frightfiction Chapter 1487 Not a former lover, just an ex.
Chapter 1487 Not a former lover, just an ex.
At this moment, Bai Xin'ai felt as if she had been pierced by a thousand arrows, covering her mouth and tears streaming down her face.
She clutched Bai Chenhui's schoolbag, took a deep breath, wiped away her tears with her hand, and then got off the bus.
"My son's schoolbag is in the car, I'm going to get it back..." Bai Xin'ai's words were an explanation to Mu Ning.
At this moment, even a smile was forced on Mu Ning, and she asked in a low voice, "Do you know my husband?"
Bai Xin'ai suddenly looked up at Mu Ning, her heart pierced again by Mu Ning's address. She had tried so hard but could not get it, so why could this fat woman easily win his favor?
"..." Bai Xin'ai wanted to say something, but the words got stuck in her throat.
“Miss Bai, you must think I’m a very good and kind person, right? I think, as long as you don’t cross my bottom line, I am a very good and kind person. I don’t have much, so please don’t try to take away what belongs to me.” Mu Ning spoke very softly, so softly that probably only she and Bai Xin’ai could hear her.
Bai Chenhui, who was standing next to him, may have heard some of it, but he was young and couldn't understand much, so he could only stare at the two of them in surprise.
Bai Xin'ai laughed bitterly, "Some things, if they truly belong to you, no one can take them away..."
After saying this, her face was covered in tears of sorrow.
They had shared many beautiful memories back then. He held her hand, saying with a mix of helplessness and wistfulness that she was a silly girl. Did his tenderness ever extend to her?
Seeing Bai Xin'ai like this, Mu Ning felt a little flustered, inexplicably flustered. Why? Who exactly is this woman to Zhuang Shiyuan? Such an important person, yet she knows nothing about her?
"I'm leaving now." Mu Ning hurriedly got into the car. She sat in the front passenger seat instead of going back to the back. She needed to sort out her chaotic emotions.
Strange, beautiful women. Every time I meet one, it's such a coincidence, yet it doesn't seem like it was planned in advance. What a dangerous and terrifying woman!
It's precisely because she has no suspicions that it's all the more terrifying. One chance encounter after another, with so many coincidences happening before and after—if it was all pre-planned, how cunning must this woman be? How adept must she be at manipulating people's hearts and using the situation to her advantage, and yet, everything she does seems so perfectly logical and reasonable.
However, it seems pointless to dwell on why he wasn't wary of strangers. Instead, what is the relationship between this woman who appeared out of nowhere and Zhuang Shiyuan?
She must have seen Zhuang Shiyuan in the car to suddenly chase after it without caring about her image. What was her purpose? To see Zhuang Shiyuan? And why did she pick up her child before school was over? What was her purpose then?
For ordinary reasons, a young woman wouldn't want to reveal to the other person that she's the mother of a six-year-old child under such circumstances, but Bai Xin'ai...
Mu Ning banged her head against the glass. She wasn't stupid, she really wasn't stupid. She had always been a good student and understood things very quickly. She just didn't want to care about so many things, and simply lived her life her own way, which led everyone to mistakenly think she was silly.
At this moment, she would rather be a little foolish, a little foolish.
"Drive." Mu Ning took a deep breath, trying to keep her voice steady and without any fluctuation.
"Yes."
The car turned around and drove away.
Bai Xin'ai watched the departing car, then followed it for a few more steps, tears streaming down her face.
What pain could be worse than having your beloved shatter your heart in front of you? Bai Xin'ai felt that heart-wrenching pain again, the same pain she felt when she knelt outside the Zhuang family's house begging for his forgiveness years ago. It was like she was suffocating. So painful, so painful.
She knew she had acted too hastily and shouldn't have appeared before him so abruptly.
She both longed for his arrival and feared it, because she felt she wasn't ready yet. Perhaps she could have been better prepared before appearing before him.
Her plan was to slowly approach Mu Ning, gradually lower his guard, and then use Mu Ning to get closer to him. Because she had no other way to get close to him except through this method.
Bai Xin'ai knew very well that a large part of the reason Zhuang Shijue appeared was to prevent her from appearing in front of Zhuang Shiyuan, so she didn't take any of Zhuang Shijue's words seriously.
She ruined her own plans; she couldn't control herself the moment she saw him. She thought that after so many years, her self-control would be better, but she never expected…
Upon seeing him, everything instantly collapsed.
Back then, she was wild and arrogant, using her friendship with Zhuang Shijue to get close to Zhuang Shiyuan. She dared to act wildly in front of anyone, but she was afraid of Zhuang Shiyuan alone. She was afraid of ruining her image in his eyes, afraid he would regret making her his girlfriend, afraid he would look at her with cold eyes, afraid of so many things…
In fact, she's a coward when it comes to relationships. After all these years, her son is already six years old, and she only reappears in front of him now, making herself look so pathetic.
She could have simply taken her son and gone to the Zhuang family's house before he woke up, demanding that they grant her an identity.
But ultimately, she feared he would dislike her. Compared to his preferences, what did it matter whether the estate owner acknowledged it or not?
“Mommy…” Bai Chenhui hugged his mother’s waist, took her hand and wiped his tears from his face. “Mommy, don’t cry, Huihui is sad.”
"baby……"
Bai Xin'ai held Huihui in her arms, and the mother and son embraced and wept. The poor child couldn't recognize his father even though he was right in front of him.
The Zhuang family's car drove steadily back to the city. Mu Ning didn't say a word on the way, and Zhuang Shiyuan remained as still as an old monk, not offering any explanation. Perhaps, in his opinion, it really wasn't a big deal.
The car drove into the Zhuang family compound. As it stopped, Zhuang Shiyuan said, "Driver, you should go back and rest."
"Yes, young master." The driver got out of the car, knowing that the young master had something to say in the car, and tactfully left.
Mu Ning pushed open the door and got out of the car, but Zhuang Shiyuan called out to her, "Ning'er, wait."
"Yes, we're home. Let's go inside; it's quite cold outside," Mu Ning said softly, her voice no longer carrying the excitement and joy she felt when she first saw him.
"Sit for a while, it's not cold in the car," Zhuang Shiyuan said softly.
Mu Ning hesitated for a moment, then sat back down: "Okay, then I'll sit with you for a while."
The car was quiet for a long time before Zhuang Shiyuan finally broke the silence, "Bai Xin'ai, you could say she's an ex-girlfriend, but you need to understand that she's an ex, nothing more.
"Where is Bai Chenhui?" Mu Ning asked directly.
Zhuang Shiyuan didn't say anything, and Mu Ning didn't turn around to look at him either. After a long while, she said again, "Bai Chenhui is Bai Xin'ai's son, his six-year-old son, the one you just met."
"I don't know," Zhuang Shiyuan admitted.
"Is this your explanation?" Mu Ning asked slowly.
"I'm not explaining, I'm just letting you know that this happened, don't take it too seriously," Zhuang Shiyuan said calmly.