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Jiang Mian's laughter was soft, but it broke the tense and even confrontational atmosphere.

He seemed very relaxed.

It's like poking a hole in this tense state.

Song Wan and Jiang Shan were probably also there because Lu Chaochi was present, or perhaps because Jiang Mian had just been unable to suppress her laughter.

The expressions on their faces no longer showed as much anger and coldness.

"Do you know what we were talking about with him?" Song Wan's voice softened.

"No matter what we talk about, Grandma and Grandpa, please don't get angry," Lu Chaochi said.

Song Wan sighed and gently stroked Lu Chaochi's hair with her fingers. "Your father has remarried, and we want to take you back to take care of you and live with us."

Song Wan said this because she thought Lu Chaochi would agree to their plan.

They had mentioned this before, and they really couldn't bear to see the child so young often alone at home.

Even if he is intelligent and precocious, he is still just a child. How can he not have an adult taking good care of him?

Therefore, they hoped to take Lu Chaochi back to take care of him when Lu Bozhou was busy with work.

At that time, Lu Chaochi was also happy about it.

But Lu Bozhou disagreed.

Perhaps Song Wan and Jiang Shan had once considered wanting custody of Lu Chaochi.

It raises concerns that if they take Lu Chaochi away, they might not be willing to return him.

If things escalate to a breakdown over the custody of the child, it would be a very ugly situation.

Or perhaps it's because Lu Bozhou simply wants to raise the child himself.

Song Wan and Jiang Shan had heard some rumors, the truth of which they did not know.

I heard that Lu Bozhou once said when he was drunk that if he didn't agree, Jiang Mian would rather die than leave him. He would keep the child by his side, and even if Jiang Mian became a ghost, she would be a ghost by his side!

Although they didn't know if what he said was true or not, Song Wan and Jiang Shan always knew that Lu Bozhou was crazy.

That statement isn't necessarily entirely false.

To Song Wan and Jiang Shan's surprise, even Lu Chaochi disagreed this time.

Lu Chaochi's eyes widened, and he even took a step back!

He waved his hands repeatedly, "I...I won't go, I won't go!"

Jiang Shan frowned. "Why? Isn't it good to live with Grandpa and Grandma? You used to want to live with us."

Song Wan chimed in, "Yes, and now that he's remarried, he didn't have time to take care of you even before he remarried, so he definitely won't have time for you now!"

Lu Chaochi remained unmoved, his expression growing even more anxious.

She even sped up her speech, "But...but there's Mianmian! Mianmian is so good to me! She takes care of me! She's so nice!"

A warm feeling welled up in Jiang Mian's heart.

In this situation, she felt very soft-hearted listening to what her parents or son said.

Song Wan and Jiang Shan probably didn't expect that even Lu Chaochi disagreed.

I probably didn't want to say anything bad about Jiang Mian, after all, she had saved Lu Chaochi.

I couldn't help myself at that moment.

Song Wan glanced at Jiang Mian sideways.

"What's so good about it? Leaving you alone at home while you go on a trip with your dad? They say once you have a stepmother, your biological father becomes a stepfather. Your dad wasn't even acting like a biological father to begin with, how can he possibly be any better?"

Jiang Mian's eyes showed a hint of helplessness.

“But, Dad and Mianmian went on their honeymoon…” Lu Chaochi could tell that his grandparents were angry, and his voice softened.

Hearing this, Song Wan seemed even angrier.

She sneered, "Honeymoon? When he married your mother, I didn't see him go on a honeymoon. Now he's getting married again, and he's got all that youthful passion?"

Jiang Mian almost couldn't help but speak up, mainly because she saw her mother's uncontrollable emotions and was afraid of upsetting her.

I also noticed that Little Stone's face was becoming increasingly cautious.

Jiang Mian couldn't bear it.

What's more, the man remained silent the whole time, enduring his parents' anger.

He made no attempt to explain that he wasn't on vacation with her at all; he was simply injured and didn't want his son to worry.

Unexpectedly, the son, facing his grandparents' anger, became cautious and timid.

He actually spoke again.

"But Dad was wrong to do that before. We can't tear up everyone else's umbrellas just because Mom got wet in the rain before..."

Children's minds are simple and harmless. They have no thought whatsoever that if they can't have it, no one else should have it either.

Jiang Mian's eyes welled up with tears after hearing those words, and she couldn't help but quickly wipe them away.

Song Wan glanced at her.

Then, she lowered her eyes and said to Lu Chaochi, "Why not? Why can't Mianmian have it, but others can? What's the reason?"

Ultimately, what my parents have been unable to understand all these years is just one question—why?

Why should my daughter die?

Why can others have what my daughter lacks? Why can't she have it?

Why? Bad people can live, but my wonderful daughter can't?

Why, why on earth!

Hearing my grandmother's words and seeing her reddened eyes.

Lu Chaochi sighed softly, like a little adult.

They had already stepped back a few paces.

At this moment, he stepped forward and took Song Wan's hand.

A soft, childlike voice comforted her, "Grandma, it's hard to live with hatred. Mom certainly wouldn't want to see you all suffer like this."

Song Wan didn't say anything more, but squatted down and hugged Lu Chaochi tightly, her hot tears falling onto Lu Chaochi's neck.

Jiang Mian bit her tongue hard, afraid that her emotions would get out of control because of her mother's tears.

Jiang Mian took a deep breath, holding back her tears, "Let Xiao Shitou go back with Grandpa and Grandma today? To comfort them."

Lu Bozhou frowned, his eyes unfathomable.

Jiang Mian's vision was a little blurry, and she wasn't sure if there was any displeasure in the man's eyes.

But the current situation, emotions, and state of mind no longer allowed Jiang Mian to think so much.

Upon hearing Jiang Mian's words, Song Wan looked up at her.

I was initially wondering if this woman was just pretending to be kind, or if she was just trying to take the opportunity to get rid of the child.

But when Song Wan looked up, she saw a pair of reddened eyes, filled with an overwhelming sorrow.

When his eyes met hers, he hurriedly looked away.

Song Wan was stunned. She had been harboring dark and hostile suspicions, but when she met those eyes, she was taken aback.

For some reason, I couldn't even begin to speculate about the darker side of things.

Lu Chaochi certainly felt sorry for his maternal grandparents, and since he was young, he didn't think like Lu Bozhou that Song Wan and Jiang Shan would take him away and not let him come back.

So she obediently nodded, and Lu Chaochi blinked and asked, "Mianmian, can you come pick me up then?"

Jiang Mian sniffed silently, smiled at him, and nodded, "Yes, I will definitely come to pick you up then."

Song Wan and Jiang Shan were still wary of Jiang Mian. But they were happy to see this matter she had facilitated.

She quickly left the mansion with Lu Chaochi.

'Click!'

After the sound of the door closing.

The room fell into a deathly silence.

Jiang Mian belatedly realized... and her whole body stiffened.