Chapter 1334: The Grand Finale: Xiao Yan's Fury

“Little Ang, have you fastened your seatbelt?” Yin Shixiu asked.

“Yes! It’s fastened.”

“Can you try tightening it a bit more?”

Xiao Ang blinked his eyes, fiddled with the seatbelt in the back seat, and then nodded, “Yes, it’s tightened. But… Uncle, what are we doing?”

Yin Shixiu asked him, “Have you ever played racing?”

“Toy… I’ve played with them.”

“Ever been in a race car?”

“…No.” Xiao Ang shook his head honestly.

“Then today, I’ll let you sit in a race car. Hold onto the handle on the car door.”

Xiao Xiaoang blinked, feeling a bit puzzled, maybe because he ate too much, and his little brain wasn’t quite keeping up with Yin Shixiu’s words. However, both hands were already tightly gripping the door handle.

Suddenly…

The car sped up!

Xiao Ang’s eyes suddenly lit up.

Yin Shixiu skillfully maneuvered the steering wheel with distinct joints. The agile sway of the steering wheel made the car turn left and right, and after a few rapid drifts, Yin Shixiu’s car vanished by a dark, small roadside path.

He turned off the car’s interior lights, and not long after, he saw a car drive past in front of his car.

Yin Shixiu remained still, still waiting…

At this moment, Xiao Xiaoang was already completely bewildered, blinking his eyes at Yin Shixiu…

Sister Shuangshuang’s dad is really super cool…

The car went so fast, it was really exciting. When it finally stopped, it was spot on, the car stopped steadily. Although the turns made extremely ear-piercing sounds, the little guy somehow just felt it was super cool, super cool, super cool!

Yin Shixiu maintained a serious expression, knowing there was no way he could shake off that car on this relatively intricate section of the road, and it would be dangerous to drive any further.

If Pu Yang’s idea was as he suspected…

“Uncle… are you a race car driver?”

Xiao Xiaoang held his breath for a long time before asking Yin Shixiu.

Yin Shixiu, though tense, could still answer Xiao Xiaoang’s question,

“No.”

“But you drive so fast!”

“I did learn it.” He had raced a few times as an amateur; he wasn’t very good at racing, but he could handle sports cars.

“I want to learn too.”

“I’ll send you to learn when you grow a little older.”

Yin Shixiu looked at Xiao Xiaoang, saying indulgently. Xiao Xiaoang’s mind seemed to still linger on Sister Shuangshuang’s dad being so handsome, so he didn’t really pay attention to what Yin Shixiu was saying.

“Yes, when I grow up, I must learn! It’s totally cool!”

Xiao Xiaoang’s eyes sparkled with stars pouring out…

Yin Shixiu affectionately patted his head, paused, and said to Xiao Xiaoang, “Uncle needs to discuss something with you.”

“Yes?”

“Don’t tell your dad about the deal between you and me.”

“…”

“Whether Su Xiaomeng gives her to you, I’m still considering, so for now, it’d be best not to mention this to your dad.”

“Okay, okay, I definitely won’t!” Xiao Xiaoang hurriedly covered his mouth, as if this were a major matter, the first major matter of his life!

“You just say that you sneaked out of kindergarten today to unwind, and then you bumped into me, and I took you to have some pizza. Is that okay?”

Yin Shixiu asked him.

Xiao Xiaoang nodded vigorously, as if pounding garlic, agreeing to whatever Yin Shixiu said, just so he could get his mom back.

The little guy had just this one thought…

How could Yin Shixiu not see through the child’s thoughts? His eyes, like Xiao Meng’s, were clear and pure, with all his thoughts and emotions almost written on his face.

“Good boy.”

Yin Shixiu praised him.

Xiao Xiaoang, however, was quite dismissive of this praise and instead curiously asked him, “So how long are you going to consider?”

Yin Shixiu thought, this little guy is really not easy to fool…

“Well… maybe a few days. After all, Su Xiaomeng is also very important to Uncle. Su Xiaomeng and Uncle also have two kids, one of whom you’ve already met. Sister Shuangshuang always says she really likes you.”

Xiao Xiaoang quickly nodded, “Yes, I like Shuangshuang too.”

“So Uncle needs to think it through carefully.”

“Okay, then… how many days exactly?”

“…” Yin Shixiu was still smiling, but in his heart, he was sighing, knowing this little guy might really not be so easy to fool. He then pretended to think for a moment and said, “Five days, okay?”

“Five days… that’s such a long time, can it be shorter?”

“Xiao Ang, if you’re like this, we won’t have any room for negotiation. I’ll give you your money back, and you don’t have to bring up the matter of Su Xiaomeng with me anymore, how about that?”

Xiao Xiaoang hastily waved both hands at Yin Shixiu, along with his little head.

“Then it’s five days. It’s set, after five days, I’ll tell you the result when I pick you up from kindergarten, okay?”

“Do you know where my kindergarten is?”

“Peony Kindergarten.”

Xiao Xiaoang nodded hurriedly.

“Your Sister Shuangshuang also studied at Peony Kindergarten.”

Xiao Xiaoang nodded, “Yes, she also told me!”

Yin Shixiu thus agreed with Xiao Xiaoang, glancing at the time. They had been here for fifteen minutes already. If the car following them could find them, it should have by now. If not, it should have moved far away.

Just as he started the engine, Xiao Xiaoang suddenly leaned closer to his shoulder and murmured softly,

“I still think five days is a bit long…”

“…”

Yin Shixiu sighed and glanced at Xiao Xiaoang.

Xiao Xiaoang mumbled, “Five days is really long… I’m afraid you’ll keep thinking about it for so long and increasingly feel that Su Xiaomeng is very good, and then you’ll become more and more unwilling to part with Su Xiaomeng, and then—ugh!”

As he spoke, he hastily covered his mouth, “Why did I say it out loud…”

Yin Shixiu was amused by his comical manner,

“Yeah, your little mouth should be sewn shut with a thread, otherwise the words will just keep slipping out bit by bit.”

Xiao Xiaoang tightly covered his own mouth, determined not to say another word.

Yin Shixiu then drove steadily…

They drove for a long distance without spotting any suspicious cars following them, finally feeling relieved.

The car stopped at the entrance of the Xiao Family Villa, “Go in by yourself, I won’t go inside.”

Yin Shixiu said to Xiao Xiaoang.

“Okay.”

Xiao Xiaoang hoisted up his backpack and carried the packed cake and pizza from the Michelin restaurant. He politely bid farewell to Yin Shixiu, “Goodbye, Uncle.”

“Eh.”

“Don’t forget our agreement! I’m waiting for your decision, okay!” Xiao Xiaoang took a few steps forward but didn’t forget to turn back and remind Yin Shixiu again.

Yin Shixiu chuckled, sitting in the driver’s seat, watching Xiao Xiaoang walk through the villa’s entrance, only then leaning back in his seat.

It wasn’t that he was too lazy to accompany him in, but he simply didn’t have enough self-control to avoid resorting to punches when seeing Xiao Yan.

Five years ago, was it the hospital lying that Little Treasure had died, or was it Xiao Yan’s scheme?

The pain of parent-child separation… tortured him and his wife Xiao Meng to the brink.

Over the years, the “dead baby” cradled in the doctor’s hands would occasionally stumble into his dreams, pitifully asking him, “Dad… why are Brother and Sister just fine, but I can’t live…”

“Dad, is it because you and Mom didn’t want me?”

“Dad, Dad, Dad… I also want to live with you…”

If it meant suffering like this for a lifetime, he would have accepted it, thinking fate was cruel. Perhaps fate believed the hardship he and Xiao Meng endured wasn’t enough and that their torment wasn’t severe enough, so it took away their eagerly anticipated third child…

This was fate, with both his and Xiao Meng’s errors, but ultimately, it was fate.

Having fully embraced and accepted it…

Now, five years later, the child who was supposed to die early appeared before him again.

It’s not fate’s cruelty, but human malice.

How could Yin Shixiu be at peace with this…

This clearly is his son, yet calling someone else “Dad” for years…

Yin Shixiu kept a steady gaze, inhaled deeply, and took out a plastic bag from the car, placing a few short strands of hair with follicles into it.

A DNA test was necessary, it was the solid evidence to send Xiao Yan to prison.

Yin Shixiu drove the car away slowly from the Xiao Family Villa…

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Xiao Xiaoang carried his packed items inside. Little Tiger immediately bounded over, circling around Xiao Xiaoang excitedly. He was so enthused it was hard to control his emotions.

Partly because the little master almost went missing today, and partly because Xiao Xiaoang returned with fragrant food in hand, which Little Tiger naturally assumed was for him to eat.

That straight antenna-like tail wagged vigorously!

“Little Tiger, don’t cause trouble! Sit!”

Xiao Ang commanded! Little Tiger quickly listened and sat down!

Little Tiger settled down, giving Xiao Ang the chance to walk inside. The living room was quiet, no, the whole house was quiet…

Thinking no one was there, but upon entering the living room, he saw Xiao Yan, Pu Yang, and Grandpa Xiao Anhe all at home.

Xiao Yan’s face was as cold as if it just emerged from a freezer.

Pu Yang sat next to Xiao Yan, looking equally worried.

When Xiao Anhe saw Xiao Ang was back, he immediately rose and approached, both anxious and annoyed as he asked, “Xiao Ang, how could you run out alone? Do you know how worried Dad and Grandpa were?”

Xiao Anhe remained chiefly concerned for his dear Xiao Ang.

“Grandpa, I’m okay, I just went out for some fresh air…” Xiao Xiaoang explained to Xiao Anhe as Yin Shixiu instructed.

“Xiao Ang, you have to promise Grandpa never to do things like this again, no matter what in the future!”

“Mm-hmm, I promise you, Grandpa!” Xiao Ang said, glancing at Xiao Yan and saw Xiao Yan’s stern face scared him.

The father and son hadn’t really spoken before; today, making Xiao Yan worried again, Xiao Xiaoang might have felt guilty, so he stepped forward to try and appease Xiao Yan, hastily saying,

“Xiao Yan, I packed a special delicious pi—”

“Slap!”

A crisp smack harshly landed on Xiao Xiaoang’s face, and the bag he was carrying was snatched by Xiao Yan and thrown far away!