"Sister, you'll be free when dawn breaks. I'll take you to the hospital first," Chen Yuxin said tearfully.
Chen Yuwei also cried. She pointed toward the staircase, choked up, "Lele."
Standing at the staircase was a five-year-old boy.
The little boy resembled Chen Yuwei, with handsome features and bright, large eyes. He was very cute. Da Feng Novel Network.
At this moment, he walked down step by step, his gaze fixed intensely on his grandmother and father.
"You two bad guys, you hit my mom again," the little boy roared at Zhou Shen and his mother with all his might.
Zhou Shen's mother forced a smile and said, "Lele, don't talk nonsense. How could we possibly hit your mother..."
"Shut up, you old hag! You bully my mom every day. When I grow up, I'll bully you the way you bully my mom."
A child's heart is like a blank sheet of paper. If you hit me, I'll hit back. This is their simple mindset.
He wrinkled his small nose and toddled over to his mother. Seeing her face covered in blood, he seemed accustomed to it, showing no fear. Instead, he tenderly held his mother's hand.
"Mommy, Lele will blow on it and it won't hurt anymore." Lele's soft face moved close to his mommy, gently blowing on the wound on his mother's forehead.
"Lele," Chen Yuxin looked at the sensible Lele, her heart aching even more.
"Auntie, he hit my mom so many times. Why did you only come to save my mom now?" Lele's watery eyes streamed with tears as he looked at Chen Yuxin.
There was no blame, only confusion!
Chen Yuxin looked at her little nephew, her heart feeling as if it were shattering.
"Lele, I'm sorry!" Chen Yuxin could say nothing more than an apology.
Lele turned and glared at Zhou Shen. "Remember your mother's face. This is what she looks like after you beat her. When I grow up, I'll make sure you look like this, with a face full of blood, every day."
Zhou Shen was stunned. Looking at his son filled with hatred, his heart trembled violently.
"Chen Yuwei, is this how you're raising Lele?" Zhou Shen's mother was furious upon hearing her grandson's words.
Lele retorted angrily, "Shut up! Grandma Wang next door says you're an old hag, an old hag who only bullies my mom. You don't treat my mom like a person, and the neighbors are all laughing at you for not being human."
"The other children are afraid to come near you."
"Do I need my mom to teach me these things? I can see it for myself."
A five-year-old child spoke with such clear logic, it was heartbreaking.
Zhou Shen's mother: "..."
Seeing her grandmother's silence, Lele continued boldly, "Grandma Wang said you'll get what's coming to you sooner or later. When you get what's coming to you, no one will bully my mom anymore. And when I grow up, I won't be able to protect my mom either."
Zhou Shen felt an overwhelming sense of guilt, as if he were about to collapse.
Every time he hit Chen Yuwei, Lele would stand at the staircase, glaring at him. Sometimes, he would even kick the child to vent his frustration.
However, he had forgotten how deeply a child's behavior could be affected by his actions.
"Lele, Dad..."
"You're not my dad. What kind of dad hits his own son?" Lele clearly refused him, wanting no one but his mother.
Zhou Shen's body trembled instantly.
Lu Jincheng looked at the sensible child and was reminded of his own three nephews when they were young; they were just as strong.
"Let's go, we'll go to the hospital first." Lu Jincheng walked over, bent down, and picked up Chen Yuwei. He looked at Chen Yuxin and said, "You take Lele."
Chen Yuxin, her face streaked with tears, replied, "Okay!"
Chen Yuxin held Lele's small hand and said, "Lele, let's go. We don't have to come back here anymore."
Lele suddenly stopped. His eyes suddenly lit up with brilliance and radiance. "Auntie, are you telling the truth? We won't have to come back here anymore, and Mom and I can live happily together, right?"
Lele's large eyes were filled with hope. They wouldn't have to come back here anymore.
Neither he nor his mother would be bullied anymore.
Chen Yuxin's heart felt like it was being cut by a knife. "Yes! Lele, we won't be coming back ever again." Chen Yuxin promised him.
Lele happily turned to Zhou Shen. "You big bad guy, you better wait until I grow up. I will definitely come back to avenge my mom."
Zhou Shen: "..."
Lu Jincheng left two bodyguards to watch the place. He would take Zhou Shen to the Civil Affairs Bureau at dawn.
In the living room, only the mother and son remained.
Zhou Shen's mother looked at her son furiously. "Son, are you just going to watch them take your wife away like this? Your wife is yours. You can do whatever you want, hit her if you want! Why didn't you stop them?"
"How expensive are nannies nowadays? Finding one costs at least six to seven thousand yuan, and it's even more expensive if they have to look after children."
"Hurry up and chase her back. The dishes in the kitchen still need washing!"
Zhou Shen looked at his mother and suddenly realized something.
His mother would probably never find another daughter-in-law as easy to manipulate as Chen Yuwei.
Zhou Shen chuckled and said, "Mom, I'll find a nanny later. The nanny will do the housework. We really aren't human."
"You..." Zhou Shen's mother was so angry she felt like dying. "What about Lele? He's your only son. Are you going to let him go with his weak mother?"
Zhou Shen was also reluctant, but he was afraid when he thought of his son's hateful gaze.
"Mom, aren't you afraid Lele will take revenge on you when he grows up? He remembers everything," Zhou Shen said angrily, sitting on the sofa. He lowered his head, noticed Chen Yuwei's blood on his shoes, frowned, but finally said nothing.
Zhou Shen's mother looked at the empty house and suddenly realized something.
But because she was too overbearing, she dared not think further.
Dawn broke, and Zhou Shen was escorted by the bodyguards to the Civil Affairs Bureau.
As soon as the Civil Affairs Bureau opened, they completed the divorce procedures.
Custody was awarded to Chen Yuwei.
The moment Chen Yuwei received custody, she was overwhelmed with joy and cried.
She hugged Chen Yuxin and cried for a long time. "Yuxin, from now on, I can live my own life. Lele and I will both get better and better."
"Sister, our family will all get better and better," Chen Yuxin said, smiling at her.
When Chen Yuwei saw Zhou Shen walk out, her expression suddenly turned cold.
Zhou Shen smiled and said, "Weiwei, I know you hate me, but we're divorced now. In the future, I hope you find a rich and good husband."
He was very reluctant, but they could no longer be together.
Chen Yuwei remained silent, protecting Lele in her arms. From now on, she never wanted to see this man again.
Chen Yuxin said angrily, "Sister, Lele, let's go."
"Okay!" Chen Yuwei took her son's hand and, together with Chen Yuxin, got into Lu Jincheng's car.
Lu Jincheng walked up to Zhou Shen and said, "Zhou Shen, if you dare to harass them again, the evidence I have might fall into the hands of the police."
Zhou Shen narrowed his eyes and said, "Mr. Lu, don't think only you can be the good guy. I'm just a bit playful. My heart isn't as bad as you imagine. After all, they are my ex-wife and son. Don't worry, now that I'm away from our Zhou family, I won't bother them again."