An Ruo thought to herself for a long time. If she really couldn’t obtain custody of her child, she would have no choice but to accept Lan Keren’s suggestion.
She was very worried that the court’s decision to award the child to Tang Yuchen would cause serious harm to the child.
An Ruo tried to explain the situation to him for several days in hopes that he would not take it too hard.
The little guy lay on her legs, listening to her with his head tilted.
"Baby, if your Daddy insists on taking care of you himself, don’t be too sad, okay? Even if Mom can’t live with you every day, she will come to see you often."
Kangkang didn’t become agitated. He blinked his large eyes and asked her seriously, "Mom, does Daddy really want to make me leave you?"
She stroked his head and smiled, "He doesn’t want you to leave Mommy; he wants to live with you. Mommy loves you, and Daddy loves you too. Mommy wants to live with you, and he does too, so you have to understand his decision. Of course, all these are hypotheticals, it would be best if he didn’t take you away, after all, Mommy would miss you terribly."
The little guy nodded, seemingly understanding but also confused, "If Daddy misses me and Mommy misses me too, why can’t we all live together?"
An Ruo’s expression paused for a moment. "Because Daddy has his own family, and Mommy has hers. We need to live in our own homes, not with other people."
"Is it because Daddy married another woman?"
"How did you know?" An Ruo asked in surprise.
Kangkang said matter-of-factly, "That’s what they show on TV. Mommy, Daddy doesn’t want us anymore, right?"
"Not at all!" she quickly denied, "It’s that Mommy didn’t get along living with him, so we separated. If two people are unhappy together, it’s better to be apart. Kangkang, don’t think about these things too much. All you need to know is that both Mommy and Daddy love you very much."
That was all she could do for Tang Yuchen.
After all, the child was innocent; she did not want the adults’ emotions to severely impact his childhood.
The little guy sat up straight and nodded his small head, "I understand, but I still want to live with Mommy."
Touched, An Ruo held him in her embrace and spoke softly, "Mommy wants to live with you too. If you really end up living with your Daddy, within at most a year, Mommy will bring you back. So, baby, for the sake of how much your Daddy loves you, can you give him one year?"
Kangkang fell silent.
An Ruo said these words because she had no choice. If the court really awarded custody to Tang Yuchen, could she threaten to die to keep the child with her?
No, she could not do something like that. Her child couldn’t suffer even the slightest trauma; he was suited only for a carefree upbringing.
She would rather shoulder all the pain herself than let him live unhappily again.
At the very least, she had to give him a healthy and happy childhood.
An Ruo was telling Kangkang all this just so he wouldn’t feel heartbroken when Tang Yuchen took him away.
But what she never expected was that Kangkang, despite his young age, had his own thoughts on the matter.
The next day, while she was working in her studio, she received a call from Teacher Mu at the kindergarten.
She said that Kangkang was missing. After the break, he hadn’t returned. Some children saw him sneaking out of the kindergarten, so the teacher didn’t know where he had gone.
Upon receiving the call, An Ruo’s legs went weak.