Speaking neither too fast nor too slow, Kang Li always wore a smile as she roughly recounted the situation with Shen Yun.
Of course, she did not ntion any ssy details.
Like how Shen Yun returned to the country to entangle Luo Yanqing, and even after several years, still harbored unrealistic fantasies about Luo Yanqing despite being married.
"...I believe what you’re saying, but from my understanding of Jian’s mother, she probably doesn’t care much about Jian."
After a long silence, a light phrase slipped from Austin’s lips.
Hearing this, a slight look of doubt appeared in Kang Li’s clear eyes: "Since you think your ex-wife might neglect Jian, why did you give the child to her during the divorce and agree to not appear in her and Jian’s lives again?"
Austin felt a bit bitter as he replied, "Jian’s mom and I got together under the influence of alcohol. Simply put, she wasn’t with out of love but because she felt obliged after losing her virginity to and had to register the marriage with .
You know, in matters like this, girls are at a relative disadvantage, and Jian’s mom is a conservative girl. She cried incessantly afterward, feeling as if the sky was falling down.
Watching her cry, I felt guilty and proposed marriage, thinking we could try to live together. If we really couldn’t develop feelings and she couldn’t persist, I’d unconditionally agree to a divorce.
At the beginning of our marriage, we got along relatively well, but as ti passed day by day, Jian’s mom easily lost her temper and would lash out at whenever she saw .
Thinking that she was in a foreign country and now my wife, I tolerated her in every possible way, telling myself that things might get better once we had a child.
But that was just my wishful thinking. My one-sided hope. After giving birth to Jian, Jian’s mom beca even more temperantal than before, throwing fits at ho when things didn’t go her way, scaring the child so much that he didn’t dare go near her.
When Jian was about to turn three, his mom finally confessed she wanted a divorce, wanted to return to her own country, and demanded that I give up custody of Jian,
saying Jian was a part of her, and she had to have him by her side. If not, as her husband, I would be taking her life. She cried, begged, and in the end, I had no choice but to agree for her to take Jian away."
After listening to Austin, Kang Li was silent for a while before she spoke: "You need to be prepared."
"Prepared? For what?"
Austin asked, puzzled.
Kang Li didn’t hold back and straightforwardly said: "Jian is very introverted; when playing with other kids, he usually doesn’t speak or participate and just quietly watches from the side."
"..." Austin was stunned for a mont before he asked, "Jian isn’t being bullied by other kids, right?"
"I haven’t seen it happen, but whether he has been bullied or not, you can ask him when you see him."
Kang Li was being truthful, as she indeed hadn’t witnessed anything in the courtyard. As for Jian’s situation in kindergarten or elentary school, she hadn’t heard anything from Hanhan or Vivi, so there’s a chance the child is simply introverted by nature, not because he’s being bullied.
"I... I’ll catch a flight over there tomorrow..." Austin was saying this when sothing seed to co to his mind, and he asked, "Do you have ti next?"
Before Kang Li could respond, he continued, "I want to buy so toys and clothes for Jian, but I don’t know what to choose. If you have so ti, could you co to the mall with ?"
"Let’s go."
Kang Li stood up, but when Austin stood up, she said, "Wait a mont, I’m going to say hi to my grandfather and Aunt Fu."
With these words, Kang Li left the living room.
About three or four minutes later, footsteps ca from the stairs, and Austin looked up: "Ready to go?" Kang Li descended the stairs and nodded with a smile.
"Let carry that for you."
Seeing the bag in Kang Li’s hand, Austin extended his hand.
Kang Li shook her head, politely declining: "No need."
"Ride in my car."
Austin opened the car door, inviting Kang Li inside.
"I’ll drive myself; it’ll be more convenient afterward, and it saves you the trouble of driving back."
She lightly shook her head and drove a white compact car out from the garage: "Lead the way," she said to Austin while looking out the window.
"Alright."
Despite his complex emotions, Austin managed to respond with a smile.
It should be noted that the white compact car Kang Li was driving was specially bought by Jiang Boya for his beloved daughter Kang Li.
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