Chapter 182: Chapter 182: Cold as Ice
So, faced with such a situation, Liu Zheng wasn’t too disheartened and was definitely determined to resolve everything.
Quickly, he gave Li Yanling a look that told her not to worry and then approached Xiao Kai again.
He gently crouched down, not like the other adults who would just stand and talk to Xiao Kai, who had to look up if he wanted to see them, but instead he met Xiao Kai at eye level.
"Xiao Kai, don’t worry, Uncle Liu isn’t like other uncles. Uncle Liu came today to see how your health really is. Uncle Liu is a doctor, you know."
"Your mom has been telling me that you haven’t been feeling well lately, and with the change of seasons, it seems to have gotten worse. So she specifically asked Uncle Liu to come and check on you. Your mom is very concerned about you."
"Don’t be too resistant to Uncle Liu. In a minute, you’ll see whether or not Uncle Liu is lying to you."
But after he said these words, Xiao Kai just rolled his eyes at him and continued to play with his toys, not saying a word.
It seems that all of this really isn’t so simple, and Xiao Kai’s nature really is quite stubborn.
Before this, I couldn’t quite understand why Li Yanling was so conflicted and hesitant when she brought up this idea to me.
But now that I’m here, I finally understand what’s going on.
Li Yanling, meanwhile, remained silent, and there were several times when she seemed about to say something but couldn’t utter a word in the end.
It was apparent that her position in the household was probably quite low.
Otherwise, with her beauty and great figure, she wouldn’t be so humble.
She had no confidence in herself at all.
And whatever she did, she seemed hesitant and troubled, unable to make up her mind quickly.
It was all determined from the very beginning.
It seems this approach simply won’t work.
Liu Zheng was seriously considering how to get Xiao Kai to talk to him voluntarily.
If Xiao Kai kept refusing like this, he doubted Li Yanling would agree to let him come to her home again.
There likely wouldn’t be another opportunity like this in the future.
Just as he was seriously pondering what to do, Xiao Kai suddenly started coughing violently.
And Li Yanling, naturally very worried, immediately poured a glass of water and came over to Xiao Kai.
"Xiao Kai, drink some water first. Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"
Liu Zheng also hurried over to him.
But Xiao Kai pushed Li Yanling’s hand away.
He seemed completely ungrateful.
Seeing her like this, Liu Zheng felt even worse.
And this feeling of discomfort was just out of concern for Li Yanling.
Liu Zheng could hardly imagine how she managed to live in this family on a daily basis?
She could certainly be considered very diligent.
And her appearance stood out in a crowd.
Plus, her figure was to die for.
But now, so young and already without a husband, she was subjected to such treatment, and even her son didn’t seem to care for her.
It was truly pitiable.
This made Liu Zheng more determined in his heart to help her no matter what.
At this moment, the glass Xiao Kai had knocked down fell to the floor, water splashed everywhere, and broken glass was scattered all over the place.
Yet not a trace of remorse showed on Xiao Kai’s face.
Not only that, but he was very cold.
He didn’t say a word.
Li Yanling, seeing him like this, felt very sad in her heart, but she could only clean up the things on the ground.
The broken glass was very dangerous.
Therefore, Liu Zheng immediately stepped forward and pulled Li Yanling aside.
He then spoke up.
"It’s okay, you rest aside for now, let me do it."
Li Yanling felt somewhat embarrassed.
Her demeanor seemed to imply resistance.
But before she could speak, Liu Zheng spoke up again.
"It’s fine, let me handle this, don’t worry."
Upon hearing this,
she finally nodded lightly, agreeing to let him do it.
Liu Zheng quickly cleaned up the things on the ground.
As he was cleaning, he was also pondering how exactly to deal with such a situation.
Liu Zheng felt that Xiao Kai was not just disgusted with the men that Li Yanling had brought home, but now he seemed to even dislike his mother.
Why had this situation arisen?
All of this made Liu Zheng feel very strange.
It seemed that the usual methods might not be enough to correct him.
If things continued this way, it would only spoil him even more.
In the end, he might completely reject his mother.
But Li Yanling had been so kind to him.
What right did he have to act this way?
After Liu Zheng cleaned everything up, he and Li Yanling went to one side.
And Xiao Kai didn’t even give them a glance, continuing to play with his own stuff.
Li Yanling’s heart also felt extremely heavy, she gently shook her head, then sighed and said.
"I’m really very sorry, this matter is indeed my fault, I should not have brought you here in the first place, and let you endure all this."
Upon hearing this, Liu Zheng just shook his head lightly, to him these things were not a big deal, but he was not a fool and naturally could tell who was right and who was wrong in this situation.
He asked softly.
"Why is your son treating you like this, too?"
If he behaved like this with other men, actually, he could accept that because generally kids are unable to welcome such strangers into their lives.
But why did he have such an attitude towards his own biological mother? This was really too unreasonable.
After hearing this, tears began to well up in Li Yanling’s eyes, she raised her hand and gently wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes, then said.
"Isn’t it because the elders always say something unnecessary in front of the child, causing him to hate me more and more? I really don’t know what to do."
"The reason I agreed to let you come over to my house today is also that the elder was not around, otherwise if she saw you, who knows what she would have said."
After saying this, she couldn’t help but think of those painful memories and began to sob softly.
Seeing her like this, Liu Zheng’s heart ached as well.
