Chapter 175

h their cars for news; getting into a wreck wasn't the worst-case scenario—losing one's life would be far worse."The paparazzi are so annoying now. Do they even leave any personal space" Nuwan bit her...Chapter 175

"What" Tang Shuwen hurriedly stood up, quickly dressed, and rushed out in a hurry while asking Gu Rui what was wrong with Zhao Yuning. Gu Rui said it was acute appendicitis requiring minor surgery.

Tang Shuwen's heart relaxed slightly. Just as he reached the ground floor, his steps paused; oh no, Xueru.

He had been solely focused on Zhao Yuning’s illness and forgot to inform Chen Xueru about it. Thinking of her tragic figure lying on the floor, Tang Shuwen felt a sharp pain in his heart. He turned back upstairs, stood by the elevator for a long time, then left again and drove to the hospital.

Chen Xueru would be fine; she was so strong. Yuning's body has always been frail, even though it’s minor surgery, there could still be unexpected issues. While driving, he kept thinking about Chen Xueru and Zhao Yuning.

Clenching his eyes shut, he needed to make a decision soon.

In the bathroom, without consciousness, Chen Xueru washed her body. The warm water could not alleviate her pain; she curled up, hugged her arms, and sobbed softly.

Little Nian, I’m sorry, I’m so sorry

Mom is sorry to you.

In the bathroom, tears streamed down her face like rain.

After taking a shower, Chen Xueru took out the medicine box. Little Nian often got minor injuries; there were various medicines in the box. Painfully, she applied white ointment to the affected area. The wound was hurting terribly; if she didn’t apply medicine, she might walk oddly tomorrow. She gritted her teeth and endured this deep-seated sorrow.

She kept telling herself it would be okay, everything would be fine.

The worst moment had passed; now there’s nothing to worry about anymore.

Tang Shuwen stayed at the hospital with Zhao Yuning all night long. She was weak but thankfully, the situation wasn’t serious.

During his stay at the hospital and throughout that night, he thought a lot.

He wanted Chen Xueru and Little Nian.

Kě also didn't want to give up on Zhào Yǔníng.

He and Zhào Yǔníng started dating in high school, indeed having a very beautiful period of time.

Later, Zhào Yǔníng proposed breaking up because she wanted to go alone to America to study jewelry design. During that period after they broke up, he was indeed very miserable, so he worked day and night on the Lóngmén transactions and met Chén Xuěrú.

In those days, he was busy with Lóngmén's affairs because Zhào Yǔníng was also in America; he wanted to breathe under the same sky as her. Unexpectedly, by a twist of fate, he had a child with Chén Xuěrú.

After meeting Chén Xuěrú, he began to feel despair towards women and didn't stay in America anymore, indulging himself freely because he no longer believed in women; each woman he interacted with was like an object to him, extremely cheap.

A few months ago, Zhào Yǔníng returned to the country to participate in a jewelry design competition. He accepted Gu Xuchen's invitation to join the competition and met up again with Zhào Yǔníng. After breaking up for many years as boyfriend and girlfriend, when they reunited it felt like they were getting back together.

When discussing marriage, he never expected Chén Xuěrú and Xiǎo Niàn would suddenly appear in his life.

He openly expressed that he hated Xiǎo Niàn because she ruined the relationship between him and Yǔníng; Xiǎo Niàn disrupted the blueprint of his original plans, catching him off guard.

He also hated Chén Xuěrú for appearing at exactly this moment instead of any other time.

He also resented Chén Xuěrú for being so intelligent and amiable that she won over the approval of his parents and sister; he disliked Xiǎo Niàn because she was so obedient and lovely, making everyone's hearts incline towards her.

Even though he could pretend to be indifferent on the surface, he couldn't deceive himself. The more they interacted, the more he liked them, yet he felt guilty for betraying Zhào Yǔníng, thus showing even more disdain on his face.

Who knew that each time when he scolded Xiǎo Niàn and saw her sad expression, it made him feel sadder.

After Chén Xuěrú and Xiǎo Niàn moved into the Táng family residence, it was as if his life had a touch of color again. Although this color was one of anger and resentment, it still stood out prominently in his life.

His parents liked both Chén Xuěrú and Xiǎo Niàn very much, urging them to get married. When Zhào Yǔníng found out about this, she threatened suicide. He was highly repulsed by such behavior; since childhood, Táng Shūwén had been trained as the Lóngmén leader and participated in all kinds of training, often walking on a tightrope or living at the edge of a knife. Therefore, he cherished his life dearly and deeply detested suicide.

But when faced with Zhào Yǔníng's tears, he ultimately compromised.

His parents liked Xiǎo Niàn, so it wasn't easy for him to go against their wishes. The best solution was for him to marry Chén Xuěrú, allowing them to live separately while officially bringing Xiǎo Niàn back into the Táng family.

He and Zhao Yuning didn't change anything except for that notebook.

This was his initial thought.

However,

Tang Shuwen returned home in a restless state, unable to sleep all night. His eyes were bloodshot. He had planned to see Chen Xueru first but then thought she probably wouldn't want to see him.

The moment he got home, he heard Xiaonian's laughter and her cheerful call of "Mommy," with a tender yet clear voice.

Chen Xueru was here.

A look of joy appeared on his face as he quickened his pace. As expected, he saw Chen Xueru sitting on the sofa with Xiaonian in her arms, feeding him porridge while Tang Si and Wen Lan walked by to entertain Xiaonian.

The family was harmonious and happy.

Tang Shuwen coldly thought that an outsider would think they were a family; he felt like the stranger among them.

Chen Xueru still wore her white windbreaker, which she didn't take off due to the warmth indoors. She had bitten her lip corner and there was a visible wound, but Tang Shuwen didn't know how she explained it. Despite her smiling face, he felt uncomfortable looking at her.

Her smile seemed cold, as if unreachable, quickly fading away.

It wasn’t as warm as before.

"Brother, where have you been You didn't come back last night," Tang Mandong asked with a frown when she saw him enter.

Wen Lan glared at him while Tang Si shrugged his shoulders. Tang Shuwen replied, "I went to the hospital."

"Are you sick Do you have AIDS" Tang Mandong asked.

Tang Shuwen came over and squeezed her arm, causing both Tang Si and Wen Lan to laugh. Xiaonian timidly called out "Daddy." Tang Shuwen responded with a grunt. Seeing that Daddy seemed in high spirits today, Xiaonian was happy too, eating his food more happily.

This is a very pretty child, with the good looks of Tang Shuwen and Chen Xieru, the child must not be ugly. Xiao Nian has skin as beautiful as white porcelain, big eyes like black grapes, long and curled eyelashes, a straight nose, rosy lips, looking as if carved from powder, and round eyes that clearly indicate intelligence, very likable.

He does not resemble the current Tang Shuwen much but is completely identical to young Tang Shuwen.

So it's true that men do change a lot as they grow up.

Chen Xieru continued feeding her porridge all along without looking at Tang Shuwen once, and he naturally wouldn't take the initiative to speak to Chen Xieru. Wen Lan and Tang Si felt that something was wrong between them too.

The couple did not say anything to each other.

Tang Shuwen inexplicably felt a surge of anger. In his own house, someone dared to ignore him; why should he stay to see her cold face

Just as he was about to leave, Chen Xieru said, "Uncle and Aunt, I am very grateful for your care for me and Xiao Nian in recent days, really. I think it's time for me to go back home."

Wen Lan frowned; Tang Shuwen was just about to leave when he narrowed his eyes: what is she saying

"Xieru, did I do something wrong Why are you suddenly talking like this Aren't you supposed to marry Shuwen" Wen Lan asked and then glared fiercely at Tang Shuwen, looking like she wanted him to console her.

Tang Shuwen looked coldly at Chen Xieru with icy eyes.

Chen Xieru smiled and shook her head. "No, your care for me and my son has been very thoughtful and I am grateful too. But I won't marry Tang Shuwen so I think it's time for me to leave the Tang family."

Tang Shuwen clenched his fist; she wasn’t going to marry him

What does that mean, not marrying him

She had already agreed to marry him.

Tang Si saw Tang Shuwen's furious look and snorted coldly. What did this brat do again Chen Xieru was very fond of Xiao Nian; they had already agreed to get married, there shouldn't be any reason for her to suddenly change her mind.t figure out what was going on in his mind; why did he feel the need to take revenge for her After all, this girl had been following him for quite some time now. Out of respect for her making meals fo...