Once the death of Xiao Lie had come to its conclusion, Hua Mei returned to the Xia Manor with what seemed to Yun Long be a body bag, yet to the others it just happened to be Xiao Lie who was unconscious… a tale for another day they supposed.
After healing his adopted father, he noticed he had regained consciousness but acted asleep, probably because he no longer had any dignity as an elder, as a husband, as a father, as a brother, as a man…
"Mother, you have gone too far! Where has father got the face to even live on! You have to remember he is a man, and the world we live in is one where men have to keep their dignity since the world places so much emphasis on that, while I will forgive you this time since everyone here already knows Father has no dignity when he is around you, you still have to give him face in public!" shouted a furious Yun Long
Furious, it may seem that way because of the fact that no one could tell how much he was internally laughing at all the bullsh*t he was spewing, seriously he had become quite the villainous schemer, and it was kind of worrying him.
Xiao Lie who was fake sleeping heard the scolding of his adopted son towards his wife and was a little thankful, however when he heard that everyone already knows he has no dignity he felt like Long'er had added that in just to let Xiao Lie know that…
His instincts were telling him that line was specifically made for him to hear and any good will he had, went straight into the dirt, he finally understood that this son of his was clearly the reason for both his dignity being destroyed and now even when he seemed to be speaking up for him, he was actually adding more salt to the wounds whilst being a good son!
Hua Mei who had been scolded by her Long'er was a little upset "I understand Long'er, it is not that I wanted to purposely do this, but the crime he committed was too much! He… he actually dared to corrupt your young mind! I do not wish for you to become like this old thing in the future!" halfway she seemed genuinely sorry, until she started to remember the situation properly and she got even more mad.
Yun Long was surprised though, what was actually wrong with Xiao Lie for her to react like this "Eh… mother what is wrong with father, even though in the future I will easily surpass him, comparing him to most of the useless men out there I would say his character is easily within the top 10%, and his profound strength, whilst is pitiful in the grand scheme of things he is still a peak expert within the Floating Cloud City and most of the Blue Wind Empire" questioned Yun Long as confused look appeared on his face.
Currently the only people in the room were Xiao Lie, Hua Mei and Yun Long, since the Xia family went to set up dinner after she had dragged Xiao Lie back, probably because they saw his 'furious' look they wanted to give me some time alone with mother to reign her in.
Xiao Lingxi wanted to help with cooking because she apparently overhead someone saying the fastest way to get to your loved ones heart is to conquer their stomach…
Hua Mei who heard him just sighed "Long'er you are correct about what you say, and yet did you know why we only had one son? When I was pregnant with Ying'er, I had actually caught him cheating on me during the period I was pregnant since I was not able to copulate with him, and when I asked him exactly how long it had been going on" she paused as tears started dripping out of her eyes.
"He said it had been happening for seven months, meaning the moment I got pregnant he had already gone to see another woman, whilst I maintained his dignity by not exposing him or leaving him, I have never forgiven him truly, in fact I forbid him from touching me ever since, and the only reason I had Lingxi was because of your request, so I asked for him to pass him spėrm in a vial which I used to ɨmprėġnȧtė myself…" as she sighed with a sad smile.
'Wow… mother is being real right now… she even misspoke and unconsciously admitted that I am not her child… not that I didn't know already…'
Yun Long was so shocked, he had always thought the way she treated Xiao Lie was a bit odd, to think the backstory was so complicated. He went over and wiped her tears and comforted her a little.
"Mother, can a man not have more than one wife though? Although I understand from your perspective it was a little shocking and you felt betrayed, however you have to think things through from father's end, after all he was the number one genius and may have lost himself within his standing…" asked Yun Long since he wanted to better understand how women felt regarding having to share.
"Mn… you do make a little sense, however when we first agreed to become husband and wife, he had always told me that I was his only woman, and the only woman that he ever needed, so far as to promise me that he would never look for another wife, only to betray me for a sŀut who was previously my best friend…"
'Wow that's a stab in the back on the deepest levels'
"Whilst the incident did cause him to feel extreme regret, to the point where I do not think he has had another woman in all these years as punishment for himself, he also doesn't expect for me to ever forgive him, and shaped his character today… it still doesn't negate that my heart had been broken, and the only people that could fill that void was Ying'er, Xi'er and you my sweet Long'er…" she started to cry fully as she spoke the last sentence.
Yun Long looked at the pitiful figure right in front of him, leaned forward and just hugged her, before placing her head onto his ċhėst as he stroked her hair.
"Un… don't cry mother, after all I had just thought that it was normal for men to have more than one wife, in fact Qingyue told me she didn't expect to keep me for herself, so I was just wondering from a woman's perspective how they felt…" as he carried on caring for his sobbing mother.
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