From Broken Family to Life Winner: A Reborn Mother's Journey

Tang Yuanxiao looked at Su Li, speechless.

”When Qin Shanshan showed up, the first thing she said was that I should give the child back to you. Then she started telling Little Mo how much you, his father, were suffering...”

”Little Mo started trembling instantly. Do you have any idea how furious I was? How utterly enraged?”

The only thing Tang Yuanxiao could say was an apology.

Su Li took a deep breath. ”That’s not all. Little Mo’s reaction to Qin Shanshan made me very suspicious.”

Tang Yuanxiao’s breath hitched. ”Suspicious of what?”

Su Li recalled Little Tang Mo’s reaction at the time. ”Little Mo rarely gets angry, and he would never throw things at someone without a reason.”

Even when he disliked Qin Shanshan in the past, the worst he would do was refuse to speak to her.

”But that day, the moment he saw Qin Shanshan, he started throwing things at her. It was a huge reaction.”

Little Tang Mo’s reaction made Su Li question the role Qin Shanshan played while he was being abused.

Hearing what Su Li said, Tang Yuanxiao’s anger flared. ”Don’t tell me she laid a hand on Momo before?”

”Probably not physically, but...” Su Li gritted her teeth.

Little Tang Mo wasn’t scared when he saw Qin Shanshan, and considering Mrs. Tang’s reaction, it’s unlikely she was a co-abuser or that the abuse was her idea.

The most likely possibility is that Qin Shanshan witnessed it. Little Tang Mo might have even asked her for help, but she deliberately ignored him.

The thought of this possibility made Su Li clench her jaw in hatred.

’People like Qin Shanshan and actions like hers are common in society. When there’s domestic violence next door or someone is in trouble on the street, many people choose to deliberately ignore it and not offer help.’

’This kind of apathy is terrifying, but there’s nothing anyone can do about it.’

Tang Yuanxiao had already been suspicious of Qin Shanshan, and now he was filled with both hatred and frustration. For someone like that to run to Su Li, say those things, and frighten Little Tang Mo—it was no wonder Su Li was furious.

”I’m sorry...” Tang Yuanxiao was thoroughly ashamed. ”But Su Li, everything I said before was from the heart. I support you unconditionally.”

Su Li didn’t want to continue this topic.

”I don’t want to argue with you about this anymore. Given your attitude, it seems there’s no solution. I’m leaving.”

Su Li took two steps before Tang Yuanxiao suddenly spoke up from behind her.

”It’s not that there’s no way.”

”What do you mean?” Su Li frowned and turned back.

Tang Yuanxiao looked at Su Li and slowly uttered a few words, ”I overheard your conversation just now.”

”What conversation?” Su Li asked, then it suddenly dawned on her.

”You... Tang Yuanxiao, you know that’s impossible!”

”Why is it impossible? If we remarry, won’t the problem be solved?”

Tang Yuanxiao’s gaze was more intense than ever before. ’Why would it be impossible?’

’He loves her so much.’

Su Li looked at Tang Yuanxiao and squeezed her eyes shut.

”You’re insane.”

Su Li turned and strode away without looking back.

Tang Yuanxiao stood rooted to the spot, murmuring at Su Li’s departing back.

”I am insane...”

”I’ve been insane for a long time...”

Tang Yuanxiao retracted the hand he had reached out with, as if to grab something, and let it fall limply to his side.

Su Li hurried back home.

”Insane, insane, he’s completely insane, suggesting we remarry...”

She paced back and forth a couple of times. ”I refuse to believe there isn’t another way besides remarrying!”

She took a deep breath to calm down, then called her lawyer to tell him the lawsuit had been dismissed.

”...Sir, can you think of any other way? Or could you find out if there have been any previous cases where someone like me got custody?”

The lawyer thought for a moment. ”Based on the current situation, there really aren’t any.”

After a long analysis, they still had no solution.

Just before they hung up, the lawyer spoke again, a little hesitant. ”I just thought of one possibility.”

”What is it?” Su Li asked urgently.

Su Li had barely asked before the lawyer started backtracking. ”No, no, it’s not necessarily reliable.”

”Reliable or not, just tell me,” Su Li pressed, frustrated.

’It has to be more reliable than remarrying, right!’

As Su Li kept pressing, the lawyer reluctantly explained, ”You don’t meet the criteria, mainly because you’re young, single, and unmarried. So it suddenly occurred to me, if you were married...”

”What? Get married?” Su Li was completely stunned.

’What is with today? Is everything going to be about marriage?’

’First remarrying, now getting married... What... What is all this...?’

”Uh, just pretend you didn’t hear that. It’s not a reliable idea anyway.” The lawyer sounded a little embarrassed.

Su Li took a couple of deep breaths to calm down.

”Why did you say ’if I were married’? Would I meet the criteria if I got married?”

”Well... let me put it this way. This is based on the conditions for adoption. If you got married, and your husband met the age requirement and conditions for adoption and was willing to adopt, you could adopt the child together. That would be equivalent to you having custody rights.”

”But...” The reason the lawyer had hesitated was because of the inevitable ”but” that came with this plan.

”Setting aside whether you have a suitable partner or could even get married, even if you did and met the conditions, the problem still isn’t solved. If the father’s side doesn’t give up their custody rights, you might still be out of options. So...”

The lawyer’s voice was tinged with helplessness. ”So, just consider it nonsense. It’s not feasible.”

’So, in other words, getting married might help, or it might be completely useless.’

”Thank you anyway,” Su Li said with a forced smile before hanging up.

She sat by the phone, dazed for a long time.

It was because of the lawyer’s words, but also because of the person who had flashed into her mind the moment he said ”get married.”

She had thought of Wu Sheng.

In that instant, without any surprise, she thought of Wu Sheng.

She didn’t think about whether Wu Sheng met the conditions; she just thought of him.

’Even if I don’t have anyone else to think of, to think of Wu Sheng first thing... ’

’To hear the word ”marriage” and immediately think of Wu Sheng...’

Su Li wiped her face, unable to put a name to the feeling in her heart.

After a long moment, she tapped her head firmly. ”Stop thinking about it. The lawyer said it’s not a feasible plan. Stop thinking.”

She let out a breath. ”It’s completely impossible...”

Just as Su Li pulled herself together and stood up, she heard a knock on the door.

”Who is it?” Su Li asked as she walked over.

”Who else could it be?” Wu Sheng’s pleasant voice came from outside.

Su Li’s steps faltered. She felt inexplicably guilty, and her heart suddenly started to race.

Even though she knew Wu Sheng couldn’t possibly know what she had just been thinking, hearing his voice so unexpectedly still made her panic.

Su Li froze at the door, panicking for a few seconds without opening it.

”What’s wrong? Why aren’t you opening the door?” Wu Sheng asked, puzzled. ”You didn’t recognize my voice? No way, right?”

Su Li quickly opened the door.

Wu Sheng looked at the downcast Su Li and glanced at her quizzically. ”What’s wrong?”

He bent down to look at her face. ”What happened? Have you been crying?”

He wanted to see if her eyes were red, but instead of red eyes, he saw that her face was a little flushed.

Just as he was about to ask, Su Li took two large steps back. ”I wasn’t crying.”

Su Li replied, quickly turning to pour herself a glass of water.

Wu Sheng came inside, a flicker of confusion in his eyes as he watched her back.

’Su Li is acting a little strange.’