Love in the Midst of Mistaken Identities

“Don’t be scared, it’s okay.” At this moment, Gao Yi was still smiling towards Xia Ruoxin as he did not want her to be too worried. It was as though he had never been slapped and was merely blown by a gust of wind, causing it to be a bit cooling, and-as though after a bit of drizzle-causing it to be a bit cold.

“Daddy...” Rainy’s eyes welled up with tears, and she hurriedly climbed down Wei Lan’s legs and ran to Gao Yi. Her small body stood in front of him, and she tried her best to tip-toe. “Daddy, Rainy will help you blow, whoo-whoo.” She used all her might to blow on Gao Yi’s face, and he patted her head before carrying her up and pressing her head against his chest. He did not want the young girl to see this situation. Matters between adults should not involve children.

“Enough.” Wei Lan stood up suddenly and pointed towards the door. “Someone will bring to you your food. I figure you wouldn’t want to see us anymore so next time, let’s eat separately.” Wei Lan was someone who never had a temper, but even for someone like her, it did not mean that she would never get angry.

Even a three-year-old child knew how to feel pain for someone; could it be that for Bai Zhenfeng, he thought that her son was birthed to be hit by him? At the very beginning, he begged her to marry him, and he even swore that he would take her two sons as his own to love; but now, his way of loving was to use slaps to love and personal debts to force.

“What did you just say? Wei Lan!” Bai Zhenfeng started shaking with anger. He could not believe what he just heard. It was the second time, the second time this woman dared to speak to him like that. Did she not love him? Was she not afraid of him? When did she learn to be like Gao Yi?

“I said, do as you wish. You can eat however you like,” said Wei Lan, enunciating each and every word properly with grit. She was a mother; even though she could not protect her son in the past, she would definitely stand by his side and guard him now. She had had enough. At most, they would just separate from each other and divorce.

“Okay, okay. Wei Lan. How dare you say this to me? I want to see how long can these happy days of yours last?” Bai Zhenfeng sneered and looked at Xia Ruoxin coldly. It was all because of her. If it was not for this woman who came into their house, Wei Lan would not have dared to speak to him in that tone; and the Gao Yi that he brought up would most definitely not dare to ignore his stepfather like that.

Bai Luoyin was stunned. She did not understand how could a weak woman like her change so suddenly? Was she not defeated by Luoyin and her mother her whole life? Now, how could she be so protective over that woman and the illegitimate child?

Suddenly, the realization hit her hard; and she felt a sense of uneasiness. She had Bai Zhenfeng, but that woman had Wei Lan and even Gao Xin. If so, was her situation now very bad?

No, she could not panic. In this house, Bai Zhenfeng’s words were final. Wei Lan was just a mere woman, and she never had any status in the family anyway. This Xia Ruoxin would definitely lose to her, Bai Luoyin.

“Daddy, don’t be angry. Watch your health. I’m sure Auntie did not mean it; someone must have said something to her,” said Bai Luoyin as she repeatedly patted Bai Zhenfeng’s chest, implying something with her words. Other than Xia Ruoxin, who else could that person be?

Once he heard his daughter’s words of comfort, most of his anger dissipated. “Let’s go,” said Bai Zhenfeng as he stomped off. He was going to wait for the day Wei Lan would come begging on her knees. This tantrum of hers was not the first, but she would come begging for forgiveness every time because she was the one who loved him. The one who loved the other more would always be the first to put aside their pride and apologize first, no matter if they were in the wrong.

“Okay, let’s eat.” Wei Lan picked up her chopsticks again as if her feelings were not affected at all. “Ruoxin, don’t think too much, okay? Our family has always been like that, but don’t you worry. Auntie really likes you, and as for the other people, you don’t need to bother with them. I am here.”

She said as she smiled sheepishly at Xia Ruoxin again. The family that looked the most at peace on the surface was actually the one with the most problems. Outsiders might think that she must be really lucky as she was a divorcee with two sons, and yet she had a capable husband with an outstanding career. However, the truth was not even close. She really had not experienced a single day of happiness in her life.

Xia Ruoxin knew that Wei Lan was just pretending to be calm, and she suddenly pitied this woman before her. Actually, she loved in a really tiring and suffering way. However, no matter how much she loved the man, one day; her love would end. When that day comes, the man would no longer be able to hurt her.

This feeling she understood it really well and believed it, too.

She looked at the Rainy in Gao Yi’s arms. Just that, Bai Zhenfeng’s leaving gaze left Xia Ruoxin with an uneasy feeling; and that feeling would not go away.

Just like that, she brought Rainy to stay in this place that did not welcome them; and Bai Zhenfeng really did what he said he would do and froze all of their assets. However, this did not amount to much for Gao Yi and Gao Xin. Gao Xin had his own ways of survival as he had already started dabbling outside when he was just fifteen and invested in a small studio. He was only doing it for fun back then, but now, it had already evolved to become a company of decent size. What Bai Zhenfeng froze was only the assets that belonged to the Bai family so he could not touch Gao Xin’s.

Meanwhile, Gao Yi was a famous doctor; and he had already earned his own bread and butter for the past few years so he definitely would not starve to death as well.

Bai Zhenfeng really overlooked the fact that Gao Yi and Gao Xin of the present were not like them in the past who needed someone to look after them. They were no longer the stepsons that needed to depend on him for survival. These few years, their growth had also contributed to the Bai family. There was no talk of who owed whom, or perhaps it could be labeled as cooperation where both parties made use of each other.

Besides, whatever they eat now was all made by Xia Ruoxin personally; and all of them loved eating it. Their life carried on as usual, and with the few of them plus the child, their life was easy-going and relaxing. With Rainy’s company, Wei Lan became much happier; and she would often bring the child out to see her friends. Even though Rainy might be young, but she was especially well-behaved, smart, and had a really sweet tongue. A call of ‘Granny’ or ‘Grandpa’ would bring her different types of sweets.