After the substitution marriage, I became the CEO's white moonlight

The afterglow of the setting sun gradually faded, and night fell. The lights in the Gu family villa seemed particularly dim. In the restaurant, a sumptuous dinner was placed on the table, but no one touched it. Su Li and Gu Jinyan looked at each other anxiously. The chairs opposite the dining table were empty. Their son, Gu Xingchen, did not show up on time as usual.

"Why is Xingchen becoming more and more ignorant?" Su Li couldn't help but complain, her tone full of worry.

Gu Jinyan patted her hands gently, signaling her to be patient, "Wait a little longer, maybe something happened at school that delayed you."

Time passed by, and Xingchen still didn't come back. Su Li couldn't sit still any longer, so she stood up and went to Xingchen's room to check.

After the knock on the door, an impatient “Stop bothering me!”

Su Li's heart sank suddenly. Was this still the well-behaved and sensible son she once was? She took a deep breath and said patiently, "Xingchen, open the door. Let's talk it over."

There was silence for a moment, and suddenly there was a loud noise, like the sound of a book being thrown to the ground, followed by Xingchen's cry: "I told you to stop bothering me! You don't understand me at all!"

Su Li and Gu Jinyan were both shocked by this sudden anger. They didn't understand when the child who once snuggled up to them and acted coquettishly became so strange?

This scene was repeated every day. Xingchen became silent and lost interest in studying. His grades plummeted. He often locked himself in his room, listening to deafening music and refusing to communicate with his parents.

Su Li and Gu Jinyan tried various methods to communicate with Xingchen. They took him to the amusement park, to the movies, and even made time to play his favorite games with him, but Xingchen always seemed to keep them at a distance.

"Xingchen, what's wrong with you? If you have anything on your mind, you can tell mom and dad. We are your parents and will always love you and support you." Gu Jinyan tried to open Xingchen's heart with a gentle tone.

However, Xingchen just looked at him coldly, said "You don't understand me at all", and slammed the door and walked out without looking back.

Looking at the empty doorway, Su Li and Gu Jinyan's hearts seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and the suffocating pain spread...

That day, Xingchen's head teacher called and said in a serious tone: "Gu Xingchen's parents, the child has been acting strangely in school recently. I hope you and the child's father can come to the school..." Su Li and Gu Jinyan rushed to the school. The head teacher was a young female teacher wearing glasses and looking serious. She described Xingchen's recent changes to Su Li and his wife: his grades plummeted, he couldn't concentrate in class, and he often quarreled with his classmates. What worried the teacher even more was that Xingchen seemed to have made friends with some students who didn't like to study and often caused trouble.

"I've seen several times those students waiting for Xingchen outside the school and offering him cigarettes. I'm worried that he will be led astray, so please take this seriously." The teacher said with concern.

After hearing this, Su Li and Gu Jinyan's faces turned very ugly. They didn't expect that the stars would change so much in such a short period of time.

"Thank you, teacher. We will have a good talk with him." Su Li's voice was a little hoarse.

After leaving the school, Su Li and Gu Jinyan were silent. They realized that the problem Xingchen was facing now was no longer a simple adolescent rebellion, but that he might go astray.

In order to help Xingchen, Su Li and Gu Jinyan decided to seek professional help. They found an experienced psychologist and confided their concerns and confusion to him.

The psychologist listened to their description patiently and said slowly: "Adolescents are very sensitive and fragile. They want to be independent and understood, but at the same time they lack proper guidance and judgment, and are easily influenced by negative external factors."

"Then what should we do?" Su Li asked anxiously.

The psychologist pondered for a moment and said, "You should try to understand the child's inner world and give him more love and tolerance. At the same time, you should strengthen your supervision and guidance of him and not let him go further down the wrong path."

The expert's words made Su Li and Gu Jinyan see a ray of light in the fog. They realized that blindly blaming and controlling would only make the child more rebellious, and only by getting into his heart could they really help him get through this special period.

"We understand, thank you." Su Li and Gu Jinyan said in unison.

From that day on, Su Li and Gu Jinyan began to try to get along with Xingchen in a completely new way. They no longer forced him to study, but spent more time with him and listened to his heart.

"Xingchen, let's go to a charity event together this weekend to help those in need." Su Li asked tentatively during dinner.

Xingchen raised his head, a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes...

Xingchen raised his head, a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes, and after a long time he whispered, "I don't want to go." Su Li and Gu Jinyan looked at each other, without blaming, but said gently, "It's okay, you can think about it again, we'll wait for your decision."

On Saturday, Su Li and Gu Jinyan got up early to prepare for today's charity event. They sorted out their clothes and prepared some snacks and toys that the children liked. Xingchen sat on the sofa in a sullen mood, watching them busy.

"Xingchen, are we really going to take you with us?" Gu Jinyan walked up to him and asked softly. Xingchen raised his head, looked at the sincerity and worry in his father's eyes, and finally nodded.

They drove to an orphanage on the outskirts of the city, where most of the children were orphans or from poor families. Su Li and Gu Jinyan took Xingchen to play games, tell stories, and share food with the children. Xingchen was a little reserved at first, but was soon infected by the children's innocent smiles and gradually integrated into their group.

A young volunteer sister noticed Xingchen and took the initiative to come over and chat with him. "Is your name Xingchen? What a nice name." The sister's voice was gentle and sweet, which made Xingchen feel very comfortable.

"Why do you come here to volunteer?" Xingchen asked curiously.

My sister smiled and said, "Because I want to do my part to help those in need. Seeing them happy makes me happy too."

Xingchen looked at his sister's busy figure, and suddenly he felt inexplicably moved. He had never thought that helping others would make him happy.

After the event, Xingchen took the initiative to help pack up. Before leaving, he walked to the volunteer sister and whispered, "Sister, thank you."

The elder sister touched his head and said with a smile: "You're welcome. You should also do your best!"

On the way home, Xingchen remained silent. Su Li and Gu Jinyan did not disturb him, because they knew that there were some things that he needed to think and understand on his own.

At night, Xingchen knocked on Su Li and Gu Jinyan's door...

"Dad, Mom, can I come in?" Xingchen's voice was soft, with a hint of uneasiness.

Su Li and Gu Jinyan looked at each other and motioned him to come in. Xingchen lowered his head and slowly walked in front of them, his eyes red, "I'm sorry, Mom and Dad, I was wrong."

His voice was small, but it contained sincere apology. During this time, he locked himself in the room, thinking back to what he had done during this period, recalling his parents' hard work and dedication, and he realized that he had hurt his parents' hearts.

Su Li held Xingchen in her arms distressedly, "Silly child, you are not wrong, you are just experiencing the troubles of growing up, and mom and dad also have things they did not do well."

Gu Jinyan patted Xingchen's back gently. "Mom and Dad are very pleased that you can recognize your mistakes. Our family must understand each other and face the problems together."

Xingchen raised her head, tears welling up in her eyes, "I don't want to go to cram school or go to an orphanage, I just..."

"Just what?" Su Li guided him gently.

"I just think studying is boring, and doing those things is boring." Xingchen's voice became smaller and smaller.

"Xingchen, learning is to help you better understand the world, and helping others will make you feel the value of life." Gu Jinyan explained patiently, "Just like you felt happy in the welfare home today, didn't you?"

Xingchen nodded, and thinking of the smile of the volunteer sister, a warm feeling surged in his heart.

"Everyone has their own interests and hobbies. Mom and Dad respect your choices, but you are responsible for your own choices." Su Li continued, "You can also try to discover the joy of learning and explore different fields. I believe you will find something you really like."

Xingchen nodded as if he understood, he knew that his parents would always love him and everything they did was for his own good.

"Okay, it's getting late, let's go to bed early." Gu Jinyan rubbed Xingchen's hair.

Xingchen stood up and walked to the door, then suddenly stopped and turned to look at his parents, "Dad, Mom, I want to talk to that volunteer sister."

Su Li and Gu Jinyan looked at each other, and they saw relief and hope in each other's eyes...