I'm sorry, I don't need a son

"Why did she tear up the picture book? Is it because you didn't draw well?"

"No, she asked me what you have taught me. I said painting, and... playing the piano. When I showed her the painting, she not only tore it... but also beat me, telling me not to draw you, especially Don't let me draw you...with my father and me, she said that if she finds me painting again...this, she will break my leg...She went out to buy vegetables that day, and I want to practice the tune you taught me. After playing... she came back and beat me again, saying that I would not be allowed to play the piano in the future. After a while... some people came up, took the piano away, and handed her a wad of money. I know the piano is yours, but I dare not say it, because when you are mentioned, she... scolds me, I am afraid of her, brother, I'm sorry, Qin is gone. "

The child told the story intermittently, Meng Churan knew about it, and hugged the child's head, really angry and anxious.

This is no real mother, the whole stepmother beats the child, she is going to die, if she dies, she wants to come and beat her up, who gave her the courage to abuse the child.

"It's okay, it's okay, I'll buy it for you when Qin is gone, this time I'll buy you a better one, don't be afraid, we should paint and paint in the future, she won't come back, and she won't hit you again , because I am here, I will protect you, let's practice dancing and taekwondo as before, okay?"

The child whispered and hugged Meng Churan's neck, rubbing his chin softly, which made his heart melt instantly.

If I insisted on keeping the child, would I not have been abused? I can't imagine what Jiang Meilan would have become if she hadn't been seriously ill and had Le Le in her hands. There is also this kind of person who starts with his own flesh and blood, no matter how jealous he is, he can't vent his anger on the child, what a bastard woman.

"Did you tell Dad?"

"No, I dare not."

Meng Churan thought to himself that Zhong Chenxi was also a jerk, didn't he see that the child was different, what was he thinking about all day long.

"How is the relationship between Mom and Dad?"

"No, they always quarrel, mom calls dad a pervert, homosexual, calls you a goblin, shameless..."

Shit!!!

Meng Churan was so angry that he thumped the bed hard, frightening the child so that he immediately stopped talking, not daring to speak any more.

"Don't be afraid, Lele, brother is not attacking you, don't listen to her nonsense, we don't listen to swearing words, you and brother have been together for so long, you know best if I am a goblin, right, dad is not a pervert, Don't take her words to heart, from now on, what should we do, forget about those unpleasant things, promise brother, can we do it?"

"It can be done. My brother is not a bad person, nor is he transformed from a goblin. I like my brother, and my father also likes my brother. I think the three of us are together, brother..."

Meng Churan hugged the child, feeling sore in his heart. How did Lele get here in the past two months? .

The child obviously has a psychological shadow on that mother. Although he can still communicate normally, he still has resistance to painting and is a little depressed. The child took a bath, nestled in the quilt early and read fairy tales to him, and fell asleep not long after.

Lele, who was asleep, trembled occasionally, shrunk herself into a ball, and the teardrops on her eyelashes glistened and were about to fall. Meng Churan gritted her teeth in hatred for what kind of fright she had suffered to make the child like this.

He patted the child, comforted him and soon fell asleep again, and then he went downstairs in peace.

Looking at the time, before ten o'clock, Zhong Chenxi had neither a call nor a message. He was probably busy, so he took his phone and prepared to send him a text message to reassure him.

The call came back shortly after.

"Did Lele trouble you?"

"No, he's very listless. How did you take care of the child during this time?" Actually, Meng Churan didn't want to question him on the phone, but thinking of the grievances suffered by the child, he even got angry with Zhong Chenxi. The child is innocent. Why involve him.

"Uh... Let me tell you if I have a chance, thank you for helping me bring Lele, otherwise I'm really worried and don't know what to do. I'll go over here when I have time. Please pick me up for two days."

Meng Churan breathed out and softened, "It's okay, anyway, I have time, don't worry, I won't abuse children."

"Thank you."

Zhong Chenxi knew what Meng Churan was referring to, but he could only keep his helplessness in his heart. The matter had reached this point and he couldn't leave Jiang Meilan alone. Fortunately, the child was taken care of now, otherwise, this collapsed state would explode soon .

Christmas is two days away, and it’s the weekend again. Lele doesn’t go to school. After a few days of adjustment, the child’s mood is obviously much better, and he has almost returned to his previous nature. This made Meng Churan very pleased.

Shi Luo contacted him early to confirm whether he could go out to play, and before he could say no, he heard Xu Yang yelling, "Don't call him, I'm sure he won't be able to come out, he's at home to watch his son," damn it, Wait until the day you fall into my hands, and see how I can fix you.Meng Churan also frankly said that he wanted to stay at home to look after the children, he couldn't go, and we would meet again on New Year's Day. Shi Luo didn't preach as usual this time, and he probably got used to it, so he hastily expressed regret and hung up the phone.

Si Qige has been waiting for Meng Churan's call to make an appointment, but the wait failed, so he simply called him. Even if the two of them are finished, they can hang out together like friends. The little girl's thoughts are tactful, Meng Churan can see that, The last time I was just politely talking about meeting for a meal, I didn’t expect him to take it seriously. Although there were other friends in the game, Meng claimed that he refused because of something. , he will go, he is not hypocritical, and he is frank at all times.

Si Qige didn't know that he really had something to do, he just thought it was an excuse, but he didn't ask any more questions, just said 'Merry Christmas' and hung up.

On Christmas day, Meng Churan took Lele to the mall to buy a Christmas tree and a bunch of decorations. Seeing that the child's down jacket was a bit thin, he bought a thick one for him. He also bought a good set of paint brushes as a Christmas gift. Finally, I picked a tie in the men's section and asked the waiter to wrap it up and bag it. After a whole morning of shopping, the child was tired, and the two of them went to the sushi restaurant to eat with big bags and small bags.

Going home after dinner, one big and one small were full of energy and began to decorate the Christmas tree, thinking about where to put it, dumped the pile of small decorations on the ground, and began to hang them on the tree.

Meng Churan put a Christmas hat on Lele, and Lele put a white beard on him. The two laughed and had a good time. Finally, the monotonous Christmas tree was beautiful under their decorations. The old man's doll was kind and charming, and when Christmas songs were played, the whole room immediately had a festive atmosphere. This might be the happiest Christmas they had ever had.

At this time in previous years, Meng Churan would eat and drink with his classmates, and finally got drunk and went home to sleep. He had no mood to play these shows. Lele, obviously Zhong Chenxi would not play this set of tricks to coax children, and he probably lived his normal life Yes, so after the whole set, the children and adults were very excited, bouncing around, especially Lele, who took a lot of photos in front of the tree and said that he would send them to his father and keep them for his grandparents. Of course, Meng Churan was also satisfied one by one. It was very late when the child fell asleep, and put the paintbrush I bought next to the pillow, hoping that Lele could see it in the morning, give him a surprise, and let him come out of the gloom.

Taking care of children is tiring but also happy, and he has felt this way since his internship.

Just about to wash up, the doorbell rang.

I had a hunch that it was Zhong Chenxi, and it was true when I opened the door.

It was hot in the room, and soon the frost on the scarf turned into drops of water. Meng Churan was afraid that it would be uncomfortable for him to wear, so he took it and put it on the chair together with the down jacket.

"Drink some hot tea, coffee will make you sleepless at night." Meng Churan put the tea in front of him and sat on the sofa on the other side.

After that period of separation, the two of them felt an inexplicable alienation, Zhong Chenxi rushed out of the hospital after receiving the photo that was passed on. To be honest, he was infected by the smiles of the two people in the photo.

It can be said that since Meng Churan left him, he has never laughed, and neither has Lele, at least the child has never laughed like this.

The unrestrained smile in the photo, defenseless and without any defilement, easily brought back his memories of the happy scene when they were a "family of three" together.

Ever since Meng Churan entered his world, the sum of all the happiness in the past has not been as much as him in just two months. Maybe his own personality has also affected the child's, withdrawn, speechless, and numb to everything. Soon he also became lively and cheerful, all thanks to Meng Churan, the boy who gave him a strange feeling.

The whole world is suffocated without him. The strong feeling of wanting to see him is unstoppable at the moment when I receive the photo. I feel more and more uncontrollable once I think of this person. Things rushed straight to my heart, like an ignorant teenager, like a boy in first love, I felt ridiculous but had to do it.

On the way, thinking about all kinds of possibilities for them to be alone together, kissing, hugging, talking about missing love, throwing everything away, being desperate and crazy, but seeing Meng Churan's calm and indifferent behavior that seems to be deliberately separating the relationship, My heart suddenly became cold.

He really doesn't like himself anymore.

"How is Jiang Meilan?" Meng Churan asked, taking a sip of tea.

"It's still the same, not very good, the cancer cells have spread, there is no chance of survival."

"Are you sad?" The disappointment and gloom on Zhong Chenxi's face made Meng Churan mistakenly think that it was because of Jiang Meilan, didn't they say that a husband and wife can be married for a day, and they have lived together for three years.

Zhong Chenxi raised his eyes and smiled wryly, "Wugan, I just tried my best to be a husband and wife in the past, no one cares about her, so let her die on the street?"

"Doesn't she have a family? Do you still have a relationship with her?"

"It doesn't matter. Her sister has never been close to her, and she married far away. The old parents in the family are sick. Our divorced old couple also held a grudge against her. We haven't contacted her all these years, and suddenly came back sick. , no one can count on it, only me."

"That's why you took her in willingly. Whether it's because of the unresolved love, or the revival of the old love, so that you didn't give up on her when you abused the child, and you still care about her."

Meng Churan's persuasive questioning made sense for him. He couldn't forget Zhong Chenxi's calm face when he said that the two of them had ended, and seemed to be waiting for him to say this, without any emotion at all, and he couldn't forget that their family of three was at the gate of the community The harmonious and intimate scene, let alone every word Lele told him about Jiang Meilan, what else can such a woman be nostalgic for.

"No, that's not the case. She and I have long since lost our relationship. Back then, because of my insistence, I sent a boy under the age of 18 to jail. The minors ignored it, and others advised me not to take this case, but seeing the family members of the victims crying to death, I really can't bear to see them lose their beloved son and let the murderer go free. This is unfair. In the end I won the lawsuit, and I was sent to the hospital. I was seriously injured and didn’t dare to tell my parents. It was Jiang Meilan who took care of me and gave me the money. So, I owe her a favor, no matter what happened to her later So, anyway, she was in charge of me at that time, no matter what, I can't leave her alone now."

"The murderer's family found someone to kill you, right?"

"Obviously, it was aimed at killing me at the time. Unfortunately, they were unlucky. Someone came out from the side and ran into them, so I escaped."

"Just let them go like that?"

"It was too dark, and there was no monitoring, and there was no result to report the case. Although there were suspects, there was no evidence. The boy was sentenced to 10 years in prison. After that, they didn't bother me again. Just think about it."

"Then what should I do if I trouble you again in the future? Is that the end?"

"It won't happen in the future. They are not stupid, and their children are only in their 20s when they come out. If they go in with their parents, the consequences will be different."

"I didn't expect your lawyer profession to be dangerous. You must be careful in the future."

"Hehe, it's not as scary as you think, it's just an example, it's okay."

After hearing the reason why Zhong Chenxi took Jiang Meilan in, Meng Churan seemed to be relieved a lot, and he was not so worried, thinking that this happened to Zhong Chenxi, if the second person would not care about her.