with Xiao Yan. Who knew it would turn into such an awkward and indifferent situation.

The core issue actually lies with Pu Yang...

At 3:30 in the afternoon, in the underground parking lot of the Central Hospital, Pu Yang was sitting in the back seat of a black Porsche, with Pu Wei next to her.