"Mommy, what are you doing now?" Gan Tang asked, puzzled, as he watched her packing things.
"We’re leaving right now."
"I can’t tell you the reason now," Gan Yuan said as she lightly tapped her phone, booking a flight ticket. Then she crouched down, holding her son’s shoulders, "But, mommy can give you a choice. If you want to stay, you can."
Huangfu Jue’s words made sense; she had no right to decide the little guy’s life.
Or rather, she should let him choose for himself.
She believed, if he really chose to stay, Huangfu Jue would surely love and take care of him... A boy should not lack a father’s love.
Following her, he could only live under a false name. If he were left with Huangfu Jue, his life would definitely be very different... She shouldn’t be so selfish.
Gan Tang furrowed his little brows, "Can’t I choose both?"
She shook her head, "No."
She wished it were possible, but... she couldn’t let that man know this child was hers and Huangfu Jue’s. Otherwise, he wouldn’t let her go, nor would he let Gan Tang go.
The little guy immediately spoke up without any hesitation, "I want to be with mommy."
Her heart warmed, and she smiled and kissed his forehead.
"Xiaotang, listen carefully to mommy; if you really want to stay, it’s okay. If you stay with Uncle Huangfu, you won’t have to move houses all the time with mommy. You can go to the best schools... In the future, you might become a king just like him."
The little guy shook his head, "I don’t want to be a king. I want mommy."
"I will come to see you, every month... no... every week, okay?"
The little guy still shook his head, "I want to be with mommy all the time, forever."
Uncle Huangfu is a duke, he has everything he wants, but for mommy, there’s only him.
"Good boy!" she embraced him tightly, her voice choked with emotion, "Okay, then mommy and Xiaotang will be together forever. Mommy will watch you grow up, get married, have children... No one can separate us!"
Stretching out his little arms, he hugged her neck tightly, Gan Tang nodded intensely.
"When I grow up, I’ll take care of mommy."
"Okay," Gan Yuan took a deep breath and got her emotions under control, then stood up, "Now... let’s play a game of hide and seek with them."
"Can I go to the bathroom?" the little guy asked.
"Of course, but be quick, otherwise we’ll miss our flight."
Gan Tang turned and went into the bathroom, casting a glance at Gan Yuan through the door crack. She quickly walked up to the dressing mirror and took out a tube of toothpaste, squeezing two characters onto the mirror — "Airport."
Pretending to flush the water, he came out and closed the room door. By this time, Gan Yuan had already made her way to the stairs and called out loudly.
"You guys, come up and help me!"
The maids, puzzled, hurried upstairs. Gan Yuan ordered one of them to find some rope and instructed them to cut it into pieces.
Once they were ready, she swiftly grabbed a piece of rope and went over to tie up one of the maids’ hands.
"You..." The maid was stunned, "Miss Gan, what are you..."
Gan Yuan took the towel handed over by Gan Tang and stuffed it into the maid’s mouth, speaking calmly, "This is for your own good."
Then, one by one, she quickly dealt with all four maids.
Slipping on her backpack and taking Gan Tang by the hand, she stepped down the stairs.
As she passed the staircase corner, she casually grabbed a decorative wooden tower from the shelf and held it behind her.