Tiny Genius Alert! Mom & Dad Better Make Peace-Chapter 596 - 535: Your Liangsheng Finale Part 2: The Greatest Misfortune 2
No father, no mother...
A sharp pang hit Jin Jumo’s heart, "Hao Hao..."
Huo Tinghao hung his little head and turned to walk forward.
Jin Jumo watched Huo Tinghao’s lonely figure, and her eyes suddenly reddened.
"Am I not telling the truth? If he had parents, why have I never seen them drop him off at school?" Liu Xiaopang murmured, cautiously watching Jin Jumo.
Jin Jumo closed her eyes, turned to Liu Xiaopang, her voice slightly hoarse, "Xiaopang, Hao Hao does have parents..."
At this point, Jin Jumo’s voice was too choked to continue.
Her throat was painfully raw.
Liu Xiaopang was startled by Jin Jumo’s suddenly reddened eyes, unsure what to do, "Aunt Jin..."
"Mommy..." Xixi’s soft voice floated over.
Upon hearing Xixi’s voice, Liu Xiaopang’s eyes lit up but dimmed shortly after. He even tensed up, looking at Xixi, who was wearing a pink princess dress with a high ponytail, jogging over.
Xixi, five and a half years old, had grown a bit and developed a waistline, her little chin sharpened. Her lively peach blossom eyes squinted angrily when she saw Liu Xiaopang, "Liu Xiaopang, why are you bullying my Brother Hao?"
Liu Xiaopang looked at Xixi, speechless.
Xixi huffed, putting her little hands on her hips, "If I catch you bullying Brother Hao again next time, I’ll beat you until your teeth are scattered all over the ground."
Liu Xiaopang’s chubby face tensed, "Xixi..."
"Are you even entitled to call me Xixi? Call me Rong Moxi!" Xixi sternly corrected, staring at Liu Jiawei with a glare that clearly placed him on her "disliked" list.
Liu Xiaopang, "..." was about to cry, pouting as he turned to Jin Jumo.
He didn’t want her to hate him!
"Mommy, let’s go." Xixi dominantly pulled Jin Jumo along, her ponytail swinging, gradually walking away under Liu Xiaopang’s tearful gaze.
Jin Jumo left the kindergarten to run a quick errand at the mall, buying clothes for Hao Hao, watched him change, and then left the kindergarten.
Sitting in the car parked outside the kindergarten, Jin Jumo’s complex emotions lingered unresolved.
In the end, she couldn’t hold back, picked up her phone, and dialed a number.
As soon as the call connected, Jin Jumo didn’t wait for the other side to speak and said, "Huo Shaojun, you don’t deserve to be called ’dad’ by Hao Hao. If I were Liang Tong, I would never love you again in this lifetime. You have no idea what kind of hardship and pain Liang Tong went through to give birth to Hao Hao. You don’t know what kind of living hell Liang Tong’s life became just because she loved you. Meeting you has been the biggest disaster and misfortune in Liang Tong’s life. Huo Shaojun, you are truly despicable!"
After saying what she wanted to say, Jin Jumo hung up the phone.
She tossed the phone into the glove box, gripping the steering wheel, her thin fingers turning white.
She knew she had no right to say these things to Huo Shaojun.
But she couldn’t help it!
Years ago, the Huo Family used their power to win custody of Hao Hao.
She initially thought that given Hao Hao was Huo Shaojun’s flesh and blood, the Huo Family wouldn’t mistreat him.
But over the past year, except for Nanny Xu caring for him, Hao Hao received no concern or kindness from the Huo Family.
Huo Shaojun was hardly ever home! Almost as if Hao Hao didn’t exist in the Huo Family!
She didn’t understand why, if they couldn’t treat Hao Hao well, the Huo Family insisted on taking him from Jian Liangtong a year ago.
Was it just to flaunt their power? 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
If Hao Hao wasn’t taken away, would Jian Liangtong have gone insane, and ultimately...
As she thought of these things,
Jin Jumo felt an uncontrollable ache in her heart, her fury boiling wildly in her chest.
And at that moment,
the phone she’d tossed into the glove box began to ring.
Jin Jumo frowned and glanced at the phone, seeing the caller ID on the screen.
Her peach blossom eyes flickered with coldness as she picked up the phone and answered, "Huo..."
"If I’m unworthy of being called ’dad’ by Hao Hao, who is? Is it Huo Chengjin?" a man’s deep voice brushed into her ear.
Jin Jumo was stunned.
She didn’t understand why he suddenly mentioned Huo Chengjin.
"In that case, I’m truly unworthy. Because Huo Chengjin is actually Hao Hao’s biological father!"
"..." Jin Jumo’s brows furrowed abruptly, her peach blossom eyes quickly pooling with red, her pale pink lips unable to suppress a cold smile, "Huo Shaojun, you are truly pathetic!"
With that, Jin Jumo didn’t say anything further and ended the call.
And Huo Shaojun didn’t call back.
Jin Jumo clutched her phone, her fingers still trembling.
Her reddened peach blossom eyes filled with doubt.
What’s happening?
How could Huo Shaojun think Hao Hao is Huo Chengjin’s child?
Sitting in the car for a while, Jin Jumo’s stiff eyes suddenly blinked, taking a deep breath, she dialed Jian Liangtong’s number on her phone.
Open-air plaza, a coffee shop.
When Jian Liangtong arrived, the two glasses of juice ordered by Jin Jumo were just delivered.
Jian Liangtong sat across from Jin Jumo, tucked her bag behind her, and picked up the lemon juice on the table to sip.
Jin Jumo’s hands under the table lightly clenched into fists, her peach blossom eyes deep with complexity, yet her face remained calmly composed.
Watching her drink half of it in one go, Jin Jumo tugged at the corners of her mouth, saying, "You’ve been pretty exhausted lately."
Jian Liangtong glanced around, then her almond-shaped eyes landed on Jin Jumo, shrugging, "It’s not too tiring, it’s just that the daily schedule is rushed and there are many trivial matters."
After a pause, Jian Liangtong’s clear almond eyes revealed a smile, nodding at Jin Jumo and said, "You’re a celebrity now, shouldn’t you dress up a bit when you go out? Wear sunglasses or a hat to disguise yourself."
Jin Jumo raised an eyebrow, "You’re more famous in the entertainment circle than I am, the most beautiful agent in Z City..."
"Stop, stop, stop, I surrender." Jian Liangtong raised her hands.
Jin Jumo smiled, her bright eyes slightly squinted, staring at Jian Liangtong with a relaxed tone, "How are things developing between you and him?"
This "him" naturally referred to "Huo Shaojun."
Previously, when Jian Liangtong got back together with Huo Shaojun, she immediately told her best friend Jin Jumo.
But at that time, Jian Liangtong had amnesia...
And now...
Jian Liangtong’s pale fingers rested on the table, then grasped the clear juice cup, "I ended things with him long ago, five years ago, it was over."
Her tone was very calm, just as calm as her gaze at Jin Jumo.
Jin Jumo froze, her peach blossom eyes flashed with shock, looking at her in disbelief.
Jian Liangtong leaned back in her chair, pursed her lips, and watched the stunned Jin Jumo for a while, saying, "Looking back on the past few years, my life, it’s terrifying. How did I manage to make such a mess of my life?
Not only did I live terribly, but I also dragged down my parents, you all, living every day in fear. At that time, the sky was dark, and the sunlight wasn’t warm at all when it fell on me. Happiness, joy, future, brightness, were just cold words to me, completely unrelated.
Every day, every hour, even every minute and second, felt painful. Numerous times I wanted to end my own life, only then might I bury all the pain as well."
Jin Jumo’s heart trembled, tingling with an overwhelming ache.
It was the first time she heard directly from her mouth how painful and hopelessly she lived.
The more calmly she spoke, the more Jin Jumo felt her heartache.
Jian Liangtong gently pressed her brow, looking at Jin Jumo, her pupils reflected intense fear and dread, "Ju Zi, I never want to live that way again; never want to feel that despair and pain again, never... wish for those who care for me to live in darkness with me. I don’t want my child to grow up in my shadow."
Her voice was hoarse and trembling.
Jin Jumo’s eyes turned red, her throat also following suit, "It won’t happen; everything is past, everything is improving."
Jian Liangtong’s anxious eyes seemed to carry a trace of light, she nodded and said, "Yes, it’s not too late, there’s still time for everything."
Jin Jumo thought of the injuries on Hao Hao’s face and arms from this morning, her brow furrowing as she looked at Jian Liangtong, asking, "What about Hao Hao? Have you seen him?"
"Yes." When mentioning Hao Hao, Jian Liangtong’s pale face softened.
"...What do you plan to do?" Jin Jumo stared at her.
Jian Liangtong furrowed her brow, after pondering for a moment she said, "I need to get custody of Hao Hao."
Jin Jumo was startled, "How will you do it?"
Jian Liangtong lowered her eyes, her eyebrows furrowed tightly, "I must succeed in the quickest possible time. Once I have solid financial strength to independently support Hao Hao, I’ll talk to him. If he’s unwilling, I’ll have to appeal to the court and file a lawsuit."
"..." Jin Jumo remained silent.
Not hearing Jin Jumo speak, Jian Liangtong raised her eyes to look at her, her gaze meeting her worried eyes, lightly flickered, her pale lips curled upward, "You think I don’t have a chance, right? After all, the opponent is Huo Shaojun and the Huo Group."
Jin Jumo shook her head, "That’s not what I’m worried about. I’m worried about Hao Hao."
Jian Liangtong was startled.
After a long while, Jian Liangtong moved her pale lips, softly saying, "Unless absolutely necessary, I won’t take that path."
Jin Jumo sighed inwardly, not knowing how to bring up the content of the call with Huo Shaojun from before.
After parting ways with Jin Jumo, Jian Liangtong wandered around for a bit, then went directly to the tea shop near the kindergarten to wait for Hao Hao to be dismissed.
At four in the afternoon, Jian Liangtong left the tea shop to wait outside the kindergarten for Hao Hao.
At four thirty, kindergarten let out.
But Jian Liangtong waited until five and still hadn’t seen Hao Hao come out of the kindergarten.
By this time, most of the kindergarten kids had been picked up by their families, even Xixi and Hanhan were taken by Gu Yan.
Jian Liangtong stood at the kindergarten gate, craning her neck to look inside.
She wondered if Hao Hao might have missed seeing her when he came out and left by himself, or perhaps he didn’t attend school today...
