Rebirth: He refused to Divorce Again-Chapter 1585: My Beautiful Mom Is a Thief
He was a freshman in college, and they were on a seasonal break these days, so he stayed at home. Just now, seeing his parents go back to their bedroom to rest, he couldn’t help but think whether the things in his father’s study safe were indeed valuable.
He hadn’t paid attention before, but today, seeing the serious looks on his elder brother and father, he realized that the lost items were worth so much, apparently more than the money in his mother’s bankbook.
Don’t think he didn’t know—actually, their family should be quite wealthy, but his mother had been supporting his uncle with their money.
His mother always taught him that his uncle was family too and that he should treat him well, so he didn’t mind these things, and being a young man, he didn’t dwell on them. He came to the study simply out of curiosity to see what was in the safe, but he hadn’t expected to overhear the phone call his mother made to his grandmother.
He never would have imagined that his gentle and beautiful mother was actually a thief. Even though he disliked his elder brother, when he heard his father’s words today, how could his mother dare to steal the belongings left for his brother by his late mother?
Angrily, he burst into the study, almost scaring Lih Shuyi to death as she had just hung up the phone.
Seeing it was her son, she finally seemed to come to her senses.
Lih Shuyi quickly walked to the door and glanced outside. Not seeing anyone else, she hurriedly closed the study door, tremblingly accusing, "Xiaoyu, were you eavesdropping outside? Are you trying to scare your mother to death?"
Du Yu looked at his mother. She had always been gentle and elegant, with an exceptional temperament. She was his pride. Unlike many of his classmates’ mothers, who were quite plain, his mother was cultured and beautiful and also a doctor who saved lives, so he had always been proud of her.
But he hadn’t expected his mother to do such a thing. Du Yu felt furious, "Mom, how could you steal things? Dad said he would report it tomorrow morning. If you get caught, and people find out I have a thieving mother, how can I hold my head up in front of my classmates?"
Lih Shuyi wanted to defend herself, but the words wouldn’t come out. Her actions were indeed theft; if it had been Old Du’s things, it would have been different, but those were the previous wife’s belongings. Morally and legally, she shouldn’t have touched them.
No matter how shameless she was, she couldn’t teach her son that stealing was innocent, but she wanted to defend herself, so she cried, "Xiaoyu, I did it all for you. Otherwise, why would I take such a huge risk?"
"What does that have to do with me? I never asked you to take those things."
"Didn’t you hear your dad say today that it was Yubao Square’s stuff, which is very valuable? I didn’t know it belonged to Yubao Square, but I thought they were valuable. I planned to leave it with your grandma to keep it safe for me because it will increase in value. Our family, besides your dad’s salary, doesn’t have anything valuable. I have to save something for you."
"But you still shouldn’t steal."
"Yes, my behavior was wrong. But I was thinking about my little Yu. When you grow up and get married, you might not even have a decent piece of jewelry. The very thought of that made me feel awful, so I took the risk, or else what would I do with it? You know, I can’t stand that deceased woman. I did it all for you!" Lih Shuyi cried sorrowfully.
"Did you really do it all for me?" Du Yu asked, seemingly in disbelief.
"If not for you, then for whom? You’re my son. All my plans are for you. Otherwise, what are all my hard works in this house for, if not for you and Mingzhu?"
"But mom..." Seeing Lih Shuyi’s teary face, Du Yu hesitated.
"Son, it’s after your birth that I realized a mother’s strength. I would do anything for you, as long as you live well and happily. Even if it costs me my life, I’m willing, rest assured. I haven’t made a penny from those items, and even if they’re found, they have nothing to do with me. I won’t disgrace you."
"Really, mom?"
"Yes, really." Despite her anxiety, Lih Shuyi needed to reassure her son, "Son, do not tell your dad or your sister about this. Your dad would beat me to death. If I die, you’ll end up like your elder brother, without a mom."
"Mom, I..." Du Yu hesitated, feeling his mom’s actions seemed justified.
If truly without a mother, and another stepmother comes, they would end up like his brother, with nothing.
The father would belong to someone else, even the house would belong to someone else.
"Alright, go to bed as if this never happened. You have school tomorrow. If people ask, just say you don’t know, you’re a kid, they can’t do anything to you..."
Finishing, Lih Shuyi hurriedly turned off the study’s light, glancing around the living room, confirming no one was there before ushering her son into his room. She stood in the living room, gazing at the dark night, her heart racing, unease, and anxiety amplifying, unsure if she would safely get through this.
Hopefully, this matter drags on indefinitely, dragging until it fizzles out without them needing to worry anymore.
The night was restless, with Lih Shuyi, Old Lady Lih, and her third daughter destined for restless, muttering sleeplessness....
But regardless of the night’s unrest, the morning’s sunshine would still cover the earth again, and it’s already May, with today’s temperature quite high, with some fashion-loving girls wearing floral dresses early.
Gu Qiaoqiao hugged her books as she walked towards the teaching building.
She wasn’t wearing a dress, but over her white linen vest and sky-blue jeans, she wore a casual blue and white checkered shirt with the sleeves rolled up, showing off her slender waist, her long black hair tied in a ponytail swaying rhythmically as she walked, resembling a high schooler.
Not far away, Lih Tianci and his two cronies hid behind a tree, gazing longingly at the approaching Gu Qiaoqiao. It was the first time Lih Tianci had ever seen a girl like her.
Beautifully bright yet pure and enchanting.
