Supreme Heir Son-in-law-Chapter 1140 - 1139: Acting

"This child, although I did have feelings for your mother, you must believe me, your mother and I never did anything to betray your father."

Uncle Li was stunned for a long time before abruptly changing the subject. Xu Ke, staring at him intently, sighed, realizing he wasn’t going to get anything out of him.

"Since you’re unwilling to speak, let’s just pretend I never asked. Let’s not bring this up to her."

Xu Ke was particularly focused while cracking sunflower seeds, whereas Uncle Li breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the child didn’t press further; otherwise, he wouldn’t know what to fabricate. Meanwhile, Xu Ke was unaware that Wang Cuixia had already stood behind him, silently watching him for a long time before finally sitting on a stool.

Uncle Li, sensing the weird atmosphere, quickly found an excuse to slip away.

"I have pigs to feed at home, so I’ll head off. You two continue chatting."

Wang Cuixia gave Uncle Li a strange look, knowing he had no pigs at home.

As soon as Uncle Li left, the atmosphere between the mother and son turned awkward.

"Isn’t there anything you want to tell me?"

Seeing Wang Cuixia wasn’t prepared to explain anything, Xu Ke decided to ask.

Upon hearing Xu Ke’s question, Wang Cuixia quietly turned her head away. After a while, as Xu Ke was about to return to his room, he barely heard a murmured "Sit down!"

Xu Ke sat back down on the stool, and to his surprise, saw Wang Cuixia’s face full of tears, which left him at a loss for what to do, so he silently handed her a tissue. Wang Cuixia took the tissue to wipe her face.

"Many years ago, I was actually the renowned daughter of the Wang Family."

Although Xu Ke was a bit surprised to hear this, he had already guessed, after that night when Uncle Li referred to Wang Cuixia as "Miss," that she came from a prominent family. As for the Wang Family, he had never heard of it before.

However, looking at Wang Cuixia now, there was no difference between her and the village women; she had nothing to do with being a ’Miss.’

"You might not believe this at all, but for your safety, I still have to say it."

If it were up to her, Wang Cuixia would never have told Xu Ke, but the situation now left her with no choice but to reveal everything, and upon hearing that he could finally know the truth, Xu Ke immediately sat up straight.

"Back then, the Wang Family was a well-known commercial family in Changnan City. I had a half-brother who feared I would take the family’s wealth, so he pretended to be innocent and cute but was scheming behind my back."

"He lured me to meet the young master of the Xu Family. What I didn’t know was that the young master of the Xu Family was already married. By the time I found out, I was pregnant with you."

"My noble upbringing and education wouldn’t allow me to ruin another family, so I left Changnan City."

When Xu Ke heard this, he was slightly shocked: "But why did you come to this place?"

Upon hearing this question, Wang Cuixia seemed to recall something painful, immediately clasping her head, and after a while, she calmed down.

"Later on, the young master from the Xu Family came looking for me. He saw you, and liked you a lot. He told me he and his first wife had no marital relationship and wanted to marry me."

"But by then, I’d already been deceived by him once. I didn’t believe his nonsense anymore, and fled with you overnight. We encountered the master of the Xiao Family, and at that time, you had fallen ill with no place to seek treatment. Had it not been for the master of the Xiao Family, you might not have lived past ten."

Although Xu Ke had heard of the Xiao Family before, this was the first time hearing specifics from Wang Cuixia.

"I’m healthy now, right? And I’m over twenty years old already." 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Wang Cuixia shook her head, looking at her son with love and reluctance.

"But there was a Taoist next to the master of the Xiao Family. Back then, the Taoist told me that your life would be full of hardships. However, there is another person in this world similarly burdened, the Miss of the Xiao Family. If you and she got married, then the misfortunes of both would disappear, so the master of the Xiao Family arranged your marriage to her right there."

Thinking about it, Wang Cuixia immediately regretted believing the Taoist’s words, ruining her son’s life. The Miss of the Xiao Family was someone they couldn’t possibly match up with now. If her son entered that wealthy family, he would end up trampled like mud.

When Xu Ke heard he had a fiancée, he pressed his lips together, feeling a complex mix of emotions.

"I had almost forgotten about this marriage myself, but unexpectedly, a few days ago, the master of the Xiao Family called me."

After Wang Cuixia finished speaking, she fell silent, and Xu Ke realized that Wang Cuixia probably disapproved of this matter.

That night, when Xu Ke was about to sleep, he suddenly discovered a packed bag beside his pillow, exceptionally large.

Xu Ke opened the bag and was rummaging through it, when suddenly, he heard Wang Cuixia’s voice from the courtyard.

"Leave here early tomorrow morning. Leaving will only benefit you, not harm you. Remember, if anyone asks, your name is not Xu Ke."

Because she had to hide from the young master of the Xu Family, Xu Ke ended up being harmed for life, staying in this remote mountain area, learning nothing of the world. Thinking of this, Wang Cuixia felt particularly guilty, covering her mouth and weeping silently.

After crying enough, she stood beside Xu Ke’s window for a long time.

"What are you doing by the window?"

Xu Ke stared at the wooden window frame. Everything today had seemed like a fairy tale to him.

Being awake, he had already noticed Wang Cuixia’s presence.

Upon hearing him, Wang Cuixia opened the door and entered, turning on the light in the room.

"Suddenly remembered, in your more than twenty years, you’ve always been sick and couldn’t read much. I’ll teach you a few words, so when you go out and work, you’ll at least be able to write your own name."

Wang Cuixia said, bringing out some tattered newspapers and a ballpoint pen covered in dust, visibly unused for some time.

Xu Ke looked at his hands, realizing it made sense. Xu Ke couldn’t read in Wang Cuixia’s memory.

Slowly getting out of bed, Wang Cuixia wrote two words above, and those two words were Xu Ke’s name.

"These two words are pronounced Xu Ke, it’s your name. Try writing it."

After saying this, Wang Cuixia handed the ballpoint pen to Xu Ke, who looked earnestly at the two words.