The Bumpy Road of Marriage: Divorce Now, Daddy

Xixi climbed into Ye Yuwei’s arms and curled her arms around her mommy’s neck. She pouted and sobbed quietly.

Ye Yuwei took Xixi’s hands away from her neck, and made her stand on the car floor. She gripped Xixi’s body with her legs and restrained her hands that stretched out for a hug.

“I want to ask you, how do you see your brother? Is he a good brother?”

Xixi mumbled softly, “Yes, he is good.”

“Then why did you hit him? Why did you push him? Why didn’t your brother let you have ice cream?” Ye Yuwei asked intently while holding Xixi’s hands. Xixi had started crying, but Ye Yuwei resisted the heartbreaking urge to embrace her.

“I, I—” Xixi sobbed loudly now. “I didn’t want to hurt him, I just—I just wanted to eat ice cream.”

She didn’t want to hurt her brother, it was just that she couldn’t control her emotions.

“Okay, that’s enough.” Gu Juexi carried Xixi instantly. “If she can learn to control herself, what is there for us to worry about?”

“Madam, this is a common side effect of this disorder, especially for a kid her age. She can’t control herself,” Wen Tao spoke on Xixi’s behalf as he was equally heartbroken listening to Xixi crying. Perhaps it was because he was about to be a father, so he felt empathy and compassion for her.

Ye Yuwei was heartbroken too but both of them were her children so she felt sorry for both.

While Gu Juexi was comforting Xixi, Ye Yuwei’s phone rang. She picked it up after seeing the caller ID. “Brother?”

The person on the other end of the line was about to say something before changing his mind after hearing Ye Yuwei’s shaky tone. “What’s wrong?”

Ye Yuwei sniffed and said, “Nothing, we are taking Xixi to Shennongjia.”

“Is it still because of Ye Xicheng’s injury?” Nalan Chunbo was aware of the incident and its severity. Xixi was becoming more and more unstable.

The poor baby had to battle so many illnesses.

Ye Yuwei mumbled a confirmation.

“Everything will be alright,” Nalan Chunbo murmured comfortingly. “I have sold the house in Country X. There are still some things in the house so if there’s anything you need, I’ll bring them back for you.”

“Dolls, dolls, my dolls!” Xixi cried out loudly, her voice trembling in fear. She didn’t want her dolls to be thrown away.

“I’ll bring the dolls back for you,” Nalan Chunbo said tenderly over the phone.

“And my brother’s planes,” Xixi said timidly and glanced at Ye Yuwei anxiously. “And my brother’s tanks.”

Ye Yuwei looked up, a lone tear rolling down her cheek. Whether it was the Bai family’s or Gu family’s affairs, her daughter always fell victim in the end.

“Bring their toys back, that’s all. You can get rid of the rest,” Ye Yuwei said, shivering slightly.

Nalan Chunbo agreed.

“Oh yes, have you thought about your nationality?” Ye Yuwei asked quickly before Nalan Chunbo ended the call. “I think your father wants you to return to the United States.”

“Yes, I’ve thought about it. Don’t worry about me, just take care of Xixi,” Nalan Chunbo replied.

Ye Yuwei stopped asking altogether.

Wen Tao was deep in thought too. It was for the best that Nalan Chunbo returned to the United States, so Wen Shan could totally give up on him now.