Chapter 51: Are You Two Together?

"Who's outside!" Fu Sijue furrowed his brows, his gaze like a knife shooting toward the doorway.

Gu Qingmeng hurriedly tidied the mess, "It's me. I thought you were too busy with work, so I wanted to bring you a cup of coffee."

But Gu Qingmeng didn't expect that her unintentional act had overheard such an earth‑shattering secret.

It seems Xi Wan can't stay either; otherwise she'd eventually become a disaster! Gu Qingmeng's eyes hardened, her features twisted.

Little Lu Xixi finally got discharged from the hospital, and the first thing she did upon returning was to look for Yao Yao.

"Brother Yao Yao, I miss you so much. While I was in the hospital I kept wanting to play with you, but Mom wouldn't let me run around. She's now working at our kindergarten too!"

Lu Xixi smiled brightly; after a few days apart she turned into a chatterbox, excitedly sharing her hospital anecdotes with Yao Yao.

"Do you know? I met a very pretty little girl at the hospital, but all her hair fell out. The nurse lady said she was ill and told me to drink fewer sodas, or I'd end up like that. Brother Yao Yao, is that true?"

Lu Xixi played happily with that little girl at the hospital, and when she talked about Ze, her little face crumpled up.

"She said being sick hurts a lot, even more than when I bruised my forehead."

A four‑year‑old's world can't grasp what a terminal illness is; they only instinctively fear disease.

"Brother won't let you get sick." Fu Yao nervously grabbed Xi sister, his small face also scrunched up, and the two children tugged at each other forcefully.

"By the way, Brother Yao Yao, has your dad found out who kidnapped you? I'm going to properly deal with that bastard!"

Lu Xixi raised her tiny fist.

Little tyrant Lu Xixi saw herself as Fu Yao's protector; anyone who dared to bully her brother Yao Yao would be punished.

"It's my mother."

Yao Yao said shyly, his voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz.

He didn't want to deceive little Xi sister, but the truth was equally hard for him to speak.

"It was her!" Lu Xixi exclaimed, mouth agape, and, without waiting for Fu Yao's explanation, slapped his shoulder heartily.

"It's fine! From now on my mom is your mom too; that kind of bad woman is really detestable."

Poor Lu Xixi's vocabulary was so limited that even her insults consisted of only these two sentences.

Yet it is precisely the children's innocent words that are most moving.

At that moment Gu Qingmeng walked in, smiling, about to greet Lu Xixi, but was met with a fierce glare.

"You bad woman!"

Lu Xixi thought every mom in the world should be as gentle and kind as her own, and Gu Qingmeng's appearance shattered Lu Xixi's beautiful illusion.

Thus, she naturally became the most hated person in little Lu Xixi's heart, without exception.

Gu Qingmeng's smile vanished instantly, and her cold gaze flicked at Fu Yao.

These two brats, neither of them likable, both so annoying.

Gu Qingmeng hadn't even had time to react when Yao Yao was whisked away by Xi Xi, disappearing in a flash into the garden, leaving no trace.

Leaving her with nowhere to vent her anger.

Gu Qingmeng could only stomp her foot in resentment, muttering a curse under her breath.

She didn't even get a chance to file a complaint; Fu Sijue made a rare midday return and even brought each child their favorite toy.