Free Web NovelChapter 301: Chapter 301: That’s Not My Mom
He repeated himself, looking like he’d seen a ghost. "What ’Mrs.’?!"
"What the hell ’Mrs.’? ’Mrs.’ my ass!"
He swore a couple more times, an expression of disbelief on his face. "Could it be... again?"
As the possibility dawned on him, Wu Sheng’s eyes darkened, and he gritted his teeth.
"How did *she* find out?!"
He slammed his fist against the wall, took a deep breath, and a wry, helpless expression appeared on his face.
"Su Li, open the door." He knocked.
"Open up. We need to clear this up. We need to clear up what’s going on with that... that bullshit ’Mrs.’"
Su Li, who had just entered the room and was leaning weakly against the door in distress, heard him and was speechless. "..."
’Bullshit ’Mrs.’?’
’What on earth is Wu Sheng talking about?’
"Open the door, Su Li! I want some sesame paste! You scared me to death. I need some hot sesame paste to calm my nerves." ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com
Wu Sheng knocked again.
Su Li: "..."
’What is he up to now?’
"Little Point, don’t just keep it all for yourself. Come open the door for Uncle. Hurry up and open the door."
As he spoke, Wu Sheng even started singing, "Little bunny, be good, open the door for me..."
Su Li and Little Tang Mo exchanged an exasperated glance.
Resigned, Su Li turned and quickly opened the door to stop him from singing any further.
Wu Sheng came in, closed the door behind him as if it were his own home, and made a beeline for the sesame paste.
"Oh, it’s still warm. Come on, let’s eat."
Little Tang Mo hadn’t started eating when he came in earlier, just leaving it on the table. Wu Sheng opened it himself and dug in.
"What are you staring at me for? Hurry up and eat."
Wu Sheng opened theirs for them, urging, "I told you, eat it while it’s hot."
He took one big gulp after another, each larger than the last, and finished off more than half of his in an instant.
Seeing Su Li still frozen by the door, he glanced back. "Do you want me to come over and carry you?"
Su Li hurriedly shook her head. "No, that’s okay."
She and Little Tang Mo walked over and started eating, but though she ate, the food was tasteless to her.
’That feeling of happiness from before is completely gone.’
"What was all that about?" Su Li asked Wu Sheng, puzzled.
Wu Sheng finished his last bite and let out a satisfied sigh.
"You were getting anxious, weren’t you? I wanted you to experience what it feels like to be worried. The way you feel right now is exactly how I felt a moment ago. I was worried sick."
After speaking, he looked at Little Tang Mo. "Don’t just stare at me, eat. It’s getting cold."
Little Tang Mo reflexively reached for the notepad hanging around his neck, then stopped halfway as he remembered something.
Watching him, both Wu Sheng and Su Li couldn’t help but laugh.
Su Li reached out her hand. "Here, let’s take it off. You won’t need it anymore."
Little Tang Mo could talk now!
Little Tang Mo touched it and shook his head. "No, I want to keep it on."
He touched it again. "It’s actually pretty convenient. It’ll be easy to write things down whenever I want."
In the future, Little Tang Mo kept this habit. Just as he said, he could jot things down anytime, anywhere.
The notepads were replaced again and again, as were the pens, but one thing never changed: Su Li was always the one who prepared them for him.
Later on, because of what he recorded in them, these notepads and notebooks would become precious, priceless treasures.
And it all began at this very moment.
"Whatever you want. It’s up to you." Su Li didn’t object. "When you fill it up, Mommy will make you a new one."
"Mhm," Little Tang Mo nodded vigorously. "Okay."
Wu Sheng watched from the side. "..."
’This kid is stealing the spotlight again!’
"I’m done eating. You two can talk out here. I’m going inside."
After finishing his food, Little Tang Mo tactfully made himself scarce.
Only then did Su Li turn to Wu Sheng. "You... what was that all about?"
Wu Sheng let out a long breath. "The person you met yesterday was not my mom."
The moment Wu Sheng said that, it was Su Li’s turn to be stunned.
"What? Not your mom?"
Wu Sheng nodded. "Don’t pay any attention to her. She’s just a lunatic!"
When Wu Sheng said that last word, it was nothing like a joke. It was with genuine disgust, even a hint of gritted teeth.
"What’s going on?" Su Li’s mind was a complete muddle.
"I don’t know how she found out, either. In any case, that person is not my mom."
Wu Sheng ran a hand through his hair. "The moment you mentioned a ’Mrs.’ earlier, I knew what was happening."
He reached out and stroked Su Li’s head. "Su Li, my mom is no ’Mrs.’"
Su Li froze.
’No ’Mrs.’? What does he mean?’
Su Li felt like her brain couldn’t keep up.
Wu Sheng had wanted to take her to meet his mother to put her at ease. While she was feeling conflicted about it, a woman claiming to be Wu Sheng’s mother had suddenly shown up and hurled all sorts of insults at her.
She had been feeling awful, and now Wu Sheng was saying that wasn’t his mom.
Wu Sheng saw her expression and tutted.
"My mom is no ’Mrs.’, and I don’t have a father."
He sighed. "I originally didn’t want to tell you about my family situation or about my mom beforehand. It’s not that I wanted to keep it a secret, but I know how important first impressions are."
"Likewise, I haven’t told my mom anything about you, either. I was hoping that after you two met, you could get to know each other with your own eyes, not through my descriptions."
Wu Sheng shook his head. "Unfortunately... the plan got messed up."
Su Li looked at Wu Sheng with a complicated gaze.
’He’s always like this... always like this...’
’Why do his words always resonate so deeply with me?’
"So what exactly happened? I’m having a little trouble processing it all..."
Wu Sheng was silent for a moment. "What else could it be? It’s just... one of those things. One of those totally ridiculous things."
"Just don’t take anything she said to heart. Pretend her words don’t exist. Everything she said was a lie."
Wu Sheng glanced at Su Li. "Including my identity."
Su Li slowly nodded.
For a moment, she couldn’t tell if she should be relieved or something else. All she felt was that the situation was utterly absurd and ridiculous, yet she was also thankful.
Thankful that woman wasn’t Wu Sheng’s mother.
"Did she tell you I was a chairman’s son or something?"
Su Li nodded.
Wu Sheng wiped his face. "Ugh, I don’t even have to hear it. I can guess what kind of things she’d say."
"Don’t take it seriously. It’s all fake. I’m just an ordinary guy."
Su Li nodded vigorously. "Okay."
Wu Sheng looked at Su Li and smiled faintly.
"Su Li, when your injury heals, come with me to meet my mother. I’ll formally introduce you two, okay?"
Before Su Li could answer, Wu Sheng added, "I don’t want this kind of misunderstanding to happen again."
He thought about how Su Li had been acting earlier. "You were pretty upset and heartbroken, weren’t you?"
Su Li looked into Wu Sheng’s eyes and slowly nodded. "Mhm."
’I even forced myself to be all melodramatic and ended up catching a cold.’
Seeing her like this, Wu Sheng couldn’t help but laugh. "Hearing you say you were heartbroken, why do I feel so shamelessly happy?"
Su Li pursed her lips and looked away from him.
Wu Sheng looked at the wound on Su Li’s head. "Does it still hurt?" freewebnøvel.coɱ
Su Li was about to shake her head, but then she remembered what Wu Sheng had said before and blinked. "A little."
Wu Sheng nodded. "Just bear with it."
He looked at Su Li and asked her one more time.
"When your injury heals, will you come with me to meet my mother?"
