I'm Not a Child Bride!!

Fu Siwen was quite surprised when she received Su Minghui's call. Although they were best friends, ever since Su Minghui had married Zhou Guomin, she had devoted herself wholeheartedly to him, and the two had gradually grown apart.

"Minghui? What made you suddenly think of calling me today?"

Hearing Fu Siwen's voice, Su Minghui's eyes reddened, and she nearly broke down in tears.

She suppressed the urge to cry and cleared her throat. "Siwen, I gave birth. Can you come see me and the baby?"

Fu Siwen froze for a moment, seeming to sense that something was wrong with Su Minghui's tone. She quickly replied, "Which hospital are you at? I'll be right there."

After Su Minghui gave her the hospital's name and confirmed that Fu Siwen was coming, she finally let out a breath of relief. Then she picked up Su Leyun beside her and gazed at him with a loving expression.

This was the scene Zhou Guomin saw when he came in.

Thinking of how this child had forced his Xiu Ru and daughter to hide in a second-floor ward, preventing their family of five from being reunited, disgust flashed in Zhou Guomin's eyes, though it quickly vanished.

"Minghui, you've just given birth. Your body is still very weak, so you need plenty of rest." Zhou Guomin put on a show of concern before saying, "Get some good rest first. My assistant just called and said there's something going on at the company. I need to head back first. I'll come see you tomorrow."

With that, Zhou Guomin left.

Su Leyun kicked his little legs as he blew bubbles nearby.

[That scumbag dad is seriously the worst. He's deliberately lying to Mom. He's obviously going to keep that mistress and illegitimate daughter company, yet he's claiming there's something at the company.]

Hearing Su Leyun's thoughts, Su Minghui's heart ached. But she knew this was not the time to wallow in pain or regret. She had to take advantage of this opportunity and get herself and her child out of their predicament as soon as possible.

After all, the doctors and nurses at this hospital had already been bought off by Zhou Guomin.

Fu Siwen arrived soon afterward, and she had not come alone—she had brought her son, Chu Yanxiao, with her.

The moment she entered, Fu Siwen asked, "Minghui, what happened? Did something go wrong?"

Su Minghui was staying in a premium ward. The only people in the entire room were Fu Siwen and her son, and Su Minghui and hers.

Su Minghui told Fu Siwen everything that had happened over the past few days. The more Fu Siwen heard, the grimmer her expression became. She was both furious and heartbroken. "This Zhou Guomin has gone too far! What are you planning to do now? You absolutely can't let him get away with this!"

Su Minghui gave a bitter smile. "Of course I can't let him off. But I can't alert him yet. We need to make a long-term plan."

Zhou Guomin was exceptionally good at disguising himself. Before her, he had always appeared gentle, refined, and considerate, tricking her into marrying him despite everyone's objections. After the marriage, she had devoted herself fully to the family and handed Su Corporation's affairs over to him.

After taking over, he promoted quite a few people. He told Su Minghui it was all for the company's better development, and blinded by love, she listened to everything he said.

Looking back now, all that talk about developing talent had been fake. His real goal had been to replace the company's backbone with his own trusted subordinates.

The current Su Corporation probably only bore the Su name on the surface. Internally, it had long since become Zhou Guomin's territory.

Su Corporation was the last card in Su Minghui's hand. If she wanted Zhou Guomin to pay for what he had done, she absolutely could not rush this.

Fu Siwen naturally understood her concerns. Nodding, she reached out to hold Su Minghui's hand and comforted her. "No matter what you plan to do, I'll support you."

Su Minghui had been living in chaos these past few days. The people around her were all beasts in human skin, so her good friend's heartfelt words felt especially precious. Her nose stung, and tears welled up in her eyes.

As they spoke, Chu Yanxiao had already very consciously walked over to Su Leyun's side.

Though Su Leyun had only just been born, he was fair and delicate. He neither cried nor fussed, sucking on his tiny hand while staring at Chu Yanxiao with big round eyes.

Chu Yanxiao's eyes sparkled as he watched him, and he could not resist poking Su Leyun's little cheek.

So soft! So cute!

He looked up eagerly at his mother, who was comforting Su Minghui. "Mom, is this my little bride?"

That single question made Su Minghui, who had been crying, laugh.

She and Fu Siwen had been close since childhood. They had once agreed that their children would have an arranged childhood engagement, but unfortunately, both of them had given birth to boys.

Two years earlier, Fu Siwen had given birth to Chu Yanxiao. During Su Minghui's prenatal checkup, the doctor had told her she was carrying a daughter. During her pregnancy, the two had happened to run into each other and shared a meal. At the time, they had jokingly said that the baby in her belly would be Chu Yanxiao's little bride. She had never expected the little fellow to remember it after hearing it just once.

Su Leyun also kicked his legs in protest.

[I am the mighty Lord Bai Ze! I will never be anyone's bride!]

The sudden babyish voice made Chu Yanxiao look around in every direction.

[What are you looking at? I'm talking about you, brat!]

Only then did Chu Yanxiao confirm that the voice had come from Su Leyun. Looking at his mother again, she seemed not to have heard it. He covered his mouth in shock and leaned even closer to Su Leyun.

He and his little bride had a secret now!

Although Su Minghui did not understand what Lord Bai Ze meant, she could tell that her son was unwilling. Smiling, she picked him up and explained, "Lele is a little brother. He can't be your bride."

Fu Siwen added, "Our Chu Yanxiao will have to find a pretty little girl to be his bride someday. A little brother can be a good friend."

Chu Yanxiao blinked, clearly unconvinced. Instead, he said, "But this little brother is prettier than every girl in our Enlightenment Class. I want him to be my bride."

The childlike words left the two adults laughing helplessly, and the heavy atmosphere eased considerably.

Su Minghui spent several days recuperating in the hospital. Once she had recovered, she prepared to be discharged.

On the day she completed the discharge procedures, Zhou Guomin came to the hospital early in the morning to pick up Su Minghui and her son.

As he poured water for Su Minghui, he said, "Minghui, don't worry. I've already found a postpartum care center. The service is good and the environment is nice. You can move in directly in a little while, and I'll go over to accompany you every day."

Upon hearing this, Su Minghui raised her eyes and glanced at Zhou Guomin.

Meanwhile, Su Leyun in the stroller looked thoroughly displeased.

[This scumbag dad still won't give up. He clearly discussed that postpartum care center with that mistress beforehand. Everyone there has been bought off by him, and they're just waiting for Mom to move in so he can take the chance to carry me away.]

[Mom, Mom, you absolutely can't agree to this! This big bad guy is doing it on purpose. He wants to take me away, then persuade you to adopt a girl while you're grieving, so he can bring the mistress's daughter to your side and have you raise her.]

Listening to the indignant thoughts of the little baby, a trace of mockery flashed through Su Minghui's eyes.

She had not expected Zhou Guomin to still be plotting this at a time like this. Fortunately, she had discussed it with Fu Siwen in advance.