Chapter 76


    Quarmy stopped the car and turned back, but Leon and Monica had already left. He didn''t know why,


    but when he saw Leon and Monica appearing together at the tube-shaped apartment building, he felt a


    sense of unease in his heart.


    The tube- shaped apartment was a ce where Monica''s happiness was recorded. She had said that


    she would only share her happiness with him. Now that she had brought Leon back, what did this


    mean?


    She wanted to share her own happiness with Leon. There was a fire burning in his heart. This woman


    was too cruel. He wanted to see how she could share her happiness with another man with her ex-


    husband around.


    Quarmy stopped his car and searched the alley near the tube-shaped apartment for a while, but he


    didn''t see Monica and Leon. He had seen clearly that they were walking with a child. It was impossible


    for them to disappear so quickly.


    Quarmy suddenly remembered Monica''s favorite river behind the tube-shaped apartment. He hurried


    over to the river bank.


    Monica did take Leon and Coco to the river. The development of Jiang City was fast, but the


    tubeshaped apartment had been maintaining its former appearance for more than ten years. It was not


    polluted because of ack of development. The river was crystal clear, and the grass was green.


    Standing on the river bank, people could see that little tadpoles and fish were swimming inside.


    "I used to catch fish here when I was a child." Monica stood by the river and looked at it with some


    feelings. "At that time, my family was very poor and couldn''t afford to buy expensive food, so I came


    here to catch fish. Once when it was raining heavily upstream, there was a sudden flood and I was


    suddenly swept away. Fortunately, there was a big tree over there, so I caught it and didn''t get swept


    away. Since such a thrilling thing happened, my uncle has never allowed me to catch fish again."


    In her description, Leon could imagine how dangerous she was at that time. He looked at her with


    distress. "You must have had a hard time at that time, didn''t you?"


    "Yes, but I''m very happy!" Monica answered, "Since that, I''ve often dreamed of catching fish."


    Coco, who was standing on one side, was very excited when he heard that. He said, "Mom, I want to


    catch fish."


    Monica and Leon looked at each other and smiled. "Okay!"


    In front of Leon, she took off her shoes, rolled up her pants, and went into the river. The river was cool


    and the sand was soft. After more than ten years, she felt it again. Monica sighed, "Today may be the


    Coco couldn''t understand what she meant. He followed her and held a stic bottle tomand her.


    Although Monica hadn''t caught fish for many years, she was still skillful. She quickly caught a few fish


    and put them in Coco''s bottle.


    Coco was very happy. He raised the bottle to Leon and said, "Uncle Gu,e on!"


    Seeing how happy they were, Leon was tempted and immediately joined them. He grew up in a rich


    family and didn''t know how to catch fish. When he and Coco saw fish swimming towards them, he


    stretched out his hands unskillfully to catch them.


    Of course, they failed. Instead, they were covered with water.


    Monica burst intoughter when she saw that. The mud in the river reminded her of the days when she


    and her friends were dirtying each other''s faces with mud. She suddenly became mischievous. She


    grabbed a piece of mud and smeared it on Leon''s face. Leon was staring at the fish and did not expect


    her to sneak upon him. Thus, she smeared his face with mud and Cocoughed out loud. Monica


    certainly would not let Coco go. She did it to him again.


    "Mom, you bad guy!" Coco couldn''t stand it anymore and smeared Monica''s face with mud. Leon came


    to his aid, then Monica''s face was covered with mud.


    The three people''s faces were covered with mud, which looked very funny. "Mom, are we now making


    a facial mask?" Coco asked innocently.


    "Yes, we are making natural mud masks!" After saying that, Monica and Leon looked at each other and


    Quarmy rushed over to the river to see such a happy and harmonious scene. He felt upset and strode


    towards them. When Monica saw him, her heart skipped a beat. "Why is he here?"


    Seeing Quarmy, Leon reached out to hold her hand tofort her. Seeing that, Quarmy''s eyes


    darkened a little. Leon was provoking him! Fury spread in Quarmy''s chest. He really wanted to go up


    and beat the crap out of Leon, causing him to lose all his face in front of Monica.


    However, he could only dream it in his heart. There was no reason for him to do it. He walked over and


    looked at the three people in the river. "Mr. Gu, hello!" Although he had taken the initiative to greet


    Leon, his eyes were full of hostility.


    Leon ignored his hostility and said, "Are you here to inspect the work?"


    How could hee to the river to inspect? Quarmy knew that Leon said it on purpose. "The scenery


    here is beautiful. It''s a good ce, especially for elder people. I''m going to build a house by the river,


    so I''m here to take a look at the terrain today."


    While he was speaking, he stared at Monica with burning eyes. In the past, she always snuggled up in


    his arms and talked about her childhood. She often mentioned this river. She said that when she got


    old, she would build a house here for her parents and catch fish for him every day.


    Monica calmed down after a moment of panic. Coco''s face was covered with mud and Quarmy couldn''t


    see his face clearly. What was she afraid of? Her eyes shed with sarcasm. "I used to think so, but


    now I find that it is only the idea of a fool."


    "You!" Quarmy didn''t expect her to make a simple summary of the past. He was so angry that he


    couldn''t say a word.


    Leon added. "You''ve always been a fool, but I like it."


    Hearing that, Quarmy went mad. He sneered and said, "What would Old Mrs. Gu think if she finds out


    that Mr. Gu is ying mud in Jiang City?"


    "Mr. Huo, you''re worrying too much. My grandmother is too old to care for her children and


    grandchildren now. But I heard that Madam Huo was very eager to have a grandson. She carefully


    selected a suitable match for you. Recently, she''s been apanying her daughter-inw every day to


    arrange the engagement. It''s such a blessing to have such a mother, right?"


    Quarmy hadn''t expected Leon to bring up this matter. He wasn''t willing to get engaged to Madrigal, but


    now wasn''t the time to exin. Leon was using this to p him in the face. He sneered, "Mr. Gu, you''re


    N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    really a sharp-tongued man!"


    "Mr. Huo is really good at praising people. However,pared to Mr. Huo, who is unfaithful and


    ungrateful, being sharp-tongued is not a big deal!" Leon retorted sarcastically.


    It was obvious that Leon was standing up for Monica. Quarmy sneered. "Mr. Gu is both affectionate


    and righteous, but it''s a pity that you didn''t put your effort in the right ces. Will a gentleman have a


    crush on a married woman?"


    "Why can''t I? I''m a upright man who doesn''t have to worry about being judged by others. There are


    some hypocrites who appear to be gentlemen, but in fact, they''ve done all kinds of dirty things. You


    must have a lot of those around you, right?"


    "You!" Quarmy was furious. In the past, Leon had never lost to others in a debate.


    Wasn''t he embarrassing himself by provoking Leon? Naturally, Coco couldn''t understand what


    happened between the three adults. When he saw arge butterfly flying past on the grass, he strode


    up to the shore to chase after it.


    Quarmy had been paid attention to only Leon and Monica all the time. When Monica saw Coco go


    ashore to chase the butterfly, she heaved a sigh of relief in her heart.


    She reminded Leon, "You''re wet. Let''s go ashore."


    Leon nodded and pulled her hand. While wearing his shoes, he looked at Quarmy with a hint of


    provocation. "Mr. Huo, don''t forget to invite me to your engagement. I''ll be there to congratte you."


    Quarmy had no choice but to keep silent. Monica was in a good mood when she saw that Quarmy had


    suffered a setback. That was called karma. She put on her shoes and saw Coco running far away. She


    reminded Leon, "It''s almost noon, let''s go eat."


    Leon naturally agreed. When he walked past Quarmy, he did not forget to mock him. "Mr. Huo, take


    your time studying the terrain. We won''t disturb you any further."


    Quarmy watched as the two of them swaggered past him. Seeing that they had caught up to Coco and


    put his shoes on, he finally reacted. He hadn''t paid attention to the child. From the way the child and


    Leon were close to each other, could it be that this was the child that had suddenly appeared beside


    Leon?


    He had been following Leon before for Monica. Instead of seeing Monica, he suddenly saw in the


    media that Leon had a child beside him.


    Leon didn''t get married, so it was strange for him to have a child. The media had been investigating the


    child''s identity, but there had never been any clue. The child appeared next to Leon as if he had fallen


    from the sky.


    Later, the media spected that the child was Leon''s illegitimate child. Leon didn''t deny it, and the Gu


    family didn''te out to rify it. Quarmy sneered when he saw the news. "Didn''t Monica always think


    that Leon was a gentleman? If she knew Leon had an illegitimate child, what would she think?" He


    thought.


    But now he found that he was wrong. Monica seemed to be very fond of the child beside Leon. It


    seemed that she had already known it for a long time, and she had a good rtionship with the child.


    Indeed, in her heart, he was nothingpared to Leon. She could ept Leon having an illegitimate


    child, but she could not ept him having another child. She didn''t even care about the reason.


    Quarmy suddenly became very angry.


    He strode back into the car and leaned against the back of the chair. He suddenly felt himself


    ridiculous. She was the only in his heart, but she never loved him.


    His days were like years without her, while hers were easy. When he thought of her Leon and Rnd,


    he couldn''t help but feel bad.


    "Why don''t I move on? A heartless woman doesn''t deserve my love." Quarmy thought, but at the same


    time, he was unwilling to move on. A charming voice echoed in his mind, "I want to hold your hand and


    grow old with you!" Monica, you promised me that! You could never deny!


    After thinking for a moment, Quarmy called Noah. "Get someone to tell Old Mrs. Gu that her precious


    grandson is wandering around with my woman in Jiang City. Ask her what does that mean."


    "I''ll do it right away!" Noah immediately promised.


    "There is one more thing. Tell Kim that his future son-inw has been pestering a divorced woman all


    the time, which is widely spread in Jiang City. It''s really ridiculous." Noah promised again. He thought,


    "Who says that women are good at being jealous? Men can be even more jealous! Mr. Huo is really


    trying to get rid of his rival in love."


    Hanging up the phone, Quarmy rubbed his forehead. He finally felt better. He did not believe that Old


    Mrs. Gu would be indifferent when she heard that her precious grandson and Monica were together.


    Even when Monica was unmarried, Old Mrs. Gu did not agree her to be with Leon, let alone now. As


    long as Mrs. Gu interfered, the annoying Leon would disappear from Jiang City soon.


    As for Rnd, as long as Kim called Old Mr. Wang, he believed that the Wang family would take action


    immediately. Quarmy felt happy again at the thought of this. Monica and Leon left the tube-shaped


    apartment with Coco. When they were taking a taxi, they found others looking at them strangely, only to


    find that their faces were covered with mud. Regardless of others'' strange looks, they stopped a taxi


    and returned home.


    Xanjer was shocked to see theme back. "I thought you wouldn''te back for lunch, so I didn''t


    buy food. I''m going to buy some now."


    "Don''t bother. Noodles is fine." Leon replied.


    Monica nodded. "Uncle, please. Leon isn''t picky."


    Xanjer''s movements were fast. The three of them went to wash their faces. When they came out, there


    was already hot egg noodles on the table. Coco ate half a bowl of noodles and went to sleep.


    Monica took Coco into the bedroom and ced him on the bed. Leon had already finished eating and


    was tidying up the table with Xanjer.


    Monica poured a ss of water for Leon. The two of them sat on the sofa to talk. Thinking about


    Quarmy''s expression today, Leon frowned slightly. "What''s up with Quarmy? Is it a coincidence?"


    "He might be inspecting the work." Monica answered.


    "The inspection brought him to the riverside? Why do I feel like he was following us?" Leon did not


    believe that.


    "I don''t think he would be so bored to do so. Maybe it''s just a coincidence." Monica answered.


    "Looking at his expression today, I don''t think he has given up on you." "So what? It''s enough for me to


    give up on him." Monica sneered. Thinking about it, she was a little angry. "If Coco wasn''t here today, I


    would have throw all the mud on his face!"


    Leon frowned slightly. "Moni, you and Quarmy are in the same city. He will know Coco''s indentity


    sooner orter. You have to think of a way to deal with it earlier. You can''t panic as you did today."


    Monica nodded. "I know what I''m doing. Don''t worry. I was in a panic because I wasn''t ready. It won''t


    happen again."


    "You already have a solution? What''s it?" Leon was puzzled.


    "Yes. Coco is my child. I will admit it in the future. What can he say?"


    "Quarmy isn''t that easy to fool. Coco looks like you. He''ll definitely investigate it. What if he finds out


    the truth?" Leon wasn''t as optimistic as Monica was. "Why don''t you let Coco go with me?"


    "Leon, you have already done too much for me. I''m very grateful for your help. But this time, I must


    keep Coco by my side." Monica was very determined. She had entrusted Coco to Leon because she


    did not have the ability to raise him. But now it was different. She had a stable job and could give Coco


    a stable life. She didn''t want to suffer the pain of separating from her son.


    "I know you can''t leave Coco, but I''m worried that Quarmy would know the truth and steal your child


    from you. With his abilities, you''ll definitely lose."


    "I won''t let him know the truth. I cheated on Coco''s birth. ording to the date, I was pregnant after I


    left him for three months."


    "Quarmy isn''t a fool. He''ll definitely check it."


    "Don''t worry, I have something more convincing." Monica replied, "He will definitely believe it."


    Leon sat for a while and then left. When he returned to the hotel, Rnd came. Looking at his dark


    eyes, Leon was surprised. "What happened?"


    "Didn''t Monica tell you?" Rnd asked.


    "No."


    Hearing that, Rnd felt sad and said, "This woman is really fu*king heartless!"


    He told Leon about his fight with Quarmy. "Do you think there''s something wrong with Quarmy? Why


    does he have to ruin my ns? What does he want?"


    "How would I know? Maybe he doesn''t like you." Leon lied. He knew that Quarmy must have been


    jealous that Rnd liked Monica. But since Quarmy had such a crush on Monica, why did he cheat?


    Was there any reason for this? But no matter what the reason was, he shouldn''t have cheated, should


    he?


    "Could it be that he also likes Monica?" Rnd muttered to himself. The more he thought about it, the


    more he felt it was true. "If so, I''ll definitely make him suffer."


    "How?" Leon countered.


    "I''m going to anger him by telling him Monica''s true identity." Rnd was proud. Wasn''t Quarmy in a


    rtionship with Zoe''s youngest daughter? If he knew that Monica was Zoe''s eldest daughter, that


    would be fun.


    "Nonsense!" Leon''s face darkened all of a sudden. "You can''t tell anyone about Moni''s identity."


    Seeing Leon''s change of expression, Rnd remembered that Monica had asked him to keep her


    identity a secret. He knew that he had made a mistake and smiled awkwardly. "I can''t understand.


    Since she isn''t an illegitimate daughter, why doesn''t she want others to know about her rtionship


    with Zoe? Isn''t it a very glorious thing to have such a father?"


    "Everyone has their own ideas and purposes. She must have her own reasons. You just have to


    remember not to reveal the rtionship between her and Zoe."


    "I was just saying. I''ll keep her words in mind." said Rnd. "But this isn''t over. I''ll pay Quarmy back in


    the future."


    "You''re always a jealous man!" Leon shook his head.


    Rnd red at him. "Am I jealous? Quarmy messed up my ns again and again!"


    "If you hadn''t been so impulsive, would you have let him get a hold of you and attack you?" Leon asked


    back.


    "You''re right. But I had no choice!" Rnd had a bitter look on his face. "Leon, to tell you the truth, I


    really don''t like Mandy."


    "You don''t like her but you love her, right?" Leon joked. "No, not at all! You know, rabbits don''t eat the


    grass by their burrows. Mandy grew up with me. How can I love her?"


    "Rabbits don''t eat the grass by their burrows? What about Monica?"


    "Monica didn''t grow up with me, so she is different from Mandy. Leon, I beg you. I really don''t want you


    to be my cousin-inw. You should advise Mandy to give up on me. I can''t stand it!"


    "Rnd, people should be conscientious. Do you think I want to have a cousin-inw like you?" Leon


    snorted.


    "Since we all don''t want it, please help me. I really don''t want to be a yboy anymore. If it weren''t for


    the fact that I was avoiding Mandy''s pestering, would I have had to court Caroline in such a big way?"


    "Rnd, you''re wrong. If you don''t like Mandy, you should make it clear to her. Otherwise, she will get


    you wrong."


    "You wronged me. I told her very clearly, but she just didn''t believe it. You know that the Wang family


    has always wanted to marry the Gu family. Unfortunately, I''m asked to sacrifice for it. You have a good


    rtionship with Mandy, please persuade her. I am not worthy of her."


    Leon''s phone rang as Rnd spoke. A woman''s hurried voice could be heard. "Leon, bad news!"


    Hearing the female voice, Rnd slightly frowned and stood up subconsciously. Leon wanted tough.


    Mandy was not a fierce beast. Why was Rnd so afraid of her? "What happened, Mandy?" "Grandma


    fainted!"


    "Fainted?" Leon was shocked. "How did that happen?"


    "I don''t know. I just received a call from the servant. I''m on my way to the hospital."


    "Have you informed others?"


    "Yes. Leon, don''t worry. I''m just telling you this. Maybe there''s nothing wrong with Grandma. I''ll call you


    after see her at the hospital."


    Leon agreed and hung up the phone. Seeing the worried look on his face, Rnd tried to reassure him.


    "Nothing will happen. Don''t worry!"


    "Grandma is getting old, and her health is getting worse in recent years. I''m very worried." Leon sighed.


    He was raised by his grandma and had a very strong affection for her. It was impossible for him not to


    worry.


    "Let''s wait for Mandy''s call."


    Leon nodded, with a worried look on his face. Rnd had to say goodbye to him.


    ording to Noah''s report, Old Mrs. Gu had already thought of a way to let Leon leave. Quarmy was


    in a very good mood. In the afternoon, he went to see a few clients and had dinner outside. After


    dinner, he went to the KTV before returning home.


    On the way home, his phone rang. He answered the phone and heard a strange female voice. "Is that


    Mr. Huo?"


    "Who are you?" Quarmy asked.


    "I am a friend of Madrigal. We had a party this evening. Madrigal has drunk too much. Can you pick her


    up?" Nee''s voice was indescribably charming.


    Quarmy was stunned. Madrigal had always been gentle and refined. It was hard for him to imagine that


    she would get drunk. He snorted, indicating that he had agreed.


    Hanging up the phone, Nee made an OK gesture to Madrigal who was on the sofa. Madrigal had been


    afraid that Quarmy would not agree. When she saw that, she couldn''t help but smile. So she grabbed


    the ss on the table and drank it up.


    Nee poured her another ss of wine. "One more drink. You''ll be enboldened. I''ll wait for your good


    news tonight."


    Madrigal took the ss and drank it again. Nee immediately dressed her up as a drunk beauty. Then


    she stopped with satisfaction.


    Quarmy pushed open the door to the room and saw a picture of a drunk beauty lying on the bed. He


    didn''t think too much about it as he stepped forward to help Madrigal and prepared to leave. However,


    she couldn''t keep her bnce and hung her soft body on his body.


    Instinctively, Quarmy wanted to push her away. When he saw Nee standing at the side, he immediately


    ordered, "Come over here and help me get her out!"


    Madrigal was extremely disappointed when she heard his words. Originally, she had thought that he


    would carry her, but he didn''t.


    Thinking of how she used to see him carry Monica into the car, she felt wronged and angry.


    After Quarmy and Nee helped Madrigal get on the car together, he directly left her behind and started


    the car. Madrigal had thought that he would gently fasten the seat belt for her, then she could try her


    best to seduce him.


    Quarmy didn''t fall for it. She had no choice but to roll down from the back seat when he started the car.


    In the rearview mirror, Quarmy saw it and immediately stop the car. He helped her up again and


    wanted to buckle her seat belt. Madrigal seized the opportunity to hug and kiss him.


    Quarmy tilted his head to the side, so her lips did notnd on his mouth as she had expected, but on


    his neck instead.


    At this point, Madrigal couldn''t care anything else. She held Quarmy in her arms and rubbed her soft


    chest against his body." I feel so hot!" She shouted.


    Quarmy was shocked by her sudden unrestrained behavior. He pushed her away with all his strength


    and jumped out of the car.


    She watched as him returned to the driver''s seat. The car sped all the way to the hospital.


    Soon, they arrived at the hospital. Quarmy did not suspect that she was pretending to be drunk.


    Madrigal had always been ady and she had frightened him just now. He instructed the doctor to


    examine her. Not only did she take the medicine, but she also had an infusion.


    In the end, he also made a phone call to inform Yale and Zoe.


    The way things turned out was the exact opposite of what Madrigal had expected. Nee said that as


    long as she put down her restraint and actively seduced Quarmy, Quarmy would be turned on and had


    sex with her.


    However, the current situation waspletely different. Quarmy was not turned on at all. He avoided


    her as if she was a ghost. When he pushed her forcefully, unfortunately, her back hit the armrest, and


    she was in so much pain that she kept breathing.


    Madrigal was suffering now. It was all because of Nee. It was a fu*king bad idea to pretend to drink and


    have sex with Quarmy.


    The nurse just finished her IV, Zoe and Yale rushed over in a hurry. Seeing the smell of alcohol, Zoe''s


    face was extremely ugly.


    "How did you educate your daughter?" He turned back and angrily questioned Yale. "Why do you let


    her make some bad friends?"


    Zoe was really very angry. Quarmy didn''t like her in the first ce, and now she did such a thing. Her


    drunk antics even embarrassed himself.


    Yale didn''t dare to speak. In her heart, she also hated her daughter for being so disappointing. What


    was wrong with Madrigal? Wasn''t she making Quarmy look down on her?


    Quarmy didn''t know what they were thinking. Since the mission waspleted, there was no need for


    him to stay any longer. Thus, he made up an excuse to leave.


    Watching Quarmy leave, Zoe was even angrier. He harshly rebuked Yale for not educating her


    daughter well. Unlike Madrigal, Monica hadn''t done anything out of line in the past few years.


    After that, he left in a fit of anger.


    There were only Yale and her daughter left in the ward. Madrigal opened her eyes. Yale red at her


    with hatred. "What are you doing?"


    "Mom, I didn''t know it would be like this!" Madrigal didn''t hide anything from her mother, so she told her


    everything about this night.


    Yale was so angry that she poked her daughter''s head with her hand. "You are really stupid! You will


    get engaged soon, why are you so anxious?"


    "Mom, I was worried. He''s been perfunctory to me, especially after Monica is back. I have seen him go


    to the tube-shaped apartment for Monica. If they start over again, what should I do?"


    "So you seduced him in such a low-level way?" Yale snorted. "Do you know that you''re not supposed to


    be the drunken one?"


    "What?" Madrigal was stunned.


    "He doesn''t touch you when you''re sober. How could he touch you when you''re drunk? Unless he''s


    drunk."


    "He doesn''t drink with me, how could he get drunk?"


    "Don''t you know how to think?" Yale sneered. "Solutions are more than problems!"


    "Then I''ll find a way to get him drunk next time."


    "Forget it, it''s not the point." Yale nced at her daughter. "Now you should calm down first. In half a


    month, you will be engaged to him. Mom will help you find a way then." Madrigal nodded. "I''ll listen to


    you."


    Leon waited for Mandy''s call in the hotel for a long time, but it never came. So he called her, but she


    had turned off the phone.


    Why did she turn off the phone at this time? He was anxious so he called the servant who took care of


    his grandmother. The servant told him not to worry because his grandmother had woken up safely.


    Leon finally rxed when he heard that. However, a few hourster, Mandy called him. "Leon,e


    back quickly. The doctor says Grandma is in bad shape!"


    "Didn''t the servant say that Grandma was fine?" Leon was surprised.


    "Grandma asked her to lie to you. She didn''t want you to worry." Mandy''s voice was a little choked. "I


    was going to call you, but Grandma stopped me. I heard her conversation with the servant. She felt


    sorry for you. She sacrificed your love so that you could take over thepany. She made you


    depressed for so many years, and she doesn''t want to make you suffer anymore. If you like Monica,


    you can be with her. She won''t stop you."


    Leon was stunned with the phone in hand. He didn''t expect that his grandma would say that. Mandy


    sobbed in a low voice. "Leon, pleasee back for Grandma. I''m afraid you''ll miss her if youe


    backte!"


    Thinking of what his grandmother had done to him over the years, Leon''s heart ached. "I''lle back


    now!"


    Mandy hung up the phone and said to the olddy on the sofa with her tongue sticking out, "Grandma,


    Leon said he woulde back tomorrow."


    Old Mrs. Gu gave a thumbs-up to her granddaughter and said, "Great, your acting is getting better and


    better!"


    Mandy walked to her and sat down. "Grandma, what if he finds out I helped you lie to him and gets


    mad at me?"


    "Grandma won''t let that happen." Old Mrs. Gu answered.


    "I know, but I''m still afraid that it will happen."


    "Impossible." Old Mrs. Gu replied. "Since I''m trying to trick him back, I''ve already made a thorough


    n."


    "Grandmother, I lied to Leon for you. You have to take my matter seriously." Mandy felt assured after


    hearing that. She immediately thought of her own matters.


    The olddy sighed. Why were her grandchildren so stubborn? In this world, women better than


    Monica were everywhere, but her grandson just wanted Monica. Her granddaughter clearly knew that


    Rnd was a yboy, but she couldn''t give up on him.


    Seeing her sigh, Mandy thought that she was unwilling to help her, so she said anxiously, "Grandma,


    you can''t be so cruel to me!"


    "Little girl, have you really made up your mind? Rnd is a phnderer and a cheater. It won''t be good


    to be with him." Old Mrs Gu reminded.


    "I know, but he''s the only one I like." Mandy answered.


    Old Mrs. Gu sighed heavily. "When Leones back, I''ll go talk to the Wang family and get this thing


    settled as soon as possible."


    Mandy''s face shone with joy when she heard that.


    Leon booked a ticket and then called Monica to tell her that his grandma was sick. Although Old Mrs.


    Gu had separated her and Leon, Monica did not hate her that much because everyone''s position was


    different. When she heard that she was seriously ill, she was also very worried and persuaded Leon to


    go back immediately.


    The next morning, Monica and Coco saw Leon off at the airport. Seeing that Leon was leaving, Coco


    kept crying. Monica had tofort him. "Uncle Gu wille back in a few days."


    Coco smiled through tears and said, "Uncle Gu, I''ll wait for you."


    After sending Leon into the airport lounge, Monica took Coco home. On the way back, Coco asked


    Monica, "Mom, my father isn''t lost but dead, right?"


    Monica was stunned. "Who said that?"


    "Granduncle said that my father had already died. Mom, what you are looking for is not my biological


    father, but my stepfather. Is that so? Mom?"


    Monica''s heart started to ache. She knew that her uncle hated Ouarmy, which was why he told Coco


    that. She didn''t know how to answer. If she denied it, Coco would definitely ask more.


    She sighed. "Yes... He is dead."


    Sadness appeared on Coco''s face. "Mom, I don''t want Dad anymore. I only want you, granduncle and


    Uncle Gu."


    "Good boy!" Monica held his soft little body tightly.


    "Mom, what does Dad look like? Is he handsome?" Coco asked again.


    "Yes!" Monica answered.


    "Is he as handsome as Uncle Gu?"


    "Yes!"


    "I knew that!" Coco pulled himself into her arms and put on a smile. "Mom, can I make a request?"


    "What''s your request?"


    "I want Uncle Gu to be my father!"


    For a moment, Monica did not know how to answer, but Coco was still waiting for her answer. "Mom!"


    "No!" Monica shook her head. "If you want Dad, I will find one for you. Believe in me, I will!"


    "But I like Uncle Gu to be my dad!"


    Monica didn''t say anything. Children only knew who was good for them, but not the troubles of adults.


    Leon was the star in the sky, and she was just a speck of dust. The distance between them was


    destined to be the distance between heaven and earth.


    Coco was very sensible. Seeing the sad look on his mother''s face, he immediately changed the


    subject. "Mom, I want to eat pizza."


    "I''ll buy it for you!"


    Monica happened to see a pizza shop nearby. She got off the car with Coco in her arms. There was a


    nice song ying in the car and Quarmy sat in the back seat with his eyes closed. He had just received


    the news that Leon was going back to see the ''''ill1'' Old Mrs. Gu. Without the eyesore, he became really


    happy. Although he was resting with his eyes closed, his fingers were tapping with music.


    The driver, Noah, identally saw Monica crossing the road with Coco in her arms. He made a sound


    of surprise. "Madam... Miss Mo is holding a child?"


    When Quarmy heard this, he opened his eyes and looked over. He also saw that. Why didn''t Leon


    leave with that child? Was this child not Leon''s? When he remembered that Monica had participated in


    a blind date program and said that she was a single mother, he frowned and ordered Noah, "Come to


    have a look!"


    Monica ced Coco on his seat and ordered a six-inch pizza ording to Coco''s preference. She


    ordered two cups of fruit juice and a te of snacks. Coco was very happy and began to eat.


    Seeing him wolfing down his food, Monica had a smile in her eyes. "Slow down, take a sip of the drink,


    don''t choke!"


    "Mom, eat it!" Seeing that Monica didn''t eat, Coco handed the pizza in her hand to Monica''s mouth.


    "No, thanks! I''ll watch you eat!"


    "I want Mom to eat with me!" Coco insisted. Monica had to take a bite.


    Coco took another bite, his face full of smiles. "Delicious, right?"


    "Yes!" Quarmy entered the pizza shop and sat down near Monica and Coco. He casually ordered a


    te of snacks and a ten-inch pizza.


    He was not in the mood to eat, and he kept listening to the conversation between the mother and son.


    When he heard Coco calling Monica Mom, he was shocked and looked at Noah subconsciously. He


    found that Noah was also looking at him. Both of their eyes were full of surprise.