"Shut up!" Gu Yishan couldn’t bear to hear his ex-wife vilify their daughter like that, "How can you speak of your own child in such a way? She might have made mistakes! But before anything is proven, you should refrain from passing judgment! Don’t forget, the person you are judging is not someone else, she is your daughter!"
Duan Aihua was chastised by her husband and didn’t dare to say anything more.
So, she turned her gaze to Gu Shuangshuang’s face, "Shuangshuang, I won’t make wild guesses anymore. Tell me, did anything happen between you and that man or not?"
"Is it necessary to ask that question now?" Gu Shuangshuang asked.
"Yes! I’m worried that Li Zhi won’t accept you if you’ve been with another man after breaking up with Tian Niu!"
"Li Zhi! Li Zhi! It’s always Li Zhi! Is there no other man in the world good enough for you?" Gu Shuangshuang, incensed by her mother’s relentless attitude, suddenly stood up, looking down imposingly at Duan Aihua, "You’ve always wanted to know, haven’t you? Well, I’ll tell you, I am indeed carrying Tian Niu’s child. An Hao doesn’t know! So, my mind is made up now, I’m going to marry Tian Niu!"
Duan Aihua trembled with anger, "You have the audacity to admit what you’ve done! Gu Shuangshuang, let me tell you, give up on that notion! Even if you’re pregnant, I can’t let you marry a man who has nothing to his name, let alone a little company commander! I won’t let you make the same mistakes I did. Don’t think you can threaten me with your pregnancy! We are going to the hospital for an abortion tomorrow!"
"I won’t! Duan Aihua! I’d rather you had dragged out the divorce with Gu Yishan for a few more years! Then you could continue your endless fights without meddling in my life!" After saying this, Gu Shuangshuang turned and ran toward the door, angry.
Just as she opened the door of the hotel room, she saw Tian Niu standing at the doorway about to knock, drenched in sweat and panting as if he had just completed the Long March.
"Tian Niu!" The moment she saw him, Gu Shuangshuang’s tears of grievance began to fall, and she hurtled into Tian Niu’s arms, clutching his clothes and sobbing loudly.
"Shuangshuang, my dear Shuangshuang! Don’t cry! I heard about the situation, and I’ve already come, haven’t I? Rest assured, I will definitely convince your parents! Let you marry me!" Tian Niu held Gu Shuangshuang tightly, quietly comforting her.
Duan Aihua saw Gu Shuangshuang run out and immediately followed, but upon seeing this scene, she wished she could gouge out her own eyes and become blind!
"You, you’re Tian Niu?" Duan Aihua asked incredulously, looking at Tian Niu.
"You must be Shuangshuang’s mother, right?" Tian Niu saw the resemblance with Gu Shuangshuang and addressed her, "Auntie! I am Tian Niu!"
"Oh my God! You might as well kill me!" Duan Aihua wailed miserably.
Was this burly, dark-skinned, bearded, big-eyed man in a tattered sheepskin jacket, who appeared to be in his forties, really the one Gu Shuangshuang was fond of?
"Auntie, did I scare you?" Tian Niu, seeing Duan Aihua’s expression, knew she did not like him.
Without even acknowledging Tian Niu’s extended hand, Duan Aihua grabbed Gu Shuangshuang, "This man won’t do! You, tell me you’re not over forty? Your age is almost catching up to your dad’s!"
"Auntie! It’s not as exaggerated as you say! I’m only twenty-eight!" Tian Niu defended himself.
"Only twenty-eight?" Duan Aihua held her forehead, at a loss for words, "Listen here, don’t call me auntie! I’m not your auntie! Besides, the matter between you and Gu Shuangshuang isn’t over yet!"