Chapter 1181: Stay Far Away From Us
Su Bing had thrown himself entirely into his studies and research. The conversation Xu Sheng once had with him? Completely forgotten.
In fact, Su Bing now barely acknowledged Xu Shengâs existence in class. And to Xu Sheng, it stung. Deeply. Had he known this would be the outcome, he wouldnât have said anything in the first place.
That afternoon, as school let out, Su Shen arrived to pick up a few of the children. He happened to run into Yu Fang and Xu Sheng at the school gate.
With her usual radiant enthusiasm, Yu Fang handed him a beautifully packaged box of pastries. âThese are from our pastry chef at home,â she said with a warm smile. âA little something for the kids to enjoy. Just to thank them for coming to celebrate Xu Shengâs birthday.â
Su Shen didnât say much. He accepted the box politely. In the car, Su Li had already clambered into the front passenger seat. Buckling her seatbelt, she turned to ask, âDaddy, Xu Shengâs grandma is so nice! She always brings us yummy snacks and fun toys. What are these pastries? Can I eat them now?â
Su Shen paused for a beat, then passed her the box, his voice cool and unreadable. âGo ahead. But donât overeat.â
The children, of course, had no idea about the tangled mess of their family history. The Xu family, clearly, was trying to make amendsâbut Su Shen had no intention of forgiving them that easily. He only accepted the pastries so they wouldnât suspect that he knew the truth about who the childrenâs biological father was.
Su Bing, meanwhile, hadnât gotten in the car. He stood beside it and said to Su Shen, âDad, Iâm heading to the library for half an hour. Iâll come back on my own later.â
He gently closed the car door for Su Le.
Su Shen, remembering Gu Ziâs words about safety, insisted, âReading is fine, but Iâll pick you up in thirty minutes. Here, take thisâbuy yourself something to eat.â
Su Bing took the money and nodded. âOkay.â
As the car pulled away, he turnedânot toward the libraryâbut toward the Xu familyâs vehicle parked nearby.
Yu Fang was just helping Xu Sheng into the car when she saw Su Bing approaching. Her expression brightened immediately. âSu Bing, what a surprise! Are you looking for Xu Sheng? Is something the matter?â
But Su Bingâs gaze was cold as ice. He looked at Xu Sheng, then at her, and said flatly, âWas it you who told Xu Sheng to say those things to me? What exactly are you trying to do?â
He had been puzzled for some timeâwhy Xu Shengâs grandmother was always so unusually kind to them, always looking at him with an expression he couldnât decipher. But now it all made sense.
She was the mother of that man. She was his biological grandmother.
Yu Fang froze, utterly confused. âXu Sheng,â she asked gently, âwhat did you say to Su Bing? Why is he so upset?â
Xu Sheng, clearly flustered, hesitated for a moment. But the damage was doneâthere was no use hiding anything now. He looked up and admitted, âThat day, I overheard you and Dad talking upstairs⊠I found out Su Bing and the others are Uncleâs children. I really wanted Su Bing to think of me as his little brother. So I told him the secret on my birthday. I donât know why heâs so angry.â
Su Bing gave a cold snort, his eyes dark with emotion. âYes,â he said grimly. âI know everything now. But I donât want that man as my father. Because of him, I suffered more than you can imagine. If it werenât for my dad and mom taking us in, we wouldâve had nowhere to go.â
He straightened, his tone sharp and unwavering. âYou are not my family. I will never acknowledge you as such. And I wonât let you ruin the life I have now.â
Yu Fang staggered as if she might faint. Her face turned pale. The nanny standing beside her quickly reached out to support her.
Tears welled in her eyes as she pleaded, âSu Bing, Grandma never meant to destroy your family. I just wanted to make things right. What happened back then⊠yes, it was our fault.â
But Su Bing cut her off. âI donât want to hear your excuses. I told youâI treasure the family I have now. I love my mom and dad very much. Thatâs why I came today. To tell you clearly: donât ever show up in our lives again. We donât want your apologies. We donât want your gifts. All we want is for you to stay far, far away from us.â
He watched as regretful tears streamed down Yu Fangâs cheeks, but he felt nothing. No sympathy. No softness. He would never forgive them. He would never allow anyoneâno matter how rich or powerful the Xu family wasâto disrupt the peace he now had with his younger siblings. Let them abandon any hope of reconciliation. A wrong was a wrong. And some wrongs were simply unforgivable.
Shouldering his backpack, Su Bing turned and walked away.
Yu Fang slowly straightened herself and gently pushed away the nannyâs supportive hand. She stared after the figure of her eldest grandson as he disappeared into the distance.
The last flicker of hope in her heart went out.
Turning to face Xu Shengâs confused eyes, she couldnât think of a single thing to sayâonly managed to murmur softly, âLetâs go home, Xu Sheng.â
Inside the car, Xu Sheng took her hand and whispered guiltily, âGrandma, Iâm sorry⊠I think I did something wrong.â
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