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Chapter 1319 - 870: The Grand Finale: Can’t You Be My Mom?

"Su Xiaomeng... I didn’t lie, I didn’t tell a lie, but Xiao Yan doesn’t believe me... sob sob...""Xiao Ang, Aunt Xiao Meng won’t say if Aunt Xiao Yang will become a good mother to you or not. Aunt is speaking only from your dad’s perspective... Your dad likes her, and she really likes your dad, so getting married for them is the best outcome."

"..."

Xiao Xiaoang stared blankly...

"Perhaps their marriage won’t benefit you much, but it will make your dad happy. Xiao Ang, do you understand what Aunt means?"

Xiao Xiaoang furrowed his brows into a frown, "I don’t understand... sob sob..."

Though he said he didn’t understand, the clever little guy actually grasped the meaning behind Xiao Meng’s words.

"Aunt means... we can’t be so selfish, always thinking only about our own gains and losses. Your dad’s main reason for marrying Aunt Xiao Yang is actually for you, he wants you to be like other kids, to have both a mom and a dad."

"..."

"Your dad and Aunt Xiao Yang have known each other for so many years, and have been in love for so many years... Now, because of you, they can’t get married, actually... your dad feels very aggrieved, and Aunt Xiao Yang also feels aggrieved."

Xiao Xiaoang pursed his lips tightly, his little fists unconsciously clenched.

The little guy’s heart was full of doubts. Pu Yang doesn’t like him, how could she be good to him? If Pu Yang doesn’t like him, how could she be good to Xiao Yan?

Was Su Xiaomeng suggesting... he was just a burden to Xiao Yan, an unnecessary child...

"Xiao Ang, you must believe that if Aunt Xiao Yang treats you poorly in the future, your dad will definitely stand by you, because his condition for marrying Aunt Xiao Yang is that she must treat you well."

"..."

Xiao Xiaoang was completely confused.

Xiao Meng leaned forward to look at Xiao Xiaoang, seeing his wide eyes full of bewilderment and unresolved questions...

"What’s wrong?"

"But... how can Pu Yang say she dislikes me and still promise Xiao Yan to treat me well? If she treats me badly, Xiao Yan will dislike her."

"Yes, if she treats you poorly after marrying your dad, Xiao Yan will certainly dislike her."

"But she really dislikes me... Su Xiaomeng..." Xiao Xiaoang turned and nestled into her embrace, "Will I become like Snow White..."

Su Xiaomeng was startled, feeling a sudden chill in her heart.

In the Snow White story, the wicked stepmother was very kind to Snow White before marrying the king, but after she married him, everything changed.

After that, the evil queen stepmother...

No, Pu Yang she—

"Won’t happen."

"But... but I’m very scared..."

Xiao Meng gently patted Xiao Xiaoang’s back, her heart mixed with various emotions, her mind flashing with Xiao Yan’s words and Xiao Xiaoang’s words...

Xiao Yan was right; just because the child doesn’t like someone, should he be unable to marry the person he loves? No law explicitly stipulates that, nor does any moral standard limit that.

Yet... Su Xiaomeng imagined if one day—no, if during the London terror attack, she hadn’t survived, only Shuangshuang and Huang Huang were saved, and Yin Shixiu lived with Shuangshuang and Huang Huang, Su Xiaomeng thought...

No matter what, Yin Shixiu would never seek a stepmother for them whom a child dislikes or even hates.

And if four years ago, during the Tianjin Port incident, Yin Shixiu perished, and she alone raised Shuangshuang and Huang Huang, Xiao Meng thought she similarly would never marry someone whom the children dislike.

This is unrelated to the law or moral standards, simply because they are the children’s parents, they will prioritize their children’s emotions over their own, that’s all.

Maybe... even as parents, everyone thinks differently...

Xiao Meng could only think this way... Otherwise, could it be that Pu Yang forced Xiao Yan to marry her? Thinking about it, the family backgrounds of the Xiao Family and the Pu Family aren’t that different, anyhow, Xiao Yan wouldn’t have been forced into marriage by Pu Yang, unless...

Unless Xiao Yan has some important leverage held by Pu Yang.

"Su Xiaomeng..."

Xiao Xiaoang called out to Su Xiaomeng softly, seeing her in silence for a long time, with a more playful tone, pulling her out of her wild thoughts.

After calming her thoughts, she realized her earlier thinking had been too erratic, she had thought too much, maybe influenced by Yin Shixiu, she gradually fell into the habit of conspiratorial thinking, hard to change for a moment.

"Then you... don’t trust Xiao Yan?"

"..."

"You’ve grown up with your dad protecting you, haven’t you? Now it’s still the same, he’ll protect you at all costs at any time," Su Xiaomeng reassured Xiao Xiaoang.

Xiao Xiaoang tightly hugged Su Xiaomeng, he felt the sweater Su Xiaomeng wore was really soft, and her body was truly warm.

Being held by Su Xiaomeng was different from being held by dad, the muscles in dad’s arms always felt painful.

"Su Xiaomeng, you smell so good... you’re so soft..."

Xiao Xiaoang enjoyed curling up in Xiaomeng’s arms, while Xiao Yan stood at the door, hearing the occasional conversation between Xiaomeng and Xiao Xiaoang inside...

Xiao Yan watched as Xiao Xiaoang longed for and clung to the warmth of Xiaomeng, and momentarily... his heart felt uneasy.

Thoughts of returning him had crossed his mind...

But... not all blood ties are necessarily deeper than those without... aren’t they...

If it weren’t for him, if it weren’t for Xiaohuan, this child would’ve died long ago. It was he and Xiaohuan who gave the child the chance to live; no, to be precise, it was Xiaohuan who gave this child a new life. How could he return him...

Thus, Xiao Yan convinced himself in his heart.

Moreover, Su Xiaomeng and Yin Shixiu already have a pair of children. They’ve been blessed with so much already. Apart from motherly love, Xiao Yan couldn’t provide for Xiao Xiaoang, but everything else, he could and would give to Xiao Xiaoang.

Leaning his head against the wall, perhaps... he made a mistake. It seemed he shouldn’t have allowed Xiao Xiaoang to meet Su Xiaomeng under any circumstance.

Blood ties often manifest in phenomena that even science can’t explain.

"Xiao Xiaoang, did you listen to what Auntie told you?"

Unknowingly, Xiaomeng had been conversing with Xiao Xiaoang for over an hour; Su Xiaomeng was parched from talking.

Xiao Xiaoang nodded, he listened...

"You said... I should consider Dad, let Dad be with the person he likes, so he’ll be happier."

Xiaomeng ruffled Xiao Xiaoang’s hair, meeting his eyes that shimmered with tears... She saw the reluctance in them, as well as the inherent kindness of a child.

She knew her assessment of this child was correct; Xiao Xiaoang was a child who could warm people’s hearts.

She couldn’t help but gently kiss his forehead. The red birthmark wasn’t an ominous sign, rather, it was a blessing from above.

"Su Xiaomeng..."

"Hmm?"

"Can’t you be my mom? You... really like me too, don’t you..."

Xiao Xiaoang’s gaze stayed fixed on her. These words, hidden in his heart for so long, were what he’d wanted to say ever since Xiaomeng first protected him in the children’s art center...

Su Xiaomeng’s expression showed slight surprise, but the little one’s words were still within her expectations.

"Many, many people don’t like me... but you liked me from the start, right... Su Xiaomeng, be my mom?"

She smiled faintly, still holding Xiao Xiaoang tightly in her arms,

"I really like Xiao Xiaoang, but I can’t be Xiao Xiaoang’s mom, I’m not your mom..."

"..." Xiao Xiaoang held Xiaomeng tightly, his small arms squeezing tighter and tighter.

"Aunt Xiaomeng has her own family, Aunt Xiaomeng loves her husband very much, loves your Sister Shuangshuang, and even loves Brother Huaiyu, whom you might not like very much..."

Xiao Xiaoang buried his whole face in Xiaomeng’s sweater. He was crying, silently and suppressing his voice...

Su Xiaomeng didn’t know why, but after saying these words, she felt a heartache too. Perhaps... the little one was just too close to her, and his discomfort had spread to her.

Perhaps only heaven knew how much envy, jealousy, and incomprehension filled the heart of five-year-old Xiao Xiaoang at this moment...

Why wasn’t he Su Xiaomeng’s son?

If he were Su Xiaomeng’s son, how happy he would be...

"Sob sob... sob sob..."

He tried to hold back, tried with all his might not to cry out loud, yet ultimately couldn’t. This suppressed sobbing accompanied by hiccups felt as if enormous sadness resided in his heart...

Xiaomeng didn’t realize he was crying because he desperately wanted to be her child, desperately hoped she could be his new mom. Nor did she realize his deep sorrow as he already knew it was impossible; Su Xiaomeng wouldn’t become his new mom; furthermore... there was another woman he didn’t like at all, who would become his new mom.

For Xiao Xiaoang, nothing was a bigger blow to him than this.

Xiao Xiaoang cried and cried... until he was exhausted. Su Xiaomeng could only helplessly watch as the minutes ticked by, until Xiao Xiaoang fell asleep.

She helped tuck him in, turning to leave, only to find herself tightly held by his small fingers...

Xiao Meng took a deep breath, lowered her head to gently kiss Xiao Xiaoang’s forehead once more, and then felt his grip on her finger loosening...

In that moment of daze, Xiao Xiaoang turned over to face away from her again.

For some reason...

Su Xiaomeng felt a deep sadness in her heart, as if... her bond with Xiao Xiaoang had come to an end.

She turned off the room’s light for Xiao Xiaoang and walked out, closing the door firmly this time.

The driver was waiting outside for her, and Xiaomeng glanced at the time. Approaching Xiao Yan, she spoke to him earnestly—