She Took Back Her Children and Got a Husband

"Wow! Duoduo, that's amazing, you ate it all up, are you full? Should Auntie cook some more noodles for you?"

Jiang Xiaorou is truly happy, it's her first time feeding a child personally, and Duoduo is so considerate, finishing everything, even drinking the soup. Such a well-behaved little treasure, she couldn't understand how Jiang Yufei could ever bear to lay a hand on her. Just thinking about it made her angry.

Duoduo shook her head, patting her little belly to indicate she was full.

"Then Duoduo can go play with the toys, is it okay for Auntie to clean up here?" Jiang Xiaorou looked at the child with adoration, her heart filled with joy.

Gradually, Duoduo also got used to the place, the sense of unfamiliarity diminished quite a bit, she could play around the house without needing Jiang Xiaorou to hold her hand.

"Hey, Ms. Jiang, what's going on? Whose kid is this?" Xu Feng sneaked into the kitchen like a gossipmonger.

He couldn't help his curiosity.

Especially when he saw Jiang Xiaorou feeding Duoduo noodles just now, she looked every bit the virtuous wife and loving mother. Xu Feng felt like gouging out his eyes, this was definitely not the Boss Jiang he knew!

"What situation?" Jiang Xiaorou hummed a little tune while washing dishes.

For the first time, she felt as if even dishwashing could produce delightful notes, all because her mood was so good!

"That child! Where is she from? You..." Xu Feng asked.

He wasn't usually a chatterbox, but his curiosity was getting the better of him. Besides, it was no small effort for him to deliver so many things late at night, he deserved at least some right to know!

"She is very important to me," Jiang Xiaorou turned back.

She spoke to Xu Feng very seriously, truly, truly extremely important, more important than anything else to Jiang Xiaorou. It was completely evident in her eyes.

"So what do you plan to do?" Xu Feng asked again.

Everyone was smart, and from this one sentence, they could infer the relationship between Jiang Xiaorou and Duoduo. Xu Feng was the best at reading between the lines.

"We'll talk about it later! It's getting late anyway, you go back and rest first. I might go to the office later tomorrow morning. If there's anything urgent, handle it first," Jiang Xiaorou said.

"Okay." Xu Feng turned and left.

Passing by the living room, he glanced at Duoduo and now, the more he looked, the more he felt she resembled their big Boss Jiang. He understood everything.

Ding Dong! Ding dong!

The doorbell rang, Jiang Xiaorou was still washing dishes and cleaning, her hands covered in grease!

"Didn't everyone leave? Why come back again?"

Jiang Xiaorou complained while going to open the door, the grease on her two hands was quite obvious.

Outside the door was not Xu Feng, but Shen Yancheng's towering figure standing there like an unreachable Buddha, his face expressionless and deep, seeming to be in a bad mood.

Xuanxuan came too.

"Auntie, is Duoduo at your house? She is missing, everyone is looking for her?" Xuanxuan asked.

Turns out, Duoduo had snuck out. Could it be that she really was mistreated? Jiang Xiaorou's face suddenly changed.

"Xuanxuan, you go in and look for Duoduo, I have something to say to your Daddy."

Jiang Xiaorou showed her assertive side, looking mighty despite being much shorter than Shen Yancheng, but she exuded a powerful aura. Jiang Xiaorou absolutely could not tolerate anyone bullying her child. Duoduo couldn't even speak yet, she was already so self-conscious. As a parent, as a guardian, can't you be more attentive? Driving a five-year-old child to run away from home, what kind of parents are these?

"You, step aside for a word," Jiang Xiaorou cocked her head and walked toward the hallway.

Shen Yancheng didn't move; he was now certain Duoduo was in this woman's house. Unclear about her intentions, was she deliberately taking in his daughter? Why would Duoduo run here? What had this woman done to Duoduo, what had she told her? He had too many questions.

"Come on! What are you standing there for?" Jiang Xiaorou glared roundly, turned back, grabbed Shen Yancheng by the sleeve, and dragged him away.

Uh!

Shen Yancheng's cold gaze fell on the greasy hand Jiang Xiaorou had grabbed and pulled with. His limited edition tailored suit?

Shen Yancheng flung off her grip, full of disdain.

"Shen Yancheng, if you still consider Duoduo your daughter, isn't it time for you to fulfill your responsibilities as a father? Or is this how your parents raised you from a young age? If anything were to happen to Duoduo today, who would take responsibility?"

Jiang Xiaorou was very agitated, she couldn't help but be.

Duoduo was so young, if something dangerous were to happen to her on the street or if she were to be hit by a car... the consequences would be unthinkable.

"Who are you? What gives you the right to lecture me?"

After Jiang Xiaorou had rattled off her words like a string of firecrackers, all Shen Yancheng did was coldly stare at her and calmly say three words.

Those three words, however, struck at the essence.

Who was she?

What right did she have to interfere in his family affairs, to be involved in Duoduo and Xuanxuan's matters? Did a hotel waitress deserve this confidence, this face?

"Who am I?" Jiang Xiaorou's eyes nearly popped out and her hand never stopped moving in the air: "Who am I? Who am I? I am Duoduo's…"

The word "Mommy" got stuck in Jiang Xiaorou's throat, unable to naturally come out.

"Forget who I am, and what relationship I have with Duoduo. Even a stranger who sees you mistreating children would spit in your face. Or do you and Jiang Yufei think that, once you have children, you don't have to properly care for them and can treat them like little animals? Is this how you wealthy people raise your children?"

"Well, let me tell you, Duoduo and Xuanxuan are not animals, not pets, and certainly not just some cats and dogs. They are human beings, with thoughts and feelings. They are just children, who need the company of family, need love. If you can't even provide these most basic things, then you are not fit to be parents."

Jiang Xiaorou raised her voice, almost yelling. Her voice was like blades, repeatedly piercing into Shen Yancheng's heart.

In that moment, he felt she might be right; the thoughts of this waitress were far more reliable than those of Jiang Yufei. That woman had never put family first and was not even close to a mere waitress.

"Are you done?"

Shen Yancheng, with one hand in his pocket, remained calm.

As if even if the sky were to fall, he would still be unruffled.

Jiang Xiaorou was stunned. She had said so much, and this was Shen Yancheng's attitude? Did he really think he was the child's biological father?

"Shen Yancheng, neither you nor Jiang Yufei are worthy," Jiang Xiaorou pointed at him, fuming.

"You have even less right."

"Shen Yancheng, you…"

Jiang Xiaorou took a deep breath; no, she wasn't without rights, she just couldn't at the moment. Jiang Xiaorou suppressed all the anger in her heart, trusting that one day, Duoduo and Xuanxuan would know that she was their Mommy, the person in the whole world who loved them the most.

Shen Yancheng, carrying Duoduo, walked out of the room, with Xuanxuan closely following. Jiang Xiaorou's entire focus was on the children; she wanted to stop them, to keep them by her side, but she couldn't.

She could only watch helplessly as Shen Yancheng carried Duoduo away and took Xuanxuan with him. She, meanwhile, could only stand there indifferent, bearing it all alone.

Duoduo leaned on Shen Yancheng's shoulder, and as they brushed past, Duoduo's little hand suddenly stretched out and grabbed Jiang Xiaorou's. She stared at Jiang Xiaorou with eyes full of reluctance.

Jiang Xiaorou forced a smile, as if to encourage Duoduo to let go, but in truth, she least wanted Duoduo to release her grip; she even wanted to snatch the child into her arms.

"Duoduo, stop fussing, it's time to go home with Daddy," Shen Yancheng's large hand reached over, cruelly separating mother and daughter.

Duoduo began to fuss in Shen Yancheng's arms, acting up and being fidgety. Shen Yancheng was increasingly unable to control the situation, and he had no choice but to forcefully hold Duoduo in his arms and carry her away, diving into the elevator.

Jiang Xiaorou's heart sank, and she couldn't resist chasing after them. Standing at the elevator door, she watched as the doors slowly closed, with Duoduo inside constantly fixing her gaze on her, the emotional Duoduo facing Jiang Xiaorou streaming with tears and yelling, "Auntie."

Auntie?

The word tumbled from Duoduo's mouth—it was the first time Duoduo had spoken, and she was not calling for Daddy or Mommy, but Auntie?

Auntie?

Jiang Xiaorou's heart trembled, her hands suddenly stretched out to pry the elevator doors open.

"Duoduo, what did you call me?"