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

Don’t let Ye Xilan’s age fool you. She had never truly suffered growing up, and after marrying Li Xian, her comfortable life continued.

While she did suffer a great deal from her inability to have children, her life was otherwise free of worry. As a result, she held onto a kind of innocence that was out of step with her age.

For instance, she maintained the most beautiful fantasies about love.

She loved watching television dramas and reading novels, and had cried countless times over the tangled webs of love and hate she found in them.

She yearned for the kind of sincere, all-consuming love that would make someone risk everything, even though she knew she would never experience it herself.

Initially, she had taken a liking to Bai Xinyue simply because of her family background, her beauty, and her competence.

But when she learned that Bai Xinyue had chased Wu Sheng across the country and had even lost an eye trying to save him, she was genuinely moved.

’There are so few people in this world who would love someone so much, who would risk their life for them. Now that I’ve found one, I have to treasure her, right?’

Already pleased with Bai Xinyue, Ye Xilan had spent the past two days running around on her behalf. She actively championed her cause, determined not to let Bai Xinyue’s devotion go to waste.

Seeing Bai Xinyue reminded her of her younger self.

In her entire life, she had only ever loved one man: Li Xian. From the first blush of youth to the present day, he was the only one in her heart.

It didn’t matter what anyone else said. Her feelings for Li Xian were indisputable. Forget now—back when she was young, she truly would have risked her life for him.

Just like Bai Xinyue with Wu Sheng.

The tragedy with their child all those years ago had happened because she had tried to save Li Xian.

Even though there was no need for her to do anything at the time, she had done it anyway, and the result was a tragedy.

It was only from that moment on that Li Xian truly saw her heart.

And because of that incident, she and Li Xian had spent half a lifetime together.

Whether Li Xian stayed with her out of responsibility, guilt, or something else entirely, they had, in the end, built a life together.

Regardless of any lingering sorrow in her heart, Ye Xilan was destined to spend the rest of her life with Li Xian.

Seeing Bai Xinyue in this state, she wanted to help this woman who so sincerely loved Wu Sheng.

’Compared to Su Li, Bai Xinyue loves Wu Sheng more, and her love is purer.’

’And of course, she’s a much better match for him.’

Ye Xilan had always believed that marrying within one’s social class was paramount. Only people from similar backgrounds would have a common language and be able to spend a lifetime together.

’A fleeting passion is useless when faced with the realities of life.’

With this mindset, Ye Xilan came looking for Su Li, intending to make her open her eyes, see the situation clearly, and have the decency to leave Wu Sheng.

But the moment she arrived, she saw Tang Yuanxiao and Little Tang Mo.

Ye Xilan already detested Su Li, so the sight of Su Li’s ex-husband, Tang Yuanxiao, and the ”baggage” that was Little Tang Mo was even more displeasing to her.

Upon seeing them, Ye Xilan’s already sour expression became utterly indescribable.

”In front of Wu Sheng’s hospital room, Su Li. You, with your ex-husband and stepson... Do you think this is appropriate?”

Ye Xilan let out a breath and mimicked Tang Yuanxiao’s tone. ”Is something bothering you?”

”Hmph... What else could be bothering her? Her heart, of course. How could she possibly be at ease, seeing you all here in front of Wu Sheng’s room?”

Ye Xilan stared coldly at Su Li, unable to hold back the words welling up inside her.

”Su Li, if you can’t let go of your ex-husband and stepson, then why did you bother getting a divorce? You might as well just go on living your lovey-dovey life together. What is the meaning of this?”

Ye Xilan truly couldn’t understand. ”Did you get a fake divorce just to swindle Wu Sheng out of his money?”

Tang Yuanxiao recognized Ye Xilan. He knew he should be respectful to the woman and just listen to whatever she had to say, but he simply couldn’t hold his tongue.

”Wu Sheng is my colleague. I’m here to visit him. He’s a senior colleague I respect. Please don’t talk like that,”

Tang Yuanxiao said in a low voice.

Although he still had feelings for Su Li, she was now Wu Sheng’s fiancée. No matter what, even if he hadn’t given up on her and was willing to wait, he knew his place.

It was just like how Wu Sheng had chosen to give up, no matter how much it hurt, when he found out Su Li was already married.

In any case, he would never do anything with Su Li while Wu Sheng was still hovering between life and death.

Everything he had done these past two days was, when it came down to it, for Wu Sheng’s sake. He just wanted him to recover quickly.

Little Tang Mo had been his son for several years, and their bond was special. He was looking after Little Tang Mo not only to lighten Su Li’s burden so she could better care for Wu Sheng, but also because it was his own responsibility.

No matter what anyone said, Tang Yuanxiao had a clear conscience about his actions.

He certainly couldn’t accept this ridiculous scenario Ye Xilan had somehow concocted in her head.

Seeing that Tang Yuanxiao actually dared to talk back to her, Ye Xilan grew even angrier.

”Hiding behind the excuse of visiting Wu Sheng... who knows what you’re really planning. Don’t disgust me...”

Su Li took a deep breath, cutting Ye Xilan off. ”That’s enough. Stop saying such things.”

”When Wu Sheng was in the operating room, it was Tang Yuanxiao who brought people here immediately to donate blood. It was their blood that got Wu Sheng through the surgery and saved his life.”

It was because Tang Yuanxiao and his men came and provided a timely blood transfusion that Wu Sheng’s life was saved after he lost so much blood during that long surgery.

Both Wu Qihua and Su Li were eternally grateful to Tang Yuanxiao, Yu Le, and their other comrades-in-arms.

”Ma’am, while Tang Yuanxiao and his men were donating blood to save Wu Sheng’s life, what were you doing? What right do you have to stand here and accuse us?”

Su Li had had enough.

It was one thing for Ye Xilan to run around causing trouble on Bai Xinyue’s behalf, but to spout such nonsense was simply intolerable.

”I... I...” Ye Xilan, who usually had a thousand retorts ready, was suddenly at a loss for words.

What was she doing when Wu Sheng was in surgery? She was with Bai Xinyue, comforting her... ’But I was worried about Wu Sheng, too! I wanted to wait outside the operating room, but Wu Qihua was there... I didn’t think...’

’I hadn’t expected Wu Sheng would need blood, either. Otherwise, I could have donated!’

Just as Ye Xilan finished her thought, puffed out her chest, and was about to speak, Su Li cut her off, giving her no chance at all.

”There’s more to this world than just romance, scheming, and darkness. There are also sincere bonds. You may not understand them, but you have no right to deny their existence.”

Su Li couldn’t care less that Ye Xilan looked down on her. But for the woman to say such things here in the hallway, in front of Little Tang Mo—that, Su Li could not tolerate.

Yes, Ye Xilan was Li Xian’s wife, a person of high status, but that didn’t give her the right to slander Tang Yuanxiao like this.

With Wu Sheng still unconscious, Su Li was already weighed down with anxiety and nauseated by Ye Xilan’s accusations. Coupled with a stabbing pain in her stomach, Su Li’s temper was frayed. By jumping in at that exact moment, Ye Xilan had walked right into the line of fire.

Ye Xilan was so enraged by Su Li’s words that she nearly coughed up blood. ”You... you...”

Standing a short distance away and listening to the exchange, a flash of contempt crossed Bai Xinyue’s eyes.

’I thought that for a childless woman, Ye Xilan must be quite capable to have held onto Li Xian all these years,’ she thought. ’Turns out she’s useless.’