"Taoist Master Yunlong asked me to pass on a message: 'Just let things take their natural course with the child.'"
Tang Dongcheng scratched his head, his uneasy gaze flicking toward Tang Tang from time to time. "I asked if he could explain in more detail, but he said that was all we needed."
"Just let things take their natural course..."
Tang Tang mulled over her master's words.
"That's all there is to it this time?"
"He used to make me recite sutras and chant prayers, and told me to do good deeds and accumulate virtue. Why is it just this one simple sentence now?"
Could it be that the time had come, so all she had to do in this life was laze around until she died?
Hmm, that actually made sense.
This was the first time she had been reborn as a newborn. Did that mean she had to start from the beginning to see things through to the end?
"All right, I understand what you mean, Master."
"Since you've put it that way, I'll listen to you."
"Besides, I've already got enough money to live on. Even if that rotten old man throws me out again, this money will let me live comfortably with Mom, Dad, and my brothers."
She had intended to spend this life doing nothing and living off what she had anyway.
Her master's words suited her perfectly. Now she had even less reason to make an effort.
"But before that, I hope I get to see my beautiful mommy get divorced!"
"My beautiful mommy's death was practically caused by that scumbag dad and that rotten old man! As long as she stays with that scumbag dad and the trashy Tang Family, she'll always be in danger!"
"It doesn't matter if I die, but my beautiful mommy finally managed to change her fate a little in this life. We absolutely can't let that go to waste!"
"But why am I still a tiny baby who can't do anything?"
"I'm so mad!"
If she were even a little older, she could use a child's methods, throwing tantrums and rolling around to help her beautiful mommy and keep her from being bullied.
A baby barely over a month old couldn't even talk or sit steadily, let alone throw tantrums and roll around. She was truly "defenseless," unable to do a thing!
It was so infuriating!
Tang Tang punched and kicked in her crib, protesting with all her might.
Su Xiajing: "..."
I will get divorced.
My daughter and I will survive, too.
Tang Dongcheng: "..."
The old man's lived all these years and still can't act like a decent human being.
As for Beichen...
He brought it all on himself.
He deserves to be abandoned.
Tang Xiancheng: "..."
I know "dad" means Daddy.
But what does "scumbag dad" mean?
My little sister really seems to dislike scumbag dad.
Anyone my little sister dislikes must be a really bad person. I won't like him either.
Click...
The sound of the door opening came from the entryway.
A moment later, Tang Beichen came in cheerfully, carrying a bouquet of the sunflowers Su Xiajing liked.
"Honey, I'm home."
"Uh, Dongcheng, what brings you here?"
The living room was filled with a tangled, simmering tension that seemed ready to explode at any moment.
An inexplicable chill ran down Tang Beichen's back. Bewildered, he put down the flowers and walked over to Su Xiajing.
"What were you talking about?"
He addressed Su Xiajing, but his eyes turned toward Tang Tang.
Sweetheart, give me a hint.
After being brought back to the Tang Family, Tang Tang had barely lived with him, so she had never had any affection for him in the first place. She also resented him because of her mother's death. Every time she thought of her birth mother, she couldn't control her anger, and now just seeing him made her furious.
"Beautiful mommy, take a good look! This man may love you now, but he has no sense of responsibility. Once you're no longer beautiful and gentle, he'll betray you!"
"Don't believe his excuses, either. Whatever the reason, cheating is cheating. If he does it once, he'll do it twice, three times, four times, five times. Don't trust him! You've already decided to divorce him anyway, so hurry up and sign the papers, then make it official!"
Tang Beichen: "..."
*???*
His daughter hadn't mentioned divorce for several days. Although he didn't know why she had suddenly brought it up again, one thing was certain: something had happened at home while he was away that had prompted her to return to the subject.
"Dongcheng..."
"Beichen, why did you get off work so early today?"
Tang Dongcheng looked at him coldly, his gaze full of reproach.
Tang Beichen: *???*
"I finished the important work and wanted to come home early to spend time with Tangtang, so I left early."
"Was there nothing else besides the important work?"
"There was, but I can handle it at home."
"Is that how you usually work, too? You only handle the important things at the office, then leave early and deal with the rest whenever you please?"
"Huh? When did I ever say that?"
Tang Beichen was completely baffled. "I've been wanting to ask you for the past couple of days, Dongcheng. Did I do something to upset you? Why do I feel like you've been picking on me lately?"
"You're overthinking it."
Tang Dongcheng gave him an indifferent glance. "I just feel that Tangtang deserves better."
Tang Beichen: "..."
So what exactly did I do to give you that impression?
It wasn't right for an outsider to interfere too much in a couple's affairs.
Tang Dongcheng stood up and was about to leave, but after thinking it over, he decided he still needed to make his position clear.
"Xia Jing."
He looked at Su Xiajing and said earnestly, "The old man and the Tang Family have wronged you. Whatever you decide to do, Qi Xian and I will support you."
As he spoke, he glanced at the stunned Tang Beichen. "If you've already decided to get divorced, I can recommend a good divorce lawyer."
Tang Beichen: *???*
Dongcheng, my own flesh-and-blood brother.
What grudge do you have against me? What resentment could make you cruel enough to break up my family?
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