Pampered by My Billionaire Childhood Sweetheart-Chapter 18: God, please take this one back!

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Li Yuwan's gaze flickered with a moment of darkness, then she looked at her daughter and spoke. Her precious daughter was indeed so considerate it made her feel warm inside, but in the current situation, where was there money for her surgery? When she left the Shang Family, she was in a rush and didn't bring much with her. Although her daughter had been working part-time, the money earned was limited, and it was so exhausting.

Li Yuwan understood this, which made her feel even more heartache and reluctance.

"Mom, did you know? I've found a job teaching children piano now. I earn five hundred yuan a day! I also have other odd jobs, so you don't need to worry."

The young woman curled her lips into a slight smile and looked at Li Yuwan as she spoke. As a caring daughter, she naturally understood what her mother was thinking, so the little girl said empathetically.

"Ah, my daughter, it's all because of me. If back then you hadn't followed me out, your father wouldn't have disregarded all goodwill, leaving you to suffer so much—abandoning you outside without a care."

When the past was mentioned, Li Yuwan's brows and eyes darkened further. She lowered her gaze, her voice tinged with deep bitterness.

"Mom, you're my mom. You gave birth to me and raised me—how could I not follow you out? Besides, Mom, I know your character. You're definitely not the person Dad claims you to be. Back then, you only admitted it because you were so devastated by Dad's affair. And then, Xiang Fengmei even said that my brother and I might not be Dad's biological children, yet Dad didn't say a single word to defend us. How could a dad like that possibly care about me?"

As Shang Xixia spoke, bitterness spread across her breathtakingly beautiful face. To mask this feeling, the young woman turned her head away, picked up the apple from the bedside cabinet, and began peeling it, bit by bit.

"I don't know why, but even now, Mom still feels something's odd. This whole thing happened too suddenly, completely out of line with your dad's usual style. Mom always feels like there's something else going on."

As time passed, Li Yuwan had gradually calmed down from her initial fury, speaking thoughtfully.

"Let's hope so!" Shang Xixia originally wanted to say, "Mom, don't be naive," having just seen Shang Yide and Xiang Fengmei strolling around lovingly a few days ago. But thinking about her mother's illness, and not wanting to make her despair and feel even sadder, the little girl swallowed her words, handed the peeled apple to her mother, and forced a weak smile onto her exquisite face.

After staying with her mother until late, the young woman finally left the hospital, boarded a bus, and went back to school.

"Shang Xixia, it's so late. Where's a girl like you going? Don't you know how to be proper anymore? Let me tell you, as Li Chengxi's woman, your hands can't be touched by anyone else. You must keep yourself clean. At six in the evening, even if the sky falls, you shouldn't leave."

Just as she approached the student dormitory, the young woman heard someone shouting her name from behind.

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Shang Xixia didn't turn her head because this voice didn't need a special look—she already knew who it was.

Once she thought she loved him deeply, but at this very moment, Shang Xixia realized that luckily they hadn't dated, only had a vague and ambiguous affection. Because after getting closer, she found out that this man's mindset was truly bizarre. Even though her tolerance was already high, this man was genuinely someone she couldn't accommodate or accept. Turns out, being attracted to appearances really could be disastrous!

"Next time, I absolutely must not choose someone based on looks again. Never again!" The little girl still didn't turn back. Instead, she extended her fair hand, clasped it repeatedly, sincerely praying. Adorable and earnest, she nodded incessantly.

"Heavens, please just take this one away!" The young woman's lips softly curled, praying from the depths of her heart.

Li Chengxi emerged slowly from the dark corner of a dormitory building, walking up to Shang Xixia and raising his cold, sinister eyes to sweep a harsh glance at her.

"Shang Xixia, are you seeing Gu Jingchen? I'm telling you, you and him are impossible." His body reeked of alcohol, and even walking these few steps, Li Chengxi staggered, unsteady.

Looking at the face she once thought was incomparably handsome, Shang Xixia once again questioned her own taste in aesthetics.

"Mr. Li, whoever I'm with—what's it got to do with you? There are plenty of things in this world that transform from impossible to possible. For example, your mother stealing my home and my father, you messing around with my brother's girlfriend in our house, and then, under such circumstances, you still having the audacity to come find me. Haven't all these impossibilities already turned into possibilities?"

The little girl didn't respond with anger but instead smiled, mocking in return. Under the moonlight, her expression was remarkably composed, crystal-clear, flawless as a painting.

"By the way, if you have nothing else, don't come looking for me. Scratch that—don't come looking for me even if you do have something. If you need to communicate, just send a text; I've already deleted you on WeChat. Also, honestly, every time I think about that day when you were fooling around with Qu Yanyan, it makes me feel utterly disgusted."

Shang Xixia said coldly, tossing out another cutting remark.

"Don't think I don't know what's going on with you and Gu Jingchen. I'm telling you, my sister still hasn't been released and is still in custody—it's all Gu Jingchen's doing. If it weren't for you, why would Gu Jingchen have an issue with my sister?"

Staring at her, Li Chengxi was left speechless, a hint of embarrassment flickering across his face. He pursed his lips, trying to change the subject.

"Mr. Li, with your sister and your current girlfriend being so ostentatious, I really don't need to spell it out. Who knows who they might have offended at some point—it's all up in the air, wouldn't you agree?"

Brother Jingchen?! A thunderous wave of shock surged within Shang Xixia's heart, but the young woman managed to suppress her emotions neatly, maintaining a cold gaze as she spoke to Li Chengxi.

"Shang Xixia, treating me like this now—it's clear you're jealous, right? You must be jealous of Qu Yanyan, aren't you? Even though you've never been with me, I know how obsessed you were with me. Rest assured, if you were with me, I'd kick Qu Yanyan out in a heartbeat. Honestly, no man doesn't seek solace in moments of loneliness—don't worry, I'd never marry her. That spot's reserved for you."

Li Chengxi's voice carried blatant smugness and arrogance as he looked at Shang Xixia and spoke.