Free Web NovelChapter 164: Chapter 164: Mars Crashes into Earth
Mommy?!!
Wu Sheng’s smile cracked a little as he watched the little boy throw his arms around Su Li’s leg.
Then... then Su Li didn’t push the boy away or tell him he had the wrong person.
She... she squatted down, hugged the little boy, and asked a question.
"Little Mo, what are you doing here?"
Wu Sheng’s face completely froze.
’Wha... what in the world is going on?’
"Mommy, I had a nightmare last night... I dreamed a big black monster took you away, and the monster wouldn’t let you be my mommy anymore... I was scared."
Little Tang Mo clung to Su Li, his voice tinged with tears as he complained.
Wu Sheng... Wu Sheng felt like he’d been struck by lightning.
"There’s no monster, don’t be afraid." Su Li first comforted Little Tang Mo, then shot Wu Sheng an apologetic smile.
Fear still lingered on Little Tang Mo’s face. "It’s true! Mommy, you really were taken by a big monster. A big black monster."
As Little Tang Mo spoke, he noticed Wu Sheng standing to the side. His eyes widened as he looked at Wu Sheng’s clothes.
’The big monster from last night was this color!’
Little Tang Mo swallowed hard and asked Su Li.
"Mommy, do you know this uncle? His clothes look a lot like Daddy’s."
Su Li picked up Little Tang Mo. "They do, don’t they."
Little Tang Mo hummed in agreement and finally remembered the father who had come with him. He quickly turned and called out, "Daddy, over here!"
Wu Sheng followed Little Tang Mo’s gaze and came face-to-face with Tang Yuanxiao.
They spoke at the same time.
"Tang Yuanxiao?!!"
"Captain Wu?!!"
The pupils of both men contracted simultaneously, their minds reeling in shock.
’Daddy? The little boy calls Su Li "Mommy" and Tang Yuanxiao "Daddy"?!!’
’That was Captain Wu calling for Su Li just now? He knows Su Li? How do they know each other?’
The questions churned in both men’s minds, their expressions shifting several times.
Standing between them, holding Little Tang Mo, Su Li looked completely astonished, her gaze darting from one man to the other.
"You two... know each other?"
Tang Yuanxiao and Wu Sheng whipped their heads toward Su Li, striding toward her and asking in unison.
"Who is Tang Yuanxiao to you?"
"You know Captain Wu?"
Su Li watched them rush over, their intensity a bit terrifying. She took a small step back, looking from one to the other.
"So you really do know each other." Su Li furrowed her brow, recalling that Wu Sheng had mentioned he was also on a research team. At the time, she had wondered if Wu Sheng might know Tang Yuanxiao, but she never expected them to actually be acquainted.
Su Li looked at them both. "Captain Wu?"
’Wu Sheng is a Captain?’
Tang Yuanxiao’s face was terrifyingly stiff, his aura flaring up, cold and sharp as a blade.
Wu Sheng’s own intimidating presence was suffocating, as if it could freeze a person solid.
Even when the two had met before, they gave off the impression that one mountain could not hold two tigers. Now, it was even more intense.
In the blink of an eye, the atmosphere around them grew taut, fraught with tension and ready to explode.
The students and parents coming and going subconsciously or unconsciously moved away from them, creating an empty space.
Su Li, standing at the center of this empty zone, looked at the two of them and couldn’t help but wonder:
’Are they rivals, or do they have some old grudge?’
"You two do know each other, right?" Su Li asked again to confirm.
The two men, whose gazes were clashing in mid-air with an almost audible SIZZLE, both nodded.
"Captain Wu," Tang Yuanxiao said, his jaw tight.
’How could Su Li and Wu Sheng possibly know each other? When did they meet? Wu Sheng, he...’ A vein throbbed twice on Tang Yuanxiao’s forehead.
’As a fellow man, I knew with just one look.’
’That look in Wu Sheng’s eyes... I’m all too familiar with it!’
"Captain Tang," Wu Sheng replied, the veins on his hands popping.
Just as Tang Yuanxiao had instantly seen through him, he could also clearly see the hostility, wariness, and everything else in Tang Yuanxiao’s eyes.
Wu Sheng’s gaze shifted to Su Li and Little Tang Mo in her arms.
"He called you ’Mommy’. Is he your son?"
’She’s nineteen and has a son this big? She must be joking, right?’
"Uh..." Su Li had just started to answer when Little Tang Mo let out a clear, loud "Yep!"
"Yep, she’s my mommy." freewebnovel.cσ๓
Wu Sheng’s eyes trembled.
The day he first met Su Li, his subordinate, Wa Wa Lian, had asked him to confirm if Su Li was engaged, but he hadn’t listened at the time.
He’d assumed that since Su Li was still in school, she surely didn’t have a boyfriend, let alone be married. But now...
Su Li was already a mother! With a son this old!
On the very day he had decided to confess his feelings, Wu Sheng had tragically, finally learned the truth.
Wu Sheng clenched his jaw, looked at Su Li and Tang Yuanxiao, and tugged at the corner of his mouth.
"Are you two... husband and wife?"
Wu Sheng didn’t know how he managed to force the words out.
’Husband and wife. Husband and wife. Not even just a couple, but husband and wife.’
Tang Yuanxiao’s body was tense, and he said nothing.
Su Li felt as if Wu Sheng had suddenly become a different person, completely unlike his usual self. Unsure what to make of it, she hesitated for a moment before nodding in silent confirmation.
’The divorce papers haven’t come through yet. For now, we’re still husband and wife.’
’Besides, I promised to keep it a secret.’
The moment Su Li nodded, Wu Sheng’s eyes narrowed quickly, and he let out a sneer.
’Husband and wife... So they really are husband and wife.’
’Not just dating. Husband and wife.’
His mind went blank for a moment.
’Why didn’t I ask sooner if Su Li had a boyfriend or was married? Why didn’t I find out the situation earlier?’
’If I had known, I wouldn’t have fallen for her... or at least, I would have controlled my feelings.’
’How could I fall for a married woman? And the wife of a colleague, no less.’
Wu Sheng had a wild personality, but his moral compass was surprisingly straight.
He took a few seconds to accept this reality and, for a moment, had no idea how to describe what he was feeling. freёwebnoѵel.com
Then, a long-buried memory resurfaced.
During an inspection trip last year, he’d overheard some idle gossip about Tang Yuanxiao’s wife sending him a hand-knitted sweater.
Later, when he saw Tang Yuanxiao, he had even teased him about it.
He never would have imagined back then that one day he would meet Tang Yuanxiao’s wife, let alone fall for her.
As Wu Sheng remembered that day, so did Tang Yuanxiao.
His Adam’s apple bobbed, and he asked Su Li a question in a hoarse voice.
"Su Li, how do you know Captain Wu?"
Su Li found the atmosphere incredibly strange. If she could say something to diffuse the tension, that would be for the best.
"We met when I was herding cattle, back in Xinghua Village. The cow went crazy..."
’Talking about a crazy cow in this atmosphere feels a little weird.’
She wisely cut the topic short and asked, "Is Wu Sheng... uh, is Captain Wu your superior?"
’Wu Sheng must be really impressive!’
"Yes," Tang Yuanxiao answered in a low voice.
Wu Sheng didn’t speak. He was feeling extremely frustrated.
’Is heaven jealous of the talented? Is that why it has to do this to me?’
’Is it because I’m too handsome and too smart that I have to be tested like this?’
He thought to himself, then glanced at Su Li again.
There were few people he truly respected and admired. Tang Yuanxiao... was one of them.
’Her being with him isn’t exactly a case of a beautiful flower on a pile of cow dung.’
’Stop it... Stop thinking about this nonsense. No matter how much I think or try to distract myself, I can’t put out this fire in my heart.’
Unaware of the true situation between Su Li and Tang Yuanxiao, and even more clueless that they were in the process of divorcing, Wu Sheng really didn’t want to face this family of three anymore.
The Tang Yuanxiao he had once admired now looked exceptionally grating. He just wanted to beat him to a bloody pulp that not even his own mother would recognize!
