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

It gets dark early in winter, and the sky was already black by the time they finished dinner.

Afraid the snow would get heavier, Su Li prepared to take Little Tang Mo back home after dinner.

Wu Sheng was worried and insisted on driving them.

”You don’t have to. I’ll be extra, extra careful when I drive. You’re a patient, you shouldn’t be driving anyone.”

Su Li was exasperated and absolutely refused to let Wu Sheng drive them.

”Even if I’m a patient, I’m still more capable than you. I’ll just drive you home and come right back. I won’t be able to rest easy otherwise.”

How could Wu Sheng possibly feel at ease letting Su Li and her son go back alone?

After a lot of back and forth, Su Li still couldn’t convince Wu Sheng. Wu Qihua, watching the two of them being so lovey-dovey, couldn’t take it anymore.

”Stop arguing. Just stay here for the night and leave tomorrow. It’s not like we don’t have room.”

In the end, Su Li and Little Tang Mo stayed the night at Wu Sheng’s house.

Wu Sheng’s house was spacious with plenty of rooms. The four of them took four separate rooms and turned in for the night at ten o’clock.

After spending so much time in the hospital, he could finally lie down on his own soft bed. The moment he lay down, he felt an immense sense of satisfaction.

Wu Sheng lay in bed, looking toward the left side of the room. The thought that Su Li was sleeping right next door made his heart stir restlessly.

Just as he was feeling that restless urge, he heard a soft knock on his door. Wu Sheng’s eyes lit up, and he shot up to get the door.

His hand was already on the doorknob when he looked down at his pajamas and decided he didn’t look handsome enough. He quickly threw on a jacket and tidied his hair.

Once he felt he was sufficiently handsome, Wu Sheng leaned against the wall, struck a pose, and opened the door with his head slightly lowered and the corner of his mouth quirked up.

”Miss me?”

His deep, husky voice lilted upward, full of charm.

The moment the words left his mouth, Wu Sheng felt something was off. He had a bad feeling.

The next second, he looked up at the person at the door, and his bad feeling became a reality.

Standing at the door wasn’t Su Li, as he had expected, but... Little Tang Mo.

Wu Sheng’s expression cracked for a few seconds. He found it hard to meet Little Tang Mo’s gaze.

The two of them, one inside the doorway and one out, stared at each other for a moment.

”Ahem... Little Point.”

Little Tang Mo walked past Wu Sheng into the room and closed the door. Clutching his schoolbag, he walked to the side of Wu Sheng’s bed, sat down, and looked up at him.

For some reason, Wu Sheng felt a hint of scrutiny in that gaze.

Wu Sheng scratched his head. ”What’s wrong? Too scared to sleep alone, so you came to find me?”

Little Tang Mo looked at Wu Sheng and said something shocking.

”You were trying to act cool to... to hit on my mom!”

Little Tang Mo knew ”seduce” was a bad word, so he didn’t say it, but his meaning was very clear.

Wu Sheng’s hand, which had been about to pat Little Tang Mo’s head, froze in mid-air.

”What nonsense are you spouting? Where does a kid like you learn such things?”

With a deadpan expression, Little Tang Mo spat out a few more words, ”Posing and preening.”

Wu Sheng: ”...”

’Is that phrase even appropriate for me? Was I really being that over-the-top?’

Little Tang Mo pressed his lips together. ”I’ve seen a peacock spreading its tail. You looked pretty much like that just now, Uncle.”

Wu Sheng: ”...You little brat, are you done yet?”

Little Tang Mo let out a small hmph. ”My mom wouldn’t have come looking for you. I heard her bolt the door.”

Another arrow to Wu Sheng’s knee.

It was self-evident who Su Li was trying to keep out by bolting her door.

’Even though I was feeling restless and wanted to do something, I held back, didn’t I? I hadn’t even made a move yet! This kid...’

”When did I ever think it was Su Li coming to find me?”

Wu Sheng retorted, though without much conviction.

Little Tang Mo took off his slippers, climbed onto Wu Sheng’s bed, and burrowed into the covers, wrapping himself up until only his head was showing. He looked at Wu Sheng, his little mouth moved, and he once again hit the nail on the head.

”Liar.”

Wu Sheng: ”...”

Seeing Wu Sheng’s expression, the corners of Little Tang Mo’s mouth curled up slightly. He then took the opportunity to roll around on Wu Sheng’s bed.

”Don’t even think about hiding it from me. I know what you’re thinking. You definitely thought Mom was the one who came to find you. That’s why you put on a jacket, fixed your hair, and stuck your butt out.”

Wu Sheng: ”When did I stick my bu—”

’This is clearly the coolest pose, okay? If I’d had a pair of sunglasses, it would have been perfect. This is how all the actors in movies and on TV do it!’

”It looked like you did to me. I saw it very clearly. You guys all like to do that. There’s a male teacher at my school who likes our math teacher, and every time our math teacher is about to walk by, he does the same thing you did.”

Little Tang Mo had seen that male teacher do it twice.

Every time he saw their math teacher coming down the hall, the man would straighten his clothes, spit a little saliva into his palm to smooth his hair, and then strike a pose similar to Wu Sheng’s, waiting for the math teacher to walk over and say hello.

Wu Sheng: ”...My hand is getting a little itchy.”

He kind of wanted to spank the little brat’s butt.

Little Tang Mo huffed. He wasn’t scared at all.

”If it’s itchy, then go ahead and scratch it,” he said nonchalantly. ”My mom isn’t coming to find you, so you might as well take your jacket off.”

Resignedly, Wu Sheng took off his jacket and hung it up casually. ”Move over.”

Wu Sheng got on the bed and set Little Tang Mo’s schoolbag aside. ”You came to find me with your schoolbag?”

Little Tang Mo said with feigned indifference, ”I brought you something. Get it yourself.”

Wu Sheng gave Little Tang Mo a suspicious look and opened his schoolbag.

When he saw what was inside, Wu Sheng’s expression instantly became very complicated.

”You bought these for me?”

Milk candies, milk candies, more milk candies!

”O-of course not! I couldn’t finish them, so I’m giving some to you. Eat one when you’re in pain.” Little Tang Mo huffed, unwilling to admit that he had secretly bought them for Wu Sheng with his own allowance.

For a moment, Wu Sheng didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Before he’d left the hospital, Little Tang Mo had secretly fed him a milk candy. And now, he had brought him a whole schoolbag full of them.

He completely understood Little Tang Mo’s kind intentions, but the truth was, he didn’t really like milk candies that much.

They were too sweet. He’d liked them more as a kid; now, he could only handle one occasionally.

He had only just now finished the milk candies Little Tang Mo had given him last time. And now here was another schoolbag full—even more than before.

As Wu Sheng stared blankly at the milk candies in the bag, he heard Little Tang Mo’s slightly smug voice.

”Uncle, don’t you go shouting for joy. It wouldn’t be good if Mom heard. Remember to hide them so my mom doesn’t see. And don’t eat too many; grown-ups have to watch out for cavities, too.”

Wu Sheng: ”...”

He shook his head, picked up the schoolbag, and hid the milk candies inside the wardrobe.

”Is that good enough? So you came here tonight just to secretly give me milk candies?”

Little Tang Mo nodded in satisfaction. ”I only gave them to you because I felt sorry for you.”

Wu Sheng said helplessly, ”Right, right.”

’He clearly likes me and wants to be nice to me, yet he’s so stubborn about it. I wonder who he gets that from.’

”Don’t get cold,” Little Tang Mo said, quickly rolling to the inside of the bed as Wu Sheng got on.

Wu Sheng got onto the bed and slid under the covers as well. He patted Little Tang Mo’s head. ”Thanks, Little Point. How do you want Uncle to thank you? With a kiss?”

Little Tang Mo immediately made a disgusted face and covered his cheeks. ”No way.”

The two of them exchanged a few more words, then Little Tang Mo suddenly asked Wu Sheng a question.

”Uncle, are you going to get hurt again in the future?”