A prequel to Nightwing, Delving into the creation of the creatures and the woman who would be their mother and damnation.

So she definitely couldn't beat these kindergartens, and she wasn't even a local.
But AH JUE was different. He was the heir of the Moqi family, so he could definitely help her.
However.. She still reminded him, "Ah Jue, after all, we're not locals. Don't get into trouble because of me and an an. So if there really isn't a kindergarten willing to accept an an, don't make trouble with them. In the end, if there's really no other way, you can send an an to England to study. "
"Okay, I understand. Don't worry. " Ling Yijue nodded.
Thus, the two of them got into the car. In the car, an an had not woken up, so no one continued to speak, afraid that it would disturb the little one's sleep.
Willam drove the car back and sent the mother and son to the entrance of the coffee shop. Tang Xiaowei carried an an and got out of the car. Ling Yijue knew that an an did not like to be carried by others, so he could not help.
He wanted to help Tang Xiaowei deal with the children's school matters by the end of the day, so he did not stay too long and quickly left with Willam.
Tang Xiaowei carried the sleeping an an into the elevator silently.
Across the street from the coffee shop, in a black Maybach, a handsome man's face was gloomy.
"What did the kindergarten say just now? " The man's voice was low and pleasant to the ear, but because it was too cold, the surrounding air was almost frozen.
Someone immediately answered respectfully, "young master, the kindergarten just called and said that Miss Tang indeed went to their kindergarten. They also rejected Miss Tang according to your wishes. "
"Did she say anything? " Huangfu Qiye's voice became even colder.
Just last night, he had already gotten people to contact all the kindergartens in the city, asking them not to accept the son of a woman named Tang Xiaowei.
Whoever dared to accept it would be waiting for their kindergarten to close down.
Naturally, no one dared to defy his authority.
Therefore, Tang Xiaowei and the others went to a kindergarten just now, and the rejection was completely within his expectations.
However, he still did not know what Tang Xiaowei said.
"Young Master, Miss Tang asked the person-in-charge of the kindergarten why she was unwilling to accept her child. The person-in-charge did not say anything and only asked her to go to another kindergarten to take a look. She did not ask again and left, " Yuan Qi answered carefully.
"since she was asked to go to another kindergarten, why didn't she go? Why did she suddenly come back? " Huangfu Qiye's car had been secretly following Tang Xiaowei and the others. Even Ling Yijue did not notice it.
Therefore, they only knew that Tang Xiaowei had returned home when they followed her to the cafe. It seemed that she was not going to go out to look for a kindergarten anymore.
She clearly seemed to care about her child. Did she not want to find a kindergarten for her child to study in?
Huangfu Qiye was puzzled. He wanted to take advantage of the fact that she could not find a kindergarten to threaten her.
In the past, he could not threaten her, but now that she had a child and a weakness, as long as he threatened her child, she would definitely listen to him obediently.
He admitted that what he did was cheap and vicious.
However, he could not forget her. Now that they met again, he felt as if his heart was once again gripped by her.
If he could not see her, he would really feel that he could not breathe.
No matter what, he wanted to continue getting involved with her.
He would not let go so easily.
"This... this subordinate does not know. " Yuan Qi did not know why Tang Xiaowei did not continue to look for the kindergarten and suddenly returned home ...
"Go and investigate, immediately! " Huangfu Qiye was not a good-tempered person. He glanced at Yuan Qi coldly.
Yuan Qi immediately shivered and nodded vigorously. "Okay, okay, I will go and investigate immediately. "
After Yuan Qi finished speaking, he prepared to get out of the car.
However, Huangfu Qiye frowned and asked, "when exactly was the day that we found out that Huangfu Yuner would appear? "
The main reason why Huangfu Qiye came to this city this time was because he found out about Huangfu Yuner's whereabouts and knew that she would appear in the next few days.
The second reason was because he was cooperating with the Wang family.
Huangfu Yuner was Huangfu Qiye's enemy. He had been looking for her for a few years with the goal of killing her and taking revenge.
Since he knew her whereabouts, he would definitely come over.
However, because he had met Tang Xiaowei in the past two days, Huangfu Qiye's entire heart and all his thoughts could not help but revolve around the matter of Tang Xiaowei. He could no longer remember when Huangfu yuner would appear.
He did not want to miss this opportunity because if he missed it, Huangfu Yuner might hide again.
That B * Tch knew how to hide very well. She had been hiding for almost four years. After catching her this time, he must make her pay everything she deserved.
"Young Master, it's the night after tomorrow. " Yuan Qi remembered this matter very well, so he immediately answered.
After hearing this, Huangfu Qiye knew that this wouldn't disrupt his current plan to ruin Tang Xiaowei's life the night after tomorrow, so he heaved a sigh of relief He waved his hand impatiently. "Go, quickly go and find out why she stopped looking for a kindergarten. Could it be that she still wants to take her child overseas to go to school? "
He had actually been worried before, but he was afraid that he had gone too far. Her child wouldn't be able to go to school here, so she would take her child overseas.
In the past few years, she had been living abroad. She had only come to this city a few months ago, and it seemed that she was planning to stay here for a long time.
If he pushed her too hard, he was really worried that she would appear and disappear for a few more years, taking her child with her and never returning to the country.
Huangfu Qiye frowned in distress.
This time, no matter what, he would not allow her to leave this country again.
Even if they could not be together, even if he could only observe her in the dark and even bully her.
He would not allow her to leave either.
Of course, before she accepted him, he would not stand out like before and forcefully seize her.
He would only bully her, bully her, and bully her in the dark. He would let her live in his sight and under his control forever.
... ...
When he reached home, Xiao Anan heard the sound of the door opening. He slowly opened his big eyes and asked in a childish voice, "mom, weren't we going out to find a school for me? Why are you back? Did you find it? "
"Not yet, but we came back first. Your uncle is helping you find it. " Tang Xiaowei saw that her son had woken up and quickly answered him gently.
Then, she placed him on the ground and stood still. Only then did she free her hands to prepare to change her shoes.
Xiao Anan hurriedly ran over and took her slippers. He smiled and handed them to her. Then, he bent down and said, "mom, let me help you change your shoes. Your hands must be sore from hugging me just now. "

He was overbearing and cruel. He forcefully bought her home and forced her to marry him.
She refused to give in and tried to escape, making her whole body dirty.
He was furious. "You are my woman. If you don't let me touch you, who will? "
She gritted her teeth. "Get lost, I won't let you touch me! "
She angered him, and the CEO was furious but unwilling to hurt her. From then on, the CEO MISSED HER EVERY DAY!

Edith did not think that Hazel was telling her the truth when she told her that she was an early riser.
According to Auntie Emma, Hazel would usually arrive downstairs to have her breakfast earlier than her uncle. President Mo was someone who would rather skip his breakfast and spend his time reading the business section as soon as he woke up.
Because she needed to hurry and arrive at the kindergarten, Edith and Hazel went out early in the morning before Neil even emerged from his room. Due to this new arrangement, Hazel became the first student to arrive at the kindergarten.
Hazel accompanied her teacher at the entrance until the first student showed up. Her eyes brightened upon seeing that Alex He had arrived with his mother.
The four of them exchanged greetings before Alex waved his hand to his mother and pulled Hazel into the classroom.
"You were not joking when you told me that the two of them were close," Lily said as she watched the two kids disappeared into the class. "When did this happen?"
Edith laughed and shrugged. "But this is good. Previously, Alex would choose to play alone. Other than his best friend, Tyler Lu, he did not like to mingle with the others."
Lily started to frown and a long sigh escaped her. The first time she heard that her son did not have a lot of friends at the kindergarten, Lily could not stop worrying. Later, she came over to the kindergarten to spy on her son and found out that he was someone who did not gather in a large group.
"You're here early," Edith tried to change the topic and swiftly regretting her decision when she saw the bright look on her friend's expression.
"I came to get those juicy gossips from you." A wide smile curved on her lips. "Come on. Tell me. How's the first night together?"
"Ugh." Edith pulled a face. "What first night together? Don't make it sound too dirty."
"How was that dirty. It was literally your first night at President Mo's place," Lily whispered. "I think, you are the one with those dirty thoughts."
Edith rolled her eyes. She met Lily's gaze and knew that her friend will not go away until she gave her some good story. "It was fine. We had dinner last night as President Mo wanted to welcome me." She watched Lily's teasing smile and continued, "Sitting across him made me all jittery and I had indigestion. It was stressful."
Lily laughed out loud as she imagined her friend's face as she had to keep her manner in check while facing President Mo.
"You're enjoying this." Edith narrowed her eyes at her and saw the teasing smile widened.
Lily stayed and teased her friend a while longer and left once she got what she wanted. Soon, the other parents came to sent their kids over to the school.
When Edith walked into the classroom, the kids were running around and making a lot of noise. Her eyes wandered around the room and saw that Hazel and Alex were still together. Moreover, three other kids were surrounding the two of them as well.
A sigh escaped her as she watched the five kids together, knowing that most of them never get along well. However, at this time, the five of them were playing together because of Hazel and Alex were together.
Edith walked over to her table and clapped once before she asked the others to disperse. The class quietened down in two minutes and Edith began her lesson.
It was only when the children were taking their afternoon nap that Edith was able to relax. She stretched out her body and took out her phone on routine. She saw a message from her grandfather and clicked it.
A picture of a mackerel almost the size of her arms appeared on the screen along with her grandfather's bragging that he had caught them on his fishing trip.
Edith snickered and replied to her grandfather's message.
This time, Mike Qian replied as soon as he got her reply. Edith glanced at the kids before she walked out of the classroom silently to call her grandfather. Her phone call was connected after a few seconds.
"Grandfather, you're back from your fishing trip?" Edith asked the moment the phone call was connected.
"Just arrived home an hour ago," Mike Qian said. He glanced at his friend, George Bei, and placed a finger on his lips, signaling his friend not to make a noise. "Did you see the picture I send you? How was it? It was a big fish, right?"
"Grandfather, are you sure it wasn't just luck?"
"You!" Mike Qian gritted his teeth in anger. He closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths to calm down as her granddaughter laughed happily. "Anyway, Aaron had a matter to attend to in L City. I asked him to send over a box of fresh fish to you. He should arrive at your place around the time you get off work."
"What?" Edith's eyes widened in surprise and she started to panic. It has been only one night that she had moved out to President Mo's place. If Aaron came over to her apartment and found out that she was not around, wouldn't her grandfather got suspicious?
"I sent over a box of food to you. Why are you so anxious?"
Edith took a few deep breaths upon noticing the hint of suspicion in her grandfather's tone. "Of course I'm anxious," Her mind whirled to think of an excuse. "I have something at the kindergarten and am planning to stay at Lily's place for a few nights. If Aaron came to my place and found that I'm not around, wouldn't he have to take those fresh produces back?" Her hands clenched into a fist, knowing that she was lying to her grandfather.
Mike Qian thought of her granddaughter's explanation and thought that it was very logical. "Then, I will call him and tell him to send it over to Lily's place. What is her address again?"
"Grandfather," Edith called out. "Don't worry. I'll call him. Anyway, he was not that familiar with Lily. It's best if I arrange a meeting time with him."
Once the phone call ended, Edith quickly browsed through her phone book to find Aaron's number.
Meanwhile, in Z Town, Mike Qian placed his phone on the table after the phone call with his granddaughter. His gaze shifted towards the scattered papers on the table and he picked up one of them to study the information on it.
"Old Qian, was that Edith?" George Bei glanced at his friend and heaved a long sigh when his friend did not give him another response other than a curt nod. "How long do you think you're going to keep telling your granddaughter that you went out on a fishing trip?"
"For as long as I can," Mike answered quickly and shot his friend a warning gaze.
"You're not planning to tell her about Rachel?"
Mike's movement halted as he thought of his daughter who passed away years ago. "No. And you... you should know better that you should never say a word to Edith about her Rachel."

While attending his brother's funeral, Neil Mo noticed the little girl, sitting quietly alone with both hands hugging her knees tightly.

The little girl had only lost both her parents. But in a room was full of people, no one seemed to pay attention to her.

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"Grandma, I don't want to live away from my daddy and mommy... I know that I won't get to see them again... What if I miss them?" her words were a bit incoherent as she forced back her sobs.

Seeing the little girl, he felt something tugged on his heart.

"Hazel," Neil spoke after a while. "If you don't want to live in the countryside with grandma, then would you like to live with me?"
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After losing his younger brother in an accident, the President of the MH group, Neil Mo, decided to look after his five years old niece. Who knew that looking after a child could be difficult than securing a business deal!

Noticing that his niece was particularly close to her kindergarten teacher, Neil then offered her a job as a babysitter.

"But, President Mo, what do you mean by living together?"

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Cover illustration: Kirinlukis
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Author Note: This story is written to participate in WPC, with 'single parent' as the theme. The story is slow-paced at the beginning, but if you read carefully, there will be hints on what will happen after. The middle part will get a bit fluffier, and there's going to be some action as well.

Shared universe with:
1. Loving You Too Much
2. True Love and Other Lies
3. You're My Only Star

-4 months later-

*haha*"Son you need to get out of bed its time for your first day of school!"

"I SAID IM NOT GOING"

"You have to go to school. how else are you going to make friends and learn?"

"I don't need to make friends with a bunch of little kids! and there is nothing to learn! its KINDERGARTEN!"

*HAHA* "You are only 5 yourself, what do you mean little kids? And you better get up now before your mother goes up to get you down! She had a long night after the amount of damage the villain did last night to the bystanders. She stayed up all night healing the innocent and she is not in a good mood!"

Sprinting down the stairs in record speed I arrive in front of my dad with my backpack on ready for my first day of school!

"Why didn't you say so before? I can't wait to go to school and learn all about... shapes... and animals?... and whatever else they teach kids in kindergarten. On top of that think of all the friends, I will make with kids who might still pee themselves at night! I can't wait!"

My father noticing the sarcasm rolling off my tongue like waives decide to ignore it and usher me to the door and into our black Mercedes.

30 minutes later we pull up in front of your typical elementary school with the name "Little Legends Elementary School" written in stone letters across the front of the building. Still sitting in the car I can see all of the other children with their parents as they hug, smile, and wave their children into school. Some are crying and I can only assume that they are parents of other kindergartners on their way to their first day of school ever. As I and my father get out of the car I give him a hug and head into the building. Knowing this day was coming I already knew what class and where it was located before I came so I head straight to class and get ready for the next 8 hours of my life... *sigh* this is going to be a long day. 

-Jason Braveheart POV (Davids dad) - 

As I watch my son head off for his first day of school I can't help but shed a tear as I thinking about the fact my little hatchling is heading off into this dangerous world for the first time. looking over I see some other parents in a group talking about their own kids heading off for kindergarten, feeling this would be a good opportunity I head over to them to join in the conversations?

"They grow up so fast don't they?"(Jason)

"They really do is your kid also heading into kindergarten?"(random parent 1)

*haha* "Yeah this is his first day, he did not want to go at all"(Jason)

"Ohh I know the feeling, it was so hard getting Shane out of bed this morning! the only thing that convinced him was the fact I would be dropping off his friend chad and that they are in the same class" (random parent 2)

*HA*"well hopefully our kids are in the same class! My needs to make some friends, it seems all he cares about is training!"(Jason)

"yeah, that would be nice! where is your boy? Can you point him out?"(spouse of parent 2)

*points* "that one there is my boy, oh how they grow so fast"*tear*

"... You said your sons in kindergarten, right? Are you sure he isn't a 5th grader? how old is he anyway?" (parent 4)

"Yeah, he's only 5 and this is his first day to kindergarten. Why do you ask?"

"..."(parent 1)

"..." (parent 2)

"..." (spouse of parent 2)

"..." (parent 4)

"???" (Jason)

-Davids POV -

Walking into my classroom I look around and see what amounts to the typical kindergarten classroom. There is the alphabet running along each wall, different colored shapes with their names on the walls sporadically. A whiteboard with the name "Mrs.Thomas" written on it. Desks shaped like a circle in the middle of the room, off to the side and in a corner is a play area with different toys, blocks, and coloring books. By the entrance are hooks with everyone in the class names on them for jackets and backpacks, while under those are cubies for storing shoes and other personal belongings.

Standing in the middle of the circle of desks is a middle-aged African American women with a big smile on her face. she seems to be talking to different students as she waits for everyone to get to class. looking at the desks I find a few empty ones by two boys who are talking to each other rather animatedly. One of them has blue eyes and hair that is almost black. He is wearing dark clothing and is rather tall for his age. He isn't as tall as me, but let's be honest there is probably only a handful of 5-year-olds on this planet who are as tall as me. The other one has blonde hair and blue eyes, he seems rather shy as he is looking around to see if anyone is paying attention to them while his cheeks blush from embarrassment, but that doesn't stop him from arguing with his friend.  I am unable to hear their conversation until I get closer when I finally approach close enough to hear their conversation my interest is instantly peaked.

"No my training is much harder I have to fight my sister every day! and she is already in the 2nd grade! Plus my grandfather is always making us do crazy training! with weights and stuff!"(dark hair one)

"well uh, my mom and dad make me train really hard too, because if I want to be a superhero like them then I have to be really, really strong."(blonde hair one)

"oh, are you guys training to be superheroes too! that's cool, but I want to let you know that I'm going to be THE GREATEST HERO EVER!"(David)

*HA* "In your dreams! my grandpa is captain starlight! and he said that whoever wins between me and my sister get to take captain starlight as their hero name!"(dark hair one)

"YOUR GRANDPA IS CAPTAIN STARLIGHT!?!? That's so cool!... Oh yeah, what are your names?"

"My names Shane Desoto, but you might as well call me captain starlight."

"... my names Chad Taylors, nice to meet you"

"Well my name is David D. Braveheart, and before you ask, yes the D does stand for danger!"

"... I don't think either of us was going to ask, but nice to meet you."(chad)

"I heard you guys talking about training earlier, well this is what I do every day for my training..."

I go on to describe my daily training regime to them including the new weapons training which takes the place of the daily "durability" training making it only every other day training with weapons training taking up the days between. When it comes to weapons training it's pretty simple really, my dad throws me in the pit with the robots that represent different power levels of villains and has me fight wave after wave of progressively harder robots until I'm beaten into a pulp! It's really effective, I promise and it only hurts a lot! :) 

Hearing what I go through on a daily basis both of them look horrified for some reason? Shrugging I keep talking to them about superheroes and training all day barely paying attention to the teacher. I feel a little bad for the teacher, Chad, and Shane but both of them are smart and I'm sure they already know how to read so they don't need to learn the alphabet. 

This common goal of being superheroes and the struggle of our training leads to a great friendship where we would spend all day talking then during recess we would go and train together, well mostly me training them helping them get better at fighting and putting on muscle. After school, we would watch the superhero tv channel together learning about how different super teams work together. Everything was going great with all of us being best friends. Until one day halfway through the year, neither one came to school. thinking they were sick I didn't think anything of it. until the next day in class Mrs. Thomas came and told the class that both Shane and Chad had moved out of state and that they wouldn't be coming back. 

that was the last time I saw those two idiots for a long time. But I didn't worry because I had a feeling in my gut that I would meet both of those dults one day in the future, and when I do I'm going to beat the shit out of both of them for not saying bye. Assholes.

I was your regular, everyday guy until i died *sigh* tragic, i know. But all is not lost because with every closed door comes a open window ... or something i'm not really sure how that saying goes. Anyways that's not the point, the point is after i died i met god. Yeah that god the one on the clouds with the long beard, and the white hair who can talk through burning bushes and has a list of rules to live by or you will go to hell, yeah that guy. Well it seems he messed up and i died because of it and long story short he is letting me choose which world i will reincarnate into and give me a few wishes to help my life along. So follow me as i go into the world of Super Powereds to make friends, find love, and kick ass ... hopefully.

(Disclaimer I do not own the rights to super Powereds written by Drew Hayes. If you have not read or listened to this series i recommend you do you will not regret it.)

Alright, alright. When a woman is sleepy, it is impossible for him to help her take a bath. Moreover, she is sleeping so soundly. He did not want to wake her up, so he bent down and picked her up, slowly walking towards the bedroom.

Mu Ru was indeed very sleepy, but she did not sleep well on the bed. In fact, she had been having nightmares all this time. It was as if she had returned to the days when she was abandoned by her parents when she was young.

Therefore, Dongfang Mo did not sleep well that night. This was because the woman next to him was talking in her sleep and tossing and turning in her sleep. Moreover, her small face was always in pain.

He wanted to comfort her, but she was dreaming, and he could not enter her dream, so he could only watch her from the side. When she was in extreme pain, he could only use his hand to gently pat her, or squeeze her into his embrace and gently hug her It made her feel a trace of warmth.

The phone rang at around four in the morning. In this silent night, the ringtone of the phone was like thunder, making Dongfang Mo very angry. He found the woman in his arms moving uneasily, and frowned He had the urge to throw his phone to the Pacific Ocean.

He had spent a lot of time in the middle of the night to coax this woman who had been tossing and turning to sleep peacefully. However, someone was calling him at this time. Wasn't this a sincere apology to him?

He gently patted the woman in his arms, and then slowly put her down. Only then did he tiptoe off the bed and take the phone. Just as he was about to throw it at the foot of the wall, he pressed a button at the moment it was raised, and the screen lit up.
It was actually a call from a great-aunt in the United States. It was the middle of the night. He suddenly remembered that it was the middle of the night on his side, and it was six or seven o'clock in the evening on his side in the United States. He guessed that she was having dinner.

Great-aunt was calling him at Dinner Time What did she mean Could it be that she wanted to invite him over for a communal dinner with her She was in the mood, but he didn't have the time either?

Although she was extremely puzzled, she still took the phone and walked to the balcony. Then, she pressed the answer button and deliberately lowered her voice, "hello, great-aunt, what's the matter? "

Although Mu ru was a little uncomfortable, the quality of her sleep last night was not particularly good. Especially late at night, she seemed to hear the ringtone of the phone and the sound of a phone call. It was probably a dream.

Because she was thinking about the parent-child activities at little feather kindergarten, she still woke up very early. She woke up before 7:30 am.

However, after she woke up, Dongfang Mo was no longer by the bedside. She instinctively reached out to touch it, but the bedside was actually cold.

Could it be that he did not sleep last night That was impossible. She was still in a daze last night, but she could still feel his warm embrace. It was as if he was whispering in her ear.

Well, perhaps the man who had just become a father was also thinking about the parent-child activities in his daughter's kindergarten, so he was even more excited than her, so he woke up earlier than her.

Mu Ru thought that Dongfang Mo woke up early because he was going to participate in the parent-child activities at little feather's kindergarten. However, when she walked downstairs, she realized that there were suitcases of all sizes in the living room, and Uncle Liu was busy moving these suitcases to the car.

"Hey, Yu Yu, why are you carrying a big bear? " Mu Ru saw that little feather was carrying a big bear cloth toy in his arms and couldn't help but call out to her, "are you bringing a big bear to the parent-child activities at the kindergarten? "

Five years ago, she replaced her twin sister to marry him who was burned beyond recognition and even became a eunuch. Five years later, when they met again, he pressed her against the wall in the corner A low voice sounded with doubt. "Is your daughter mine? " The corners of her mouth curled into a sneer. "Are you sure you have the ability to do that? " His originally cold face instantly turned into the darkness before the storm His voice was fierce and low as he growled, "woman, you are challenging me! "

Seeing that Kyoya didn't have any intention to answer her, Shouko took steps toward him until there was only a short distance between them. With her chin lifted up high, she stared at Kyoya with reddened eyes.
"Who's that woman? What did you mean when you said she's related to Jay? That she might play a role when that bastard... eyeing Little Riceball? And what did you mean when you said I might meet her again?"
One by one, Shouko gave Kyoya a successive of questions without giving him any chance to refute. Her voice was low and hoarse as she held herself back from suddenly lashing out in her anger and disappointment.
"Leave it to me, Shouko," replied Kyoya after a moment. He appeared as if he was unperturbed when he calmly said, "Don't think about it. I'd make sure that man and his accomplices would suffer greatly for what they did."
"Tell me, Kyoya," Shouko clenched her fists. Her blood ran cold when she thought of the truths hidden by Kyoya because of him not wanting to stimulate her, "Tell me, please? I don't want to be left in the dark about it!"
Kyoya didn't show any reaction. His expression turned more sullen. His heart almost wavered at the sound of her pleading but it was not shown through the dark pools of his eyes. Inwardly, he berated himself for speaking without caring where he was at. 
If his wife knew about that woman, Kyoya was afraid she would feel betrayed thus storming to find her to clarify the matter.
Her husband's silence dried out the remaining patience she held. 
"I'm Keitaro's mother. I have the right to know," Shouko said between gritted teeth, her face flushed as she desperately reined herself to not began shouting.
"No, Shouko," Kyoya was still adamant with his stance as he repeated his words, "Just leave everything to me."
Shouko felt suffocated. She took a few long breaths. Her hands clenched and unclenched into fists a few times until she clasped them together. With her head lowered, Shouko whispered.
Each of her words sounded so sharp, akin to the edge of a knife stabbing Kyoya's heart, stunning him.
"Do you think I'm not qualified to be his mother so... that's why you don't want to tell me?"
Panic flashed in his eyes. Kyoya frantically reached out to hold her arms yet Shouko quickly dodged him, taking a step back. He froze before he awkwardly retracted his hands. They dangled at the sides of his body.
"Don't say that..." With difficulty, Kyoya managed to force out the word as his jaw became taut. The indifferent mask he always wore as a facade cracked in the face of his wife, "Don't say that you're not qualified to be his mother. You're Keitaro's mother. The best mother for him."
Shouko coerced herself to smile. It was laced with self-ridicule. A low laugh escaped her lips as if she was laughing at herself.
"How could I be the best mother for him if I couldn't even protect him?"
The words came again as a whisper but they were enough to painfully claw Kyoya's heart.
"Forget it," Shouko murmured. She sounded so tired, so devoid of energy as she slowly turned away from Kyoya, "Just do what you want to do. I won't bother you again. Sorry."
"Shouko..."
Shouko closed her eyes, trying to suppress the disappointment and exhaustion that suddenly rushed out from the depth of her heart. Before Kyoya could say anything, she quickly stepped out of the room, leaving his words hanging in the air.
That night, for the first time in years, they slept in different rooms. It was a sleepless night for both of them.
As Shouko was lying inside Little Riceball's room, she faintly heard anxious footsteps echoed in the hallway outside. Without opening the door, she knew who it was. Shouko pulled the quilt, burying herself in the lingering scent of her son.
Her mind recalled the conversation between Kyoya and Ryota.
"Tell her to not appear in front of us. Ryota... If Shouko knew, do you think that woman could stay at the kindergarten? What if they met again?"
Kindergarten... Met again...
No matter how many times she went through the conversation, Shouko could only pinpoint to that woman was someone she knew that might be working in a kindergarten.
She might work in Little Riceball's kindergarten.
Shouko grasped the pillow under her head, she felt her hands trembling at the ominous thought.
If that was the truth, that woman was really someone close to Little Riceball. No matter how many degrees she was related to Jay, she was still someone that used to have the parents' trust.
Was it one of Little Riceball's teachers? 
Her heart was chilled at the assumption.
The next morning.
Shouko finally got some sleep at the hours before the dawn broke. Her complexion was pale as dark circles formed under her eyes. Glancing at the clock, she breathed a sigh of relief when she realized it was almost 9 AM.
He should already be at his office.
Shouko knew she was being unreasonable last night. Kyoya was just worried about her yet, she couldn't stop herself from being disappointed by his actions. He did everything he thought was good for them. She understood his concerns but, she couldn't just bury whatever she heard and act as if nothing happened.
After properly folding the blanket and plumping up the pillows, Shouko left Little Riceball's room. The moment she opened the door, she was shocked to see someone was already waiting for her outside. Shouko froze, she unconsciously tightened the shawl draping over her shoulders.
It was Kyoya. He was still dressed in his pajamas from last night. His appearance was no less bad than her. 
 Kyoya gave his wife a soft smile, "My love, did you sleep well?"
"...En."
Shouko lowered her head. Guilt enveloped her heart when she saw Kyoya's haggard appearance. She understood if his night was bounded to be a sleepless one like hers but, she didn't know how long he had been camping out in the hallway.
While Shouko was lost in her thoughts, Kyoya slowly walked toward her. As his tall shadow fell on her, Shouko lifted up her head, her eyes were locked into his.
With the sun backlighting his figure, his expression was obscured by the shadow. Shouko pursed her lips, her fingers began to randomly fiddle with the hem of the shawl. 
After battling with herself, she finally spoke lowly, "...I'm sorry. I shouldn't speak to you like that. I... I'm sorry, Kyoya."
Right at the moment she finished speaking, Shouko was pulled into his embrace as Kyoya tightly hugged her. She was stunned for a second. As the familiar comforting scent of him gently wrapped around her, Shouko felt her heart was so sore.
"I'm sorry, Kyoya... I'm sorry..." Shouko sniffled, her sobs were muffled by his chest. She grasped the back of his pajama, unwilling to let go of the warmth.
"Hush, I should say sorry too," Kyoya tenderly cajoled his wife. He ran a hand over her head as the other held her petite back, "I'm sorry if you think I was excluding you. I don't want to make you worry."
"...I understood," Shouko weakly nodded her head.
She felt tired, so tired with the burden weighing in her heart. She wanted to let go of everything but, if she did so, she thought she was dismissing the reality of how Little Riceball died.
Kyoya brushed her bangs aside, planting a kiss on her temple. He terribly missed her. Sleep didn't come as expected because his mind couldn't help but recall the deep disappointment that flickered in Shouko's eyes during their argument last night.
He felt like he was a failure.
The husband and wife, who had different thoughts, continued embracing each other in front of their son's bedroom. The morning sunlight passed through the windows, sprinkling on their figures.
"...I'm sleepy."
Shouko blinked, staring at the second top button of Kyoya's pajamas. She dazedly asked, "You're sleepy?"
"Hurm..." Kyoya nodded, "Accompany me to sleep, my love. Could you? I'll go to the office at noon."
"Okay."
Kyoya smiled. Before Shouko stepped back from his hug, he swiftly bent down and picked her up. Shouko just let her husband princess-carried him. He carried her all the way until they reached their room. 
"You're getting thinner," He pointed out while lying her down on the bed, "And your body feels hot. Are you having a fever?"
Shouko just shook her head as a response. She lowered her eyes, deliberately avoiding Kyoya's sullen gaze.
Kyoya swallowed back the next words. With his wife was in this state, he would only push her further.
"Sleep," He quietly announced.
Shouko let him hugged her as he fell asleep. Tilting up her head, she silently took in the haggard look of the man who occupied her heart.
I'm sorry, Kyoya.
But, I won't stop.
Thinking back on what she assumed last night, Shouko planned to head to Little Riceball's kindergarten once Kyoya went to work this noon. 
She wondered, if what she thought was true, what would she do next?


[COMPLETED]

Her:

Throughout her life, she always felt like she was standing above the ocean. While nervously waiting for the ocean to swallow her whole, she still pushed herself to bravely dancing over the surface, enjoying her life.

It was not until one day when she woke up, she realized she had lost a portion of her life.

And then there was him. The one man who was patiently guiding her back to the shore even at the risk of drowning himself.

"You know, I am jealous of my past self because she experienced the love you gave her. I want to remember my feelings but... it's only void in my mind. What should I do?"


Him:

He has closed off his heart since he knew even his closest person could throw him away. 

He thought her appearance was just a trivial addition in his life. Little did he expect she could crack open the hard shell covering his heart.

For the first time, he chose to allow himself another chance to love and be loved by someone. But, he never thought to have his hope shattered once his existence was erased from her mind. 

Facing the new beginning, he vowed to make her be happier and loved. 

"No matter who you are, the past you or the one with me right now, I love every part of you. So, don't be afraid. I won't ever make you question your trust in me."

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My other books:
As Wind Blows Your Scent to Me [Ongoing]
Spring Blooms When I'm with You [Completed]

One chapter a day, estimated to be uploaded at 19:00 GM+8.

Aunt Li was only but a housekeeper; there were certain things that she knew she should not meddle in. Besides, she was completely terrified by Ye Lanchen's current expression. She left the house without uttering another word, still trembling in fear.
Ye Lanchen's narrowed eyes were filled with evident fury. Chu Wuyou had been leaving the house after him every morning and returned home every evening half an hour before he did!!
In other words, the reason for her daily calls to him to enquire about the time of his return was just so that she could ensure to be home half an hour earlier than him.
If he remembered correctly, the woman was still sleeping in bed when he left the house every morning, and she appeared to have fallen asleep by the time he came home every night. Was that all just a pretense?!
Well, well, well.
Ye Lanchen glanced at the time after Aunt Li left. His eyes darkened when he realized it was only ten minutes past six in the evening. If Aunt Li was telling the truth, that meant Chu Wuyou would only come home at half-past nine!!
The corners of his lips twitched into an enigmatic smile. It was a horrifying sight to watch.
He grabbed a bottle of red wine and positioned himself on the couch in the living room before proceeding to pour the wine into a glass. He had not had dinner yet and it was not comfortable to drink alcohol on an empty stomach but he did so anyway.
Would she really come home right on the carefully planned time, just like Aunt Li had described?
It was already seven o'clock and the night was beginning to fall. The dimly-lit room made it difficult to discern objects in the dark yet it was evident that the bottle of wine placed on the table was almost half-finished.
Chu Wuyou still had not yet returned!!!
His face fell visibly. The fingers wrapped around the wine glass tightened ever so slightly but he still refused to rise to turn on the lights.
Time passed by gradually and the night had fallen entirely. The silhouettes of the objects in the room slowly blended into the darkness, including Ye Lanchen who was sitting on the couch.
He reached out for his cell phone. The flash from the phone illuminated the empty wine glass positioned on the table. It was almost eight o'clock in the evening yet Chu Wuyou still had not shown up.
It was impossible to discern the emotion on the man's face right at that moment. However, the temperature of the entire room seemed to have dropped by several degrees.
Simultaneously, Chu Wuyou was hugging darling Zhixi in her arms as she hummed the lullaby to coax her into falling asleep.
"Mommy, I'll attend kindergarten with Elder Brother tomorrow. Will you come to drop us off?" Tang Zhixi was currently nestling the curve of her head into her mother's arms. The girl was aware that her mother would leave after she fell asleep but she was already accustomed to this routine anyway.
She could understand why.
Elder Brother explained to her that Mommy was now someone's wife hence she needed to accompany her husband at night.
However, she would be attending the new kindergarten with Elder Brother tomorrow and she wished that their mother would drop them off personally.
"Mommy will surely come over under normal circumstances, but if I can't make it because of an unexpected event, then Godmom would take over my place. Both of you must listen to her obediently." Chu Wuyou could not promise her daughter because she feared that she might not be able to deliver her words and in turn disappointing her children.
Due to the fact that she had no idea when they could return to Country M, the two children had been staying at home without the companionship of their peers. Besides, both her and Qin Yutong could not guarantee to be able to stay home every day to be with the children. Therefore, Chu Wuyou had signed the two darlings up to a kindergarten.
"I understand that. Mommy's husband is the unexpected event." Tang Zhixi raised her pink cheeks high in all seriousness. 
A bubble of laughter escaped Chu Wuyou's mouth. It appeared that this little girl was well-informed. 


“Didn’t you want me to be with you when you bought me? I’m willing to do it!” said the cold business tycoon. He was unrivalled when he behaved like a bully.
“You… You liar!” She was pissed. He set up this trap and lured her into it. Now, he blamed her.
She could not tolerate it anymore. She wanted a divorce.
“Fine.” Spoiling a wife had no limits. He accommodated her whims. “The corporation belongs to you; The house belongs to you; The car belongs to you; I belong to you.”
Who is Ye Lanchen? An unbeatable business tycoon.
Who is Ye Lanchen? An unpredictable, distant overlord.
Who is Ye Lanchen? A devil who spoils his wife to the core.


The spacious bedroom inside the duplex condominium was quiet. From time to time, there was the sound of fabric rustling coming from the bed where a slender figure was lying on the mattress. Her silky black hair splayed on the pillow, creating a contrast against the white pillowcase.
Yuina slowly opened her eyes. A muffled groan escaped her lips as she gradually returned from her dreamless sleep. Her eyes fell on the empty side of the bed where a certain someone occupied last night.
She reached out a hand and gently patted the empty space. The bed felt so cold without any lingering warmth, showing that he had long gone before she woke up.
Yuina rolled on her back. She sat up. Her movement was slow as her body felt so sore.
Then, her gaze fell on the bedside table as she caught a waft of a nice smell.
A stalk of champagne rose was placed on the table together with a card.
Yuina took the card, ignoring the rose.
'Have you woke up, my sleeping beauty? I'll contact you once I've reached the hotel. I'll miss you, my love - Your cuddly handsome bear'
Yuina smiled faintly. She looked at the wall clock.
He wouldn't contact her for at least twelve hours.
Yuina tossed the card aside. She carefully got out of the bed to head to the washroom.
She didn't realize when did she sleep last night. The last thing she remembered was Ryuu saying he would help her to take a bath.
The fresh and clean silk nightgown on her body was the evidence of his care.
Yuina silently freshened up. Then, she pushed open the door of the built-in wardrobe. Her heart was pounding hard as she got nearer and nearer to the vanity table.
Her hand pulled the bottom-most drawer. After a moment of hesitancy, Yuina brought out the small black box that sat silently at the end of the drawer.
Once the lid was removed, a stack of medicine appeared in her line of sight.
Yuina took a tablet. Her hand was trembling as if she was touching fire.
Should I take it?
But, the last time... I didn't take it and nothing happened.
What if, this time, if I didn't take it...
I would have a child?
Thus, fulfilling his long-time wishes?
Yuina closed her eyes. She pushed the box away from her.
No matter how many times it had happened, she still couldn't get used to swallowing the pills.
Only guilt followed her the times she let the pills entered her mouth.
Yuina crouched on the bench of the vanity table as a sense of helplessness shrouded her heart.
Soon, another brand new week arrived.
Himari was busy with her usual routine. Even so, she made sure to keep an eye out for Chobi.
Ever since Chiharu said she always found Chobi in the kindergarten section during the morning, Himari went to check it out by herself once she got the free time. She couldn't rest assured until she saw him for herself.
As long as he didn't cause trouble, it was fine.
Every time she went to the school in the morning, Chobi was still lazily lounging on the balustrade right in front of her apartment door, bathing under the morning sun.
Himari felt so suspicious.
Did Chobi start his morning patrol right at the moment she left?
Even though both sections were within the same ground, the kindergarten section was separated by another gate. It was to prevent the children to wander to the elementary school section.
Himari saw a few children talking near the water fountain.
"Good morning, Teacher," The little turnip heads respectfully greeted her even though they had never seen this teacher before.
"Good morning," Himari greeted back, "Teacher's looking for something. Have you seen an orange cat here?"
Chiharu wouldn't possibly the only one who had seen Chobi.
A little girl with a braided ponytail quickly pointed to the left side, "I saw one there."
"Does Teacher mean Little Orange?" Her friend asked.
"Little Orange?" Himari asked him back.
That was what Chiharu called Chobi as well. Did all these children befriend Chobi?
Following where the child pointed at, Himari finally saw her own fat cat who was nestling comfortably next to the flowerbed. His bright and voluminous orang coat looked so much like the orange pot not far from him.
Her lips twitched.
Chobi didn't have any decency to hide or run away. He cast a leisure glance at his Mama before he turned around to continue sleeping.
"Meow~"
Oh, he didn't totally ignore her. Before he resumed sleeping, he did greet his mother once.
"Teacher~ Teacher Kato~"
A familiar little dumpling rushed to Himari's side. Her grape-like eyes shone with luster. She was obviously happy to see the one who held the throne of Goddess of Cooking in her heart.
"Chiharu, good morning," Himari was a bit taken aback by the dumpling's enthusiasm but as she recalled that Chiharu had been outgoing ever since they first met, she brushed it off.
This little girl was really different from her brother who tended to be quiet and withdrawn.
"Is Teacher Kato here to meet Chiharu?" The girl smiled widely, showing her cute array of teeth.
"Hehe, Teacher is here to look for Chobi," Himari was honest in telling her purpose to show up here.
Himari looked again at the fat cat of hers. Chobi turned his head away with his eyes closed, totally ignoring the commotion around him.
"Does Teacher want to take Chobi away? Please, don't," Chiharu's bright smile drooped while her shoulders slumped down. She looked so pitiful with her eyes moistened.
Under the glistening eyes of the little dumpling, Himari suddenly felt as if she was committing a crime.
"Eh, no, no, I won't take him away. Chiharu can keep playing with him," Himari waved her hands.
"Then, could Chiharu go to Teacher's house to play with Chobi?" In an instant, the pitiful-looking dumpling perked up.
Himari, "..."
Didn't this girl feel awkward to come to a stranger's house?
When she was little, Himari would always find excuses if her mother wanted to bring her to someone else's house.
"Guys, the class would start soon!"
The shout made Himari startled. She quickly looked in the direction of where the voice came from.
A young female teacher walked to where she and the little turnip heads stood.
The kindergarten teacher looked like she was a few years younger than Himari. Maybe she had just recently graduated.
"Excuse me, are you a teacher from the elementary section?" The kindergarten teacher carefully asked Himari.
"Yes, I'm an English teacher for the third grade," Himari smiled softly, "I'm sorry for being here. I'm looking for..."
"Teacher Kato's looking for Chiharu!" Chiharu announced in a loud voice.
"...Looking for you?" The kindergarten teacher was baffled.
"Hehehe," Chiharu giggled, "Teacher Kato is Chiharu's friend~"
She said it as if it was something to be proud of.
Under the kindergarten teacher's confused look, Himari quickly responded, "I'm the homeroom teacher for her brother's class. We've met a few times before."
"Oh, okay..." The female teacher nodded absent-mindedly.
"Then, I'll go now," Himari took the opportunity to go back to the teaching building of the elementary section, "Chiharu, follow your teacher. Bye-bye, everyone."
"Bye-bye, Teacher Kato~" Chiharu waved at Himari with both of her hands.
"See you again, Teacher," The other carrot heads bowed respectfully to Himari.
Himari gave the one last glance before she disappeared from the gate to the elementary section. She didn't notice how the kindergarten teacher was eyeing her with suspicions.
"Ah! I'd be late!"
Himari quickened her steps. She had to be in the garden for the English class with Class 3-3. Instead of the usual lesson in the class, she wanted to bring the students out while enjoying the beautiful garden of the school. It'd make them more attentive due to the change of scenery.
"Teacher Kato," Daichi was the first one who spotted her.
Himari smiled, "Is everyone here?"
"Yes," Daichi nodded. All of his classmates had taken their seats in groups of five, "Teacher, should I distribute the papers now?"
"Yes, you may," Himari placed down her books on a garden table, "Thank you, Daichi."
Daichi grinned. He and the vice class monitor began distributing today's lesson workpiece for the students.
All of them were elated as they enjoyed the cool spring air. They waited for Himari's next instruction before doing their work.
"Well, as you guys see, spring has arrived," Himari stood up, clasped her hands on the back of her hips and looked around the garden that was blooming with flowers, "What do you guys think when I mention spring season?"
"Sakura!" A boy excitedly answered.
"Spring festivals!"
"Of course, it's hanami! Flower-viewing is the best~"
"Hahaha, you only know how to play," One student laughed, he was followed by the others.
"So, can you grasp what I'm trying to say? For this class, write a short story about what do you love about spring. No more than one hundred words," Himari sat down on the wrought-iron chair, "You are allowed to sit anywhere else as long as it's within this vicinity. And, come to me if you need help."
"Okay, Teacher~"
A third-grader in a private school like this could easily master basic English for elementary students. Himari knew a few of her students already got their own tutors for each subject. She planned to have them relax for today while having a class outside.
While Himari wandered from a table to the next to watch over them, Izumi's eyes fell on her without her realizing it.
The boy pursed his lips tight. He stared at his empty paper.

"Meow~ Meow~"

The orange tabby cat sneaked out of the house, bringing back with it a little girl to resurrect the faint link between two people who had just crossed paths together once.

Three years ago, Kato Himari was forced to end her first love in order to cherish herself more. In the early moments she faced her own heartbreak, she met him in a series of strange events.

At the same time, Hayashi Kazuya was compelled to assume a crucial role after tragic events kept on befalling his loved ones. There were things he had to let go of and there were things he had to hold on to.

Unknown to them, a funny companionship of a cat and a little dumpling led them to meet again.

Would their encounter give them second chances of gaining more hopes in the face of the future?

Would the reappearance of Himari's first love break the ties of their Fate?

And, what was the secret that Himari concealed even from her loved ones?

"Uncle, when would you give me an auntie?"
"Uncle, why don't you marry Teacher Kato home?"
"Teacher Kato, do you find my uncle handsome?"

Both of them exchanged glances before they hurriedly looked away with the tips of their ears reddened. The little girl grinned and gave thumbs up to the orange tabby cat next to her before she looked at her back.

"Big Brother, look! I've found us an auntie!"

"Meow~ Meow~"

The orange tabby cat happily agreed to the little girl's words.

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It was a brand a new day. The morning of the Mu family was undoubtedly busy. Mrs. Wu had people prepare more than 20 kinds of breakfast due to the coming of the new young master whose taste she did not know, which obviously complicated everything up.    Justin was excited today because last night Edward said that he would send him to kindergarten in person. He wanted those who said that he had no daddy to know that he did have a daddy. Therefore he had a happy time during the breakfast and finished eating quickly. Seeing this, Edward wondered what the little boy was thinking about.    "Hurry up, daddy. We are gonna  be late." There must be something fishy behind this, Edward thought. He now understood that this little boy would only call him 'daddy' with his sweet voice when he had a trick on him. He'd like to know what was going on next.    Edward raised his hand and looked at his expensive watch. It was only seven o'clock, why was he so anxious! He ignored him and continued to eat his breakfast slowly, acting as elegantly as completing a piece of art. 'An evildoer is an evildoer.' Justin thought. He was so pissed at him. 'Humph! You will pay for that!'    "Don't worry. It's still early. We have time." Edward was still taking it slow.    "Daddy, are you sure we are not late? Do you know where my kindergarten is? "Uh! He really forgot to ask about it. His hands paused for a while. Alright! He made a mistake again. But even if he didn't know, they still had enough time, except that the kindergarten was on the other side of the city.    "Okay. Where is it?" Edward asked casually, continuing his movement. He never forgot to show his charm.    "Star Kindergarten on GH Road."    'Hey, man. Let me see if you can still be so calm.', he quipped.    "Well." Alas! Edward was speechless again. He seemed to be shocked by this little boy all the time in the past two days. GH Road was exactly on the other side of the city. Why did they choose such a far place! It took almost an hour to get there driving fast.    "Why did you choose a far away kindergarten!" He remembered that the villa used as their matrimonial home at that time was only a twenty-minute drive from here. Why was the kindergarten so far? It seemed that Edward thought Daisy Ouyang lived in that place all along.    "It's not far. It's close to mommy's army." Why did he think it was far. It was a relatively good kindergarten closest to the army.    Well. He was sent to such a far place because it was convenient for pick ups and drop offs. Edward started to imagine again.    "Who will pick you up when your mommy is not free?" 
     He remembered that the villa there was arranged with drivers and nannies, but he still asked unconsciously.    "Uncle Mark! Sometimes when Uncle Mark and mommy go to other armies to study, Uncle Kevin will pick me up." Justin looked at his daddy with his head tilted, and blinked his eyes from time to time.    Wait, if he still can't understand the underlying meaning so far, he would not be the Edward Mu who was famous in S City. He knew their driver could not go into the army. However who was Uncle Mark? Who was Uncle Kevin? Edward spoke out his mind.    "Uncle Mark is the accompanying officer of mommy, and Uncle Kevin is the chief of staff of mommy's army!" Justin looked strangely at the man in front of him. He was so stupid that he "Uncle Mark is the accompanying officer of mommy, and Uncle Kevin is the chief of staff of mommy's army!" Justin looked strangely at the man in front of him. 
     He was so stupid that he asked him for such simple questions.    Edward was not all-knowing. He couldn't predict that.    "Don't you live in Maple Night?" Edward's stomach knotted a bit. He was afraid that the answer was exactly what he thought.    "Who said that we lived there. I lived in the dormitory building of the army with mommy when I was little! And what is Maple Night?" Justin was curious. Why should he live there with mommy? 
          He didn't know that place at all.    At first, Edward thought he was well-prepared for what he heard, but he was stunned again when he heard this. He should have known that Daisy Ouyang, just like him, did not want to go back to that place. He should have met her if she lived there for all these years, and the people in the villa should have told him that he had a son.    However, even if they would have met each other, it was not sure that Edward would have recognized them. Edward must have forgotten that Daisy was just standing so close to him yesterday and he did not remember her until she gave him the marriage certificate.    "Alright, let's hurry up!" Edward hid his true feelings, picked up the briefcase and his coat and walked out. He was so used to copping out. It could be seen from his assistant. After all, he that lays down with dogs, will rise up with fleas.    Justin secretly despised his daddy. This evildoer was dishonest and temperamental all day. Why did his mommy have such poor taste and like this guy? Justin wanted to shed tears.    
   Getting to the door, Justin twitched the corners of his mouth slightly when he saw the Lamborghini driven by Luke approached them. The Ferrari limited edition sports car he saw yesterday already made him feel that this man was extravagant. He didn't expect to see a Lamborghini Hermes today. How many of these world-class cars on earth were in his garage! It seemed that he had to re-examine the man in front of him.    "What are you waiting for? Hurry up, or we will really be late." What's wrong with this boy? Why was he so surprised to see this car? Did he know the value of the car?    Well, Edward, Justin did know the value of the car. 
     Otherwise what do you think was he out for in the news on the internet. Justin got into the car without a word, ignoring the questioning sight from his dad.    Hey! He had a temper. Edward carefully adjusted the seat belt for him, stepped on the clutch, and drove away. He did this at one go without interruption.    Justin didn't talk all the way. Compared with his daddy's extravagance, Justin and his mommy grew up in the slums but Justin never really realized it now. After all, he and mommy were already well off compared to ordinary people. But compared with Edward Mu, he immediately knew the gap between them.    Edward ignored him too because he was deep in his thoughts. He never thought that his nominal wife did not live in the villa. So, did she ever use the money he gave her every year? He always thought that he had given her the best life, so even if he never appeared, he was fair for her. After all, the position of Mrs. Mu was always there for her. But her unexpected behavior made him feel frustrated and a bit guilty. She was just an innocent young girl six years ago! How did she survive in the army under such a tough condition with their son?    The father and son had different ideas. Fortunately, there were not many cars in the morning, so it was not too late when they got to the kindergarten. Edward's eye-catching sports car caught the attention of many people because it was close to the suburbs, not as bustling as downtown.    Edward was accustomed to being the focus of people so he took his time. But Justin was depressed. He knew that it would make a stir, so he was so reluctant to get into the car at first. Now, look, they are being talked about! But his daddy still smiled charmingly. He now forgot how to show his classmates that he had a daddy. How he wishes he could bury himself! He really did not want to be talked about. He was not that kind of person.    Edward followed Justin into the kindergarten. Looking at the serious face of his son, he didn't know how he had annoyed him. He laughed at himself, without knowing that this smile attracted many women who were here to send their children, and humbled many men. Hey! It seemed that Edward was insensible!    "Justin Mu, stop!" Suddenly a young voice sounded, and it stopped the awkward father and son at the same time. A chubby boy ran over and pushed Justin with his chubby hand. Edward's eyes changed immediately, becoming cold and hard. He quickly stretched out his hand and grabbed the falling body.    "Fitch Lu, why did you push me?" Justin was pissed. This boy liked to bully him with his big body, but he couldn't beat him every time. Seriously, Justin had learned how to fight well with the uncles from the army since he was young. It would be odd if Fitch won.    "Justin Mu, my mum told me that you are a bastard. You don't have a dad. Stop lying that you have a dad." It seemed that the little boy didn't notice the darkening face of Edward so he did not stop talking nonsense.    "Who said that? I have a daddy. I'm not a bastard!" Crap! He's actually not bastard! Don't they see the man on the edge of rage beside them?    "Get your dad here to prove then! We'll not call you a bastard any more if it's true. My mum said that your mum is a bitch. That's why you don't have a dad." OMG! What are these parents! How could they teach a child this? Alas!    Justin really lost his temper. He punched Fitch before Edward could react. He could bear the malicious remarks against himself, but never against his mother. Like father like son, Justin never let others hurt the people he cared about.    "Justin Mu, you hurt my nose again!" Flitch ran back covering his nose. What luck! He was hurt on the nose by Justin every time.    Edward could not stay calm anymore about the situation!
   Justin hit that boy before I could react. He is really something." But he realized that his son would never suffer any kind of tormenting or bullying from anyone. He can fight for himself. Thinking of that, Edward became less cold and began to smile slightly.    
     "You little bastard, how ill-bred you are! Who told you to beat my son? Didn't your mother teach you how to behave?" A woman in heavy makeup came forward. She was Fitch Lu's mother. Her words made the smile on Edward's face disappear again. He targeted the woman with his piercing eyes.   

      Old woman, who is the bastard you talk about? The one in your hand?" Edward is so evil! Justin took his sharp tongue after him. Cursing even without dirty words. In fact, the woman was not really  old. She just had heavy makeup, fancy clothes, a sharp tongue and bad behavior. Alright, maybe she was an old woman.    "Eh! Who are you?" This evil woman finally noticed that there was such a handsome man nearby. Her loud voice was immediately lowered.    It seemed that Edward was less charming than before as he was always ignored this morning, "Sorry to tell you that I am his daddy, the husband of the bitch you are referring to. So, old woman, who do you think I am? huh!" There was a hint of coldness and gnashing in Edward's tone. He stopped smiling, bursting out of anger. Showing his temper. Even his eyes were becoming cold. Justin could not help but shiver because of this, let alone that woman whom he was staring at. She finally found out how dangerous this man was. Her legs went weak when she saw his flinty face. Her boldness was gone. The bad is afraid of the ruthless, and the ruthless is afraid of the demon.    "Remember to brush your teeth before you go out next time, so as not to pollute the air. I don't want to see you again. Otherwise I will let you know the consequence of annoying me." It seemed that Edward was really furious. He even committed a threat.    What could the consequences actually be?    Mrs. Lu was so scared that her face became paler. In fact, she did not have much hatred towards Daisy Ouyang. She just did not like her loftiness which attracted her husband every time in the parent-child games. She hated to be compared with her.
   Daisy Ouyang was innocent! This was who she was. It was not her to be so attractive.

You're my wife in name only, on paper only. My heart and love will never be yours.

 Edward made it clear to Daisy that she was nothing to him.
They were both victims of family greed--- the marriage was arranged for them.
 6 yrs. passed she remained quiet, gaining a reputation in the army as a tough as nails colonel. When she walked into his life again, Edward fell inlove with this woman, unlike he had known. She surprised and delighted him.

 But will Daisy take him back?
Can their son keep them together? Can the rift between them be held??

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