My Toxic Ex-Wife: BOSS, Stay Away！-Chapter 521 - 529: I Have a Mother

Shi Yi spent the morning playing with Xiao Yi Xun in the hospital room. As noon approached, the little one seemed tired out from playing, and fell asleep in her arms.

Shi Yi looked down at the little person sleeping soundly in her arms. She saw her half-closed eyes, her small mouth slightly open, and a bit of drool hanging from the corner of her lips. Finding it extremely amusing, she couldn’t help but smile.

"Miss Shi, it must be exhausting holding her like that the whole time. Let me take her for a while?"

"I’m fine. She’s very light and not too tiring to hold." Shi Yi smiled.

In fact, she felt that holding this little one was rather nice; her entire heart became incredibly tender. Shi Yi genuinely liked Xiao Yi Xun.

Sister Yi glanced at Shi Yi, then turned her gaze towards Leng Yixiu, who was leaning against the bed. She suddenly felt like a glaringly obvious third wheel, utterly unnecessary.

So, she found an excuse and tactfully left the room.

For a moment, the room was left with only Shi Yi, Leng Yixiu, and the sleeping Xiao Yi Xun. Because of his severe injuries, Leng Yixiu lay motionless on the bed, and Shi Yi dared not move while holding Xiao Yi Xun.

After a while, Shi Yi suddenly asked, "Leng Yixiu, did you ever love your ex-wife?"

Actually, Shi Yi asked this question on a whim. Leng Yixiu was so concerned about his daughter that she couldn’t believe he had no feelings for the child’s mother.

Thus, she asked a question that had always bothered her. She knew it was sensitive, but felt she needed to know the answer.

Sure enough, the question shattered the previously harmonious atmosphere in the room. The air grew thin and the atmosphere became stifling, followed by a suffocating silence.

Just when Shi Yi thought she wouldn’t get an answer, she heard the man speak in a deep voice, "Yes, I loved her."

His voice was low, but every word reached Shi Yi’s ears. For some reason, instead of feeling jealous or angry, Shi Yi felt a sense of relief upon hearing his confession.

At the very least, this proved that Leng Yixiu was not as cold and heartless as rumored—he did have feelings.

However, the fact that he said "love" rather than "loved" implied that he might still have lingering feelings for his ex-wife. If that was the case, what did he feel for her?

Having lived in the United States for many years, Shi Yi was influenced by American culture. She was direct and didn’t like to beat around the bush, so she asked her next question directly.

"Why me?" If Leng Yixiu still had feelings for his ex-wife, why did he come to her?

The man’s eyes flickered slightly, then he responded, "I want a new beginning."

Seeing Shi Yi’s skeptical expression, Leng Yixiu said in a deep voice, "Xiao Yi Xun’s mother died four years ago. I can’t deny that I haven’t forgotten her in the past four years. But life is long, and I can’t dwell on the past. I want to start anew, and you, Shi Yi, are the person I want to start with."

"Aren’t you afraid I’ll be jealous of your ex-wife?"

"You won’t be." Leng Yixiu looked deeply at her.

"How do you know I won’t? I’m very possessive and can’t stand my man having another woman in his heart."

"My man?" The man suddenly curled his thin lips. "It sounds like you’re claiming ownership."

Realizing she misspoke, Shi Yi awkwardly coughed a few times. "Leng Yixiu, don’t change the subject."

"Alright, let’s get back to the point. Shi Yi, though you can’t tolerate even a speck of sand in your eye, you wouldn’t be bothered by someone who’s dead. If you really minded, you wouldn’t care for Xiao Yi Xun so much."

Feeling a bit vexed, Shi Yi wondered what Leng Yixiu’s eyes were made of—could they see through her thoughts? Still, he was right. Although she knew Leng Yixiu still thought about his deceased ex-wife and felt somewhat uncomfortable, she didn’t intend to compete with a dead person.

Shi Yi wasn’t so foolish as to fight with someone who was already dead, especially a woman who had been so unfortunate and pathetic.

But, being seen through by Leng Yixiu left Shi Yi feeling displeased. So she placed Xiao Yi Xun on his bed and said, "I have something to do this afternoon, so I’ll be leaving."

Leng Yixiu naturally understood that Shi Yi was somewhat evading the situation, but he didn’t point it out. Instead, he smiled at her and said, "While I’m hospitalized, I’m a bit inconveniently immobile. Could I trouble you with a favor, Miss Shi?"

"What is it?"

"Could Miss Shi please pick up Xiao Yi Xun from kindergarten tomorrow?"

"Why me? Can’t Sister Yi do it?"

"Sister Yi is off on Fridays."

"Then why not let your assistant do it?" 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"Xiao Yi Xun doesn’t like Assistant Chen; she says he’s too short and too ugly."

Shi Yi couldn’t help but laugh out loud. "Who would have thought the little one cares about appearances?"

"Don’t underestimate children. They already have a sense of beauty and ugliness in their world." Seeing Shi Yi’s softened expression, the man seized the opportunity and said, "So, I’ll trouble Miss Shi tomorrow."

"It’s not much trouble; I’m not working recently anyway." Shi Yi said casually, but immediately regretted it.

What was she doing? How did she get swayed by this man so easily and agree to it so readily? Shouldn’t she have refused?

But indeed, she had agreed, and when it came to matters involving Xiao Yi Xun, she seemed incapable of saying no. It seemed any time something involved Xiao Yi Xun, her heart would soften involuntarily.

So the next day, Shi Yi appeared at the entrance of Xiao Yi Xun’s kindergarten on time. She harbored some resentment about the task initially, but when she saw Xiao Yi Xun’s excited expression upon seeing her, her discontent melted away instantly.

"Mom!"

The smile on Xiao Yi Xun’s face was so bright that it melted Shi Yi’s heart. Unable to repress her emotions, Shi Yi opened her arms and tightly hugged the little one, planting a firm kiss on her chubby cheek.

After being showered with affection by Shi Yi, Xiao Yi Xun withdrew from her embrace, then held her hand and walked towards another child. She introduced, "Nina, this is my mom. See, I wasn’t lying, I do have a mom. She was just too busy before to pick me up. From now on, don’t say I’m a child without a mom!"