Chapter 1155: Is It Love, or a Desire for Control?

"No, I don't want to."

She had been rejected by her son, and it was the kind without a moment's hesitation.

"Come with me!" She came over, grabbed her son, and started pulling him toward the outside.

She didn't notice at all that the child was wearing slippers, while outside it was a world of ice and snow.

"Please don't be like this, I'm not going, I'm not going..."

Moli began to cry in his anxiety.

Several boys from the Sheng Family also ran out to help, one hugging another; at the very front was Sheng Zichen, who was clutching Moli's waist tightly, as if they were playing tug-of-war!

Although the children were small, there were a lot of them.

Moreover, they were all boys, and when the boys put their strength into one place, Jian Yixin was at a disadvantage.

Not only did she fail to pull her son out, but she was also pulled inside by everyone.

"Quick, block the door."

Sheng Zihan, who was at the end of the line, hurriedly ran to the front door and moved everything he could move to block the gate.

Shi Youxuan stood upstairs, looking down at everything below, feeling both angry and amused!

What made her angry was Jian Yixin; she was such an adult, yet when she became stubborn, she wasn't as clear-headed as a child.

What made her laugh was her own cute son; did he think he could stop someone just by piling vases, Spring Shoes, and table lamps at the door?

"Let go, let go immediately, do you hear me?" Jian Yixin was now furious; she didn't care if those blocking her were adults or children, anyway, anyone who opposed her taking her son home was a bad person.

"We hear you, but we won't listen to you."

Sheng Zichen said: "You should let go first; you've pulled Moli's arm until it's red, he must be in a lot of pain!"

This sentence was more effective than anything else.

Jian Yixin let go immediately, and sure enough, her son's arm was bright red from her pulling.

He had been crying the whole time; she had thought it was just him being willful, but now that she thought about it, it might have been from the pain!

A strong sense of guilt surged into her heart, and she hurriedly apologized to her son: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it must hurt a lot, right? It's all Mommy's fault, Mommy is bad, Mommy was too anxious and didn't notice..."

She was too guilty, too self-reproachful.

Her hands kept pulling at her own hair, and it fell out in strands.

"Please don't be like this, you aren't wrong, I don't blame you!" Moli hurriedly stopped her.

Jian Yixin raised her head, her large eyes filled with pleading: "Baby, you've forgiven Mommy, right? You aren't angry with Mommy?"

Moli was a bit hesitant; he hesitated, not knowing how it would be better to answer.

If he told the truth and said he wasn't angry at all, Mommy would immediately make a demand for him to go home with her.

But if he lied and said he was in a lot of pain, his mother would be devastated.

Therefore, he didn't know what was better to do for a moment.

"Son, you aren't forgiving me, are you?"

Jian Yixin looked at her son with sorrow, then suddenly made an even more shocking move.

She slapped herself in the face with both hands, and bright red finger marks soon appeared on her fair cheeks!

This action stunned everyone.

Moli no longer hesitated and hurriedly knelt before his mother: "Please don't be like this, I'm not angry, I don't blame you..."

Shi Youxuan came down from upstairs and said to the several panicked children: "You all go upstairs, I'll handle this."

Seeing her, Jian Yixin stopped immediately.

She didn't even have time to wipe the tear stains on her face, and said urgently: "Xuanxuan, I beg you, I beg you to give Moli back to me. I can't live without Moli. You already have five children, so please don't take my child away, I beg you..."

She had never begged anyone so humbly before.

Now, in order to take Moli home, Jian Yixin had lost all human dignity and bottom lines.

Only then did Shi Youxuan realize that the situation was even more serious than she had thought.

"Get up, don't be like this. If you act like this, people who don't know might think I'm bullying you. We are best friends, why are you being so distant with me by begging and such!"

She helped Jian Yixin up, without a single word of blame, nor did she say that what she did was wrong or that she shouldn't have done it.

"Can you let me take Moli home?" Jian Yixin couldn't believe she would be so easy to talk to; based on her understanding of Shi Youxuan, this woman was just trying to use a delaying tactic now.

Sure enough, she had guessed right.

Shi Youxuan: "Moli cannot go back... however, you can stay here, that's fine, right?"

She was not very willing.

Actually, Jian Yixin knew that what she was doing wasn't quite right, but she just couldn't control herself.

Because she knew it was wrong, she didn't want to show it too obviously in front of others, and even less did she want people to know, so she didn't want to stay.

"No need, Moli has already disturbed your family for eleven days, nine hours, and forty-eight minutes. Everyone's family is quite busy, you have elders above and children below, and a whole family to take care of, how could I have the nerve to bother you any longer? We'll go home now."

Shi Youxuan changed her expression and blocked her path: "Jian Yixin, don't play games with me, and I won't beat around the bush with you either. Let's speak plainly: I only agreed to let you stay for the sake of you being Zichen's godmother. If you don't agree, then go back, but Moli cannot go back."

Jian Yixin: "Don't go too far, Moli is my son!"

Shi Youxuan: "That's right, he is your son, everyone knows that, but so what? Can't I insist on keeping him here?"

This woman was extremely arrogant and unreasonable.

But Jian Yixin fell for this act of hers.

The reason was simple: she always felt she owed her.

Despite having made a lot of compensation later on, she still felt she owed her for the debts of her youth.

Shi Youxuan seized on this point of hers, which was why she was so fearless.

Neither soft nor hard tactics worked on Jian Yixin; there were only two paths before her—either stay, or go back alone!

In the end, she chose to stay.

Since she stayed, it was only natural for Sheng Zerong to move in as well; it is best for the whole family to be together, complete and whole.

Jian Yixin asked Shi Youxuan where they had gone these past few days.

Before Shi Youxuan could answer, the children gave the answer, one after another.

They went traveling and had a wonderful time.

They took many photos and ate a lot of fruit and seafood.

"What about the fruit?"

Jian Yixin glared at Shi Youxuan: "You are such a miser; I've been here for half a day, anxious and frustrated, and you haven't even offered any fruit to help me cool off."

"Go get some fruit, bring some durian."

The servant went to fetch the fruit, and half of the children gathered around the adults immediately ran off.

Durian, known as the king of fruits!

Yet, not everyone can enjoy it.

Soon, the durian was brought over; the plump, golden-yellow flesh was arranged on a fine porcelain plate with gold-rimmed edges, and a small, exquisite pure silver spoon was placed beside the fruit.

"Quick, give it all to her."

Shi Youxuan also sat further away.

People's tastes change; she used to quite like eating it, but later she stopped liking it.

Jian Yixin scooped up a piece and put it in her mouth; it was cold, sweet, and moist—a kind of satisfaction that went straight from her mouth to the depths of her heart!

"Mm, delicious!"

She ate it in big mouthfuls, and soon only the pits were left on the plate.

"Bring her another plate; finish eating it quickly and throw the fridge away."

This time, when returning from Tianya Haijiao, they brought back over a dozen carefully selected durians.

Only Shi Ran in the family likes to eat this stuff; buying so many was actually to bring a portion for Yixin.