Not listening, not listening-no sermons from my scumbag dad

Tang Beichen felt as though his world was about to collapse. He stood stunned for a long while before coming back to his senses.

"Daddy knows that after what happened, it'll be hard for you and Mommy to trust me again. I have no right to blame either of you, but I'll protect you and do everything I can to earn your trust again."

Tang Beichen suppressed his emotions and continued, watching his daughter's reaction as he tried to glean a little information from her complaints.

Tang Tang was busy reflecting on her mistakes and had manually switched off her hearing. Whatever he said, she remained completely unmoved.

Not listening, not listening-no sermons from my scumbag dad.

Whatever you say now, I won't believe it. Not a single word!

Tang Beichen: "..."

Never in my life did I imagine that I, Tang Beichen, would take the blame for something I hadn't done.

It was absurd, but also not that absurd.

After all, the culprit was also "him."

Knowing in advance and taking precautions was better than regretting things only after he had truly lost the people he loved.

Tang Beichen quickly consoled himself. "It's okay. Daddy will prove it to you and Mommy."

Tang Tang still gave no response.

Tang Beichen looked over, only to find that the little one had already fallen asleep.

Tang Tang:

"..."

A baby's energy and stamina were limited. Tang Tang spent every day either sleeping or eating.

The little time she spent awake went toward counting gold and money, with a few compliments for her beautiful mommy and complaints about her scumbag dad thrown in.

When she woke up that day, Tang Tang discovered that her beautiful mommy wasn't in the room. Voices were coming from beyond the half-open door, though, and they were fairly loud.

They were too far away. Tang Tang couldn't make out what they were saying.

"Waa, waa, waa..."

Tang Tang pretended to cry a few times.

What are you talking about? Let me listen too!

Leaving such an adorable daughter behind to go have fun by yourself? Where's your mother-daughter solidarity?

It had been ten days since her birth, and she woke up at home every day. Tang Tang had accepted that she wouldn't be thrown away for the time being, so she fully embraced her role as a baby and enjoyed herself without worry.

But over the past few days, she had often woken up alone in the room. A baby's life without the constant fear of being thrown away was simply too boring. At such a tender age, she already had to find her own entertainment.

Tang Tang noticed that her beautiful mommy had gotten busy after recovering physically. She seemed to be preparing for a comeback.

The entertainment industry-that was a breeding ground for gossip.

Tang Tang loved entertainment more than anything.

But her beautiful mommy never took her along when she discussed things. How mean.

"Oh, Tang Tang's awake."

Sister Wang was the first to notice she was awake and came in with a bottle to feed her.

Tang Tang lay comfortably in the crook of Sister Wang's arm, sucking on the nipple as her eyes roamed around.

"Are you looking for Mommy, Tang Tang?"

Holding the bottle in one hand and Tang Tang in the other arm, Sister Wang carried her outside. "Your mommy's discussing work with her agent. Let's go over quietly and not disturb her."

Tang Tang: "..."

You make it sound like I cry all the time. Other than when I'm hungry and want milk, I barely ever cry.

Besides, I just want to hear the gossip. I'm not here to flip the table.

Watching the drama quietly without disturbing the people involved is basic gossip-lover etiquette!

Su Xiajing: "..."

Her darling daughter was only ten days old, but she was already a chatterbox who loved gold and money and was passionate about gossip.

She wondered who the little girl had inherited such an adorable personality from.

Neither she nor Tang Beichen had much of a tendency toward any of those things.

"Sister Wang, let me hold her."

Su Xiajing took Tang Tang and deftly settled her little sweetie into her favorite position, supporting the bottle with one hand.

"Let's go with the second script."

She pointed at the scripts on the table. "The first story's good too, but the schedule is too tight. I can't make a comeback until Tang Tang is at least six months old. The second one gives us more time."

"Mm, I agree."

Zhang Zhang put away the other scripts. "Then let's talk about this one..."

"There's no rush."

Su Xiajing glanced at Tang Tang, who was gazing at her eagerly. "We can discuss the script after I've finished reading it. Let's talk about something else first."

Tang Tang's eyes sparkled. Exactly! Talk about the script later! Talk about something else!

Tell me more entertainment industry gossip!

I love hearing it!

"..."

Unsure whether to laugh or cry, Su Xiajing gently tapped the bottle, reminding her not to get so caught up in the gossip that she forgot to drink her milk.

Zhang Zhang's gaze traveled between mother and daughter. Assuming that Su Xiajing simply didn't want to discuss work in front of her daughter, she put that script away too and took out another document envelope.

"Then let's talk about your divorce. This is the divorce agreement the lawyer drafted based on your circumstances that day. Take a look and see if anything needs to be added."

Tang Tang even stopped drinking her milk. Oh-ho! My beautiful mommy's finally standing up for herself!

Thumbs up! I'm giving my beautiful mommy two thumbs and two big toes up!

Divorce is great! Hurry it along!

Su Xiajing: "..."

"What divorce?"

Tang Beichen heard his daughter's voice the moment he came through the door. Without even putting on slippers, he rushed in barefoot. "Who said anything about getting divorced? Why didn't I know?"

With his long legs, he reached them in a few strides and snatched the divorce agreement off the table. Leaving no room for discussion, he tore it to shreds with a few sharp rips.

"I don't agree!"

Su Xiajing glanced at him, unmoved.

Not at all surprised, Zhang Zhang folded her arms and leaned back against the sofa to watch the show.

Tang Tang had never seen anything like this. She froze.

He tore it up?

My scumbag dad actually tore up the divorce agreement?

Su Xiajing: That's right. Your scumbag dad has lost his mind.

Tang Beichen: It's just tearing up a divorce agreement. Your dad's capable of plenty more than that.

But Tang Beichen soon noticed that the way his daughter was looking at him wasn't quite right.

In just a few seconds, the shock in her eyes turned into exasperation. She looked at him as though he were an idiot.

So what if you tore up a paper agreement? We can just print another copy.

What century are we living in? You're actually trying to stop a divorce by tearing up the agreement? How childish can you get?

Su Xiajing: "..."

My daughter is so smart.

Tang Beichen: "..."

My dear daughter.

Could you please not undermine me at a time like this?

"Tang Tang?"

Xie Yazhi followed her son inside after his sudden outburst. Once she confirmed that the unfamiliar voice she had heard belonged to her granddaughter, she went rigid and pointed blankly at Tang Tang in Su Xiajing's arms.

"Th-this child, how is she..."

Seeing that her son and daughter-in-law were both calm and seemed not to have noticed anything wrong, Xie Yazhi silently swallowed the rest of her words.

Su Xiajing held Tang Tang tighter and looked at her warily. "What is it?"

After returning from the hospital, she had refused to let anyone from the Tang family visit her and Tang Tang.

The others might genuinely have known nothing, but with her daughter's safety at stake, Su Xiajing had to be cautious and remain on guard against every member of the Tang family.

Tang Beichen deliberately blocked most of her view. "Mom, what did you promise me before you came?"

Xie Yazhi: "..."

Both her son and her daughter-in-law were guarding against her hurting the child. Neither had noticed anything unusual about Tang Tang.

Could I be the only one who can hear my granddaughter's voice?