Heart Stealer

Qiu Xue stretched out her right hand with a slight tremor and gently wiped the tears that kept rolling down the corners of her eyes.

She took a deep breath, trying to calm her inner emotions, but her broken heart still couldn't stop sobbing.

Qiu Xue suppressed her grief and said in a slightly choked voice,

"Mom, could you please calm down and listen to me for a moment?"

Before she could finish her words, she was ruthlessly interrupted by Xiao's mother.

Xiao's mother's originally gentle and kind face suddenly changed color, her eyes widened, and there was a chilling chill in her eyes.

Her lips were pressed into a straight line, as if she wanted to eject all her anger through this tight gap.

"Shut up! I don't want to hear another word from you!"

Qiu Xue's body trembled violently, and the blood color on her face quickly faded like the tide. In the blink of an eye, she became as pale as paper, without a trace of life.

Her bright and clear eyes, like autumn water, were also drowned in tears.

Only a few teardrops were left flickering in it, making her look particularly pitiful.

Faced with such an angry mother-in-law, Qiu Xue subconsciously lowered her head and never dared to look up to meet her gaze, for fear of further angering her.

Qiu Xue's hands involuntarily tightly grasped the teacup in her hands that had long lost its temperature.

She felt the coolness coming from her palms, as if only this slight stimulation of cold could slightly ease the pain and helplessness that penetrated deep into her bones.

After a while, Qiu Xue suppressed the huge grief in her heart, turned her head, and said softly to Xiao Tuobang who was standing silently beside her,

"Tuobang, I'm going to take my daughter out for a walk first."

After saying that, she slowly stood up, holding her daughter in her arms, and walked towards the door with unsteady steps.

Xiao Tuobang's originally handsome face was now distorted, with pain and helplessness intertwined together, like a crumpled painting.

Xiao Tuobang was extremely anxious, and his hands tightly grasped Qiu Xue's slender wrist like iron pliers.

"Qiuxue, please, don't go, okay?"

Qiu Xue slowly raised her head, and her eyes as beautiful as stars gazed deeply at the man in front of her whom she loved deeply.

She opened her red lips slightly and said softly in a voice as gentle as the spring breeze.

"Tuobang, I understand your feelings, but... I really can't bear to see you put in such a dilemma because of me."

Xiao's mother, who had been standing by and watching coldly, suddenly walked forward with an angry look on her face.

She pointed her finger at Qiu Xue mercilessly, and scolded her harshly,

"Qiuxue, from today on, I warn you, you'd better never set foot in our Xiao family's door again! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"

These words were like an extremely sharp sword, carrying a fierce sword energy, stabbing straight into Qiu Xue's fragile heart.

Hearing his mother's heartless words, Xiao Tuobang felt a nameless fire rising in his heart.

His eyes widened, veins popped out on his forehead, and he turned his head abruptly and roared at Xiao's mother.

"Mom! How could you treat Qiuxue like this? Don't you think you've gone too far?"

Qiu Xue saw the tense scene in front of her, and her heart tightened. She quickly reached out and gently tugged at the corner of Xiao Tuobang's clothes, and softly persuaded him,

"Tuobang, forget it. Don't let Mom and I have a conflict because of me. Don't make things difficult for her."

After saying this, Qiu Xue slowly turned around, carefully picked up her young daughter, and staggered towards the door step by step.

Qiu Xue bit her lips tightly, and her originally pink lips had now lost their color.

In her beautiful eyes, the crystal clear tears were like pearls that had broken off the string.

It kept spinning in my eye sockets, as if it would burst out like a flood in the next second.

Every step Qiu Xue took seemed heavy, as if her legs were filled with lead, revealing a deep loneliness and helplessness.

Xiao Tuobang stood in place, his eyes fixed on Qiu Xue's gradually receding figure. His eyes were filled with endless helplessness and pain.

Seeing Qiu Xue about to disappear from his sight, he felt an impulse in his heart and wanted to rush forward immediately to stop the mother and daughter.

Just as he was about to raise his foot, his mother's harsh words were like an invisible shackle, locking him in place.

The Xiao family's living room was filled with a tense and depressing atmosphere, and the sunlight seemed unable to penetrate the thick haze.

When Mother Xiao saw Qiu Xue carrying her granddaughter Xiao Muyao out of the house, she quickly walked up to Xiao Tuobang and urged him anxiously,

"Tuobang, go and get the divorce procedures as soon as possible. Don't delay any further."

Xiao Tuobang frowned and responded firmly: "Mom, my daughter is still young, and I don't want her to grow up in an incomplete family."

A trace of anger flashed in Xiao's mother's eyes, and she raised her voice and said,

"Qiu Xue left without saying goodbye over two years ago. She admitted that she had an abortion, and now she's suddenly brought a child back. Who knows if she's the flesh and blood of our Xiao family?"

Xiao Tuobang's face turned very ugly, his hands trembled slightly, and he said in a hoarse voice,

"Mom, don't say that. Mu Yao is definitely my daughter."

Father Xiao couldn't stand it any longer, so he walked over to Mother Xiao and said softly,

"My dear, don't be so impulsive. Mu Yao and Tuo Bang looked exactly the same when they were young. They must be the flesh and blood of our Xiao family."

After hearing this, Xiao's mother showed a look of dissatisfaction on her face, and she glared at Xiao's father fiercely.

"Why are you all speaking up for Qiu Xue?"

Father Xiao shook his head helplessly and said, "I'm being realistic. Mu Yao is obviously the granddaughter of our Xiao family."

Xiao Tuobang felt very sad when he saw his parents quarreling.

He walked up to Xiao's mother, held her hand, and said sincerely,

"Mom, Mu Yao is my daughter. I will do my best to take care of her and give her a complete family."

A hint of hesitation flashed in Xiao's mother's eyes. She was silent for a while. Suddenly, she thought of something and her attitude became tough again.

"No, Qiuxue is obviously not a woman who can live a peaceful life. I won't let her set foot in our house again."

His mother is very dissatisfied with Qiu Xue, but Xiao Tuobang hopes that his mother can understand his choice.

He loved Qiu Xue deeply and he believed they could start over.

Xiao Tuobang held his mother's hand tightly, looked at her firmly and said,

"Mom, I know you have some opinions about Qiu Xue, but she has changed. She is now a good mother and a good wife.

I hope you can give Qiuxue a chance and let her reintegrate into our family."

Xiao Tuobang looked at his mother's expression, and she seemed to be wavering in her heart. Xiao Tuobang continued to persuade her,

"Mom, Mu Yao needs a complete family. She needs motherly love as well as fatherly love. I hope you can let go of your past prejudices and give Qiu Xue a chance to become a member of our family."

Xiao Tuobang showed great tolerance towards Qiu Xue, completely disregarding the unpleasant things that had happened between them before.

As a mother, Xiao's mother could not forget the harm her son had suffered.

Every time she saw her son looking sad and drinking to drown his sorrows, her heart felt like it was being stabbed by needles.

Xiao's mother was worried that her son would fall into the abyss of pain again.

She remembered the solemn promise she had made to Ye Qingxin not long ago.

At that time, Ye Qingxin, who had also experienced ups and downs in her love life, found Xiao's mother and confided her difficulties to her.

Xiao's mother felt pity and decided to help this kind and poor girl.

She vowed that she would find a way to bring Ye Qingxin and Xiao Tuobang together, so that the two wounded hearts could comfort each other and find their own happiness together.

Thinking of this, Xiao's mother gritted her teeth and said,

"Tuobang, think carefully about what Qiuxue did to you back then! Can you really forget all those things?

You put in so much effort and suffered so much before you finally broke free from that painful emotional whirlpool!

Why are you still so stubborn and unwilling to change your ways, jumping back into that bottomless pit? Mommy really can’t bear to see you suffer again…”

Xiao's mother's words hit Xiao Tuobang hard.

In an instant, his thoughts seemed to be pulled back by a powerful force to the past two long and difficult years.

At that time, Xiao Tuobang was immersed in the haze of a broken heart and couldn't extricate himself.

Qiu Xue's indifference and ruthlessness lingered in his mind like a nightmare, and could not be shaken off.

Every day, he suffers from endless longing and pain, and is exhausted both physically and mentally.

After countless sleepless nights, enduring countless tortures and struggles,

With his tenacious perseverance, Xiao Tuobang finally rescued himself from the abyss of darkness bit by bit.

At this moment, when those memories were awakened again, Xiao Tuobang's face turned pale as paper, and an expression of pain was clearly visible on his face.

Every bit of the past flashed before his eyes like movie scenes, making him heartbroken.

Seeing that Xiao Tuobang's thoughts were beginning to waver, Xiao's mother took the opportunity to continue to fan the flames.

"Tuobang, while your daughter is still young, getting a divorce will be good for everyone. As time goes by and you develop feelings for each other, it will become more difficult to get a divorce."

Xiao Tuobang gritted his teeth and said with difficulty,

"Mom, I will think about this matter carefully." After saying that, he turned around and slowly went upstairs to his room.

The door closed gently, as if isolating him from everything in the outside world.