Chapter 4: The Hawk Steals the Magpie's Nest

“Nuannuan, I told you, don’t do this.” Gu Yu gently pushed her away from his embrace.

“Brother, Nuannuan just misses you.” After being pushed away, Gu Wennuan was reluctant and clung to him again. Being petite, she practically hung onto him. “You used to hold me like this when we were little.”

Gu Yu sighed in resignation but didn’t push her away again. Instead, he placed the steamed dumplings he was holding onto the table.

“Daddy.” Xiao Feng climbed down from the bed and shook Gu Yu’s arm. “Did you buy me a toy?”

Gu Yu’s expression darkened instantly as he looked at Gu Wennuan, who seemed guilty. “How did you teach him to say that? What if Xixi hears? Xixi is my wife. You’re making Xiao Feng call her a fox spirit and spit at her. What are you trying to do to me?”

“I’m sorry, brother. Xiao Feng just misses Daddy too much. He’s still a child and doesn’t understand adult concerns.” Gu Wennuan began to cry, feeling wronged. “I’ll teach him properly.”

As she spoke, she subtly signaled to Xiao Feng.

Understanding immediately, Xiao Feng sat down on the floor and burst into tears. “Daddy doesn’t want me anymore. I’m a child nobody loves. I’m a bastard. I shouldn’t have been born into this world.”

“Xiao Feng, I’m sorry. It’s Mommy’s fault.” Gu Wennuan knelt down and embraced him, and mother and son wept together.

“All right, all right, stop crying. No one doesn’t want you.” Gu Yu squatted down helplessly and opened his arms to hold them both. “But you must remember, you can only call me ‘Daddy’ in private. In public, you have to call me ‘Uncle,’ understand?”

Xiao Feng wiped his nose and nodded vigorously.

In the hallway outside, Tang Xi stood hesitating at Xiao Feng’s hospital room door, holding a bag of children’s snacks.

The child didn’t like her, and she wasn’t good with kids either. Their meetings were always awkward.

But after all, he was Gu Yu’s nephew. She couldn’t be heartless.

Taking a deep breath, Tang Xi raised her hand to knock.

“Miss Tang.” Suddenly, someone called out from outside. It was Song Xining’s caregiver. “Are you sure you’re at the right room? Miss Song is this way.”

The courage Tang Xi had just summoned evaporated instantly. She turned and walked toward the caregiver.

Forget it. She would wait until he was discharged.

“Daddy, when will you divorce that fox spirit at home and be with Mommy?”

Gu Yu’s face darkened. He stood up abruptly. “Don’t say such nonsense anymore. I will not divorce.”

Perhaps his reaction was too severe and harsh, scaring Xiao Feng into tears again.

“Brother, I’m sorry. Xiao Feng didn’t mean it. He’s still a child.” Gu Wennuan hurried to hold Xiao Feng, trembling like a wounded rabbit.

Gu Yu pinched the bridge of his nose hard, as if trying to calm himself. “Nuannuan, I’ve told you clearly. If you want to live with me, it can only be as sister and nephew.”

“What if Tang Xi can’t accept us and wants to drive us away?” Gu Wennuan cried with red-rimmed eyes.

“Xixi is a very kind person. As long as you behave, she will accept you.”

“Got it, brother. It won’t happen again.”

After Gu Yu left, Gu Wennuan’s expression instantly turned cold. She gently wiped her son’s tears away. “Xiao Feng, don’t you love snakes the most? They usually hide in the dark and only strike when the time is absolutely right. So you have to endure. Remember that?”

Xiao Feng looked half confused, half understanding.

Gu Wennuan pulled him close, a faint smile playing on her lips.

With Xiao Feng as her bargaining chip, she would be the mistress of that household sooner or later.

Tang Xi went to visit Song Xining’s hospital room.

Song Xining’s left leg was in a cast, suspended in the air. She was munching on an apple with a crisp bite.

Hearing Tang Xi mention the family situation, she almost choked on the apple. “Your little sister-in-law is living with you and the child, and you don’t even know how long she’ll stay? Your house has so many rooms. Why not just give her one?”