Chapter 367: 367 Don’t Want to Admit

Chapter 367

He seemed to have plucked up his courage, but when he got close to Guo Momo, he shrank back again.

Glancing at her warily, PingAn turned and ran away.

Pei JianGuo sneered. "See, Guo Momo? People will eventually pay the price for their own choices. You thought you could just leave and come back and he would still be the same as when he was little, letting you do whatever you want. Your son has grown up now, and he hates you, hates you so much he won't even call you Mom."

Every sentence was like a knife stab to Guo Momo's heart, and she really couldn't hold back anymore. She slapped him across the face. "Pei JianGuo, who do you think you are, lecturing me? If it wasn't for your uselessness, PingAn wouldn't have been born unable to talk for years. If it wasn't for you failing in your duties as a husband and father, always trying to exploit me, I wouldn't have been driven to the point where I couldn't stand it anymore and had to leave. I told you before, selfish, self-serving people like you can't have a good life even if you marry a goddess. What, did I hit too close to home? I heard you got divorced again? Hahaha... Serves you right. You deserve it..."

After being divorced for years, their first meeting was like fire and water, neither willing to give way to the other - it really was a tragedy.

Pei JianGuo had never gotten violent with a woman before, probably because he'd never met one who annoyed him this much.

But after living with Lu KeQin for a few years, that good habit had disappeared.

Just when he was completely fed up and about to resort to violence, Pei Yong came back carrying two watermelons. "Pei JianGuo, what are you doing?" he said sharply.

Seeing Pei JianGuo's raised hand, Guo Momo felt a wave of fear. The difference in strength between men and women was too great - if Pei JianGuo really attacked her, she wouldn't be able to fend him off.

Guo Momo quickly retreated several steps to stand to the side.

Pei JianGuo was also shocked into hesitation by Pei Yong's sharp rebuke. "Pei JianGuo, look how impressive you are, now beating women too?" Pei Yong glared at him furiously. "If you really want to vent your anger, I'll keep you company!"

"Dad, of course you're taking her side! You don't even see me as your son!" Pei JianGuo angrily stormed off.

Only then did Pei Yong sigh and turn to look at Guo Momo.

In the few years they hadn't met, she looked better - visibly better. It showed that her decision to leave back then was the right one.

He was used to his current life, he liked it, and didn't really want anyone disrupting it.

So Pei Yong clicked his tongue. This was going to be a tricky situation.

On one hand he felt like he shouldn't make things difficult for the child. On the other hand, he still felt like his own family was in the wrong towards Guo Momo after all.

"If you don't want to call her that, it's fine, don't force yourself. But you know, it wasn't easy for your mom to come see you, and now you just ran off like this - won't she feel heartbroken? She must think you blame her and won't forgive her!"

PingAn thought it over seriously, then nodded heavily before throwing himself into Pei Yong's arms, tears spilling from his eyes. "But I don't want to leave Grandpa! I want to stay with you! Please don't abandon PingAn!"

"Silly child, how could Grandpa ever abandon you? Who's been telling you this nonsense? Grandpa loves PingAn the most, and still has to teach you properly so you grow up to be a real man who can hold up the sky, you know." Pei Yong assumed someone must have said something to give PingAn such ideas.

But PingAn said, "Nobody told me anything. I thought it myself."

He was young but not stupid. He understood things he was supposed to understand.

Other people all lived with their parents; he had been living with Grandpa the past few years because his dad and mom didn't want him anymore. He didn't need anyone to spell that out for him.

He wasn't upset about it, because he had a grandfather who was better than anyone else's. If they didn't want him, he didn't want them either. He only needed Grandpa to be happy.

That was why he was afraid - afraid that Guo Momo would take him away and not let him be with Grandpa anymore.

"Don't overthink so much, okay? Grandpa promises that as long as PingAn wants to stay with me, I will never abandon you. Alright?"

He had raised the boy these past few years and their bond ran deep. If Guo Momo really took PingAn away, he would miss him terribly too.

Of course he would also respect PingAn's own wishes. If PingAn wanted to go with Guo Momo, he wouldn't stop them; if PingAn wanted to stay, that was exactly what he hoped for.