Su Chaoxi's eyes brimmed with tears from the pain as she clutched her face and glared at him hatefully, yelling, "How can you be so ungrateful? I've already returned to the family, and yet you still treat me like this!"
Su Chaoxi truly felt wronged, and her tears fell in big drops. "I can't do this right, I can't do that right, how do you want me to prove I really didn't mean to harm the children? I... wuwuwu!"
Xie Tianyin was completely frozen.
The Su Chaoxi he knew, even in the worst pain, would just glare at him with resentment.
She had never cried in front of him.
He took two steps back and angrily demanded in a low voice, "Why are you crying!"
Su Chaoxi noticed that his hand had risen slightly.
But it quickly retreated.
Su Chaoxi cried even harder, "You treat me like this and I'm not even allowed to cry? I've been scolded and dragged through the mud, what more do you want, tell me!"
Xie Tianyin could no longer bear it, "Shut up!"
Su Chaoxi was so scared that she closed her mouth.
But her tears ran even more uncontrollably and wouldn't stop!
Xie Tianyin retreated again and again, irritatedly exclaiming, "Nonsense!"
He left with a fling of his sleeve, nearly fleeing in panic.
The door slammed shut, and Su Chaoxi actually began to laugh.
Her tears were a tactic that Su Chaoxi had stumbled upon in her past life.
Xie Tianyin seemed to be quite incompetent when it came to dealing with others' tears, including those of his children.
Every time he saw someone else cry, he would become somewhat flustered.
She had just wanted to try it out; she hadn't expected it to be so effective.
Su Chaoxi did not expect his sympathy, but now she really didn't know how to get along with this man.
Suddenly there was a soft knock at the door.
Su Chaoxi looked over and said, "Come in."
The door was opened only after she gave permission.
A dignified middle-aged woman walked in, her face showing a cautious attempt to please.
It was her mother-in-law, Xie Tianyin's mother, Wen Jingshu.
Seeing her, Su Chaoxi's eyes reddened slightly as she called out softly, "Mom."
Wen Jingshu may have been her mother-in-law.
But she had been much kinder to her than her own parents.
Remembering her past life, Su Chaoxi recalled how open-hearted Wen Jingshu had been with her.
Whenever she had an argument with Xie Tianyin, her mother-in-law always stood by her side unhesitatingly.
Yet, for the sake of Xie Tianchen, she had turned a blind eye to her tragic plight.
The guilt almost choked Su Chaoxi.
Wen Jingshu looked at Su Chaoxi with a trace of surprise, giving her a sidelong glance.
Although Su Chaoxi would also call her "mom" on any other day, it was only when she needed something.
Wen Jingshu hesitated for a moment but still went over and said with a smile, "Chaoxi, I heard you just took the kids out... how much did you spend? Mom will reimburse you."
Wen Jingshu took out her phone, about to transfer money to Su Chaoxi.
This had become their tacit understanding.
Every time Su Chaoxi took the children out, Wen Jingshu would always transfer money back to her.
And then give her a little extra as pocket money.
It was, in a way, a thank you for Su Chaoxi's contribution of motherly love to the children.
Su Chaoxi pushed her phone away and said, "Mom, I know you want me to have some private money, but Tianyin just gave me five million, I have money, you don't need to transfer money to me anymore."
Wen Jingshu's eyelids twitched and she immediately asked, "Did Tianyin say something to you? That's outrageous, the boy just doesn't know how to treasure his wife!"
Wen Jingshu took Su Chaoxi's hand with a careful expression, "Don't be angry with Tianyin. He never had contact with girls before you, so he really doesn't know how to get along with women. Don't blame him, no matter what, Mom is on your side."
Su Chaoxi quickly realized that her mother-in-law thought she was holding a grudge.
She said with a chuckle, "Mom, I know, I've thought a lot recently. Since Tianyin and I are married, I should live a good life with him. I was too willful before, I didn't appreciate your and Tianyin's kindness. From now on, I will take good care of the family and the children."
The mother-in-law was utterly stunned, and sorrow filled her eyes.
It was too late.
The fight must have been terrible.
Even money was of no use anymore.
The mother-in-law forced a smile and said, "Well, that's really wonderful, Chaoxi. Now that you think this way, Mom is relieved."
As she spoke, she stood up, "You rest well. I'm going to bathe the kids now, huh!"
Su Chaoxi got up and said, "Mom, let me do it."
The mother-in-law was startled and quickly waved her hands, "No need, no need, I still can manage; no need for you to trouble yourself."
Seeing her panicked look, Su Chaoxi's heart ached.
Could it be that the mother-in-law was worried she might harm the kids?
"Mom, Mimi and Xunxun are my children. I've never bathed them before, can't you let their mother have a bit of involvement?"
"This..." Wen Jingshu was very hesitant.
But, looking into Su Chaoxi's sincere eyes, the mother-in-law finally nodded her head.
Coming out of Su Chaoxi's room, the mother-in-law felt shaken.
Her hands trembling slightly, she took out her phone and sent a message to Xie Tianyin:
—Can't you do something sensible for once? Fighting with your wife every single day, do you even care about this home anymore!
—Hurry up and buy some flowers or a cake on your way back, and apologize properly to your wife!
After sending the message, the mother-in-law belatedly opened Su Chaoxi's Alipay.
Before Su Chaoxi reached the children's room, her phone announced:
—Alipay receipt: One hundred thousand yuan.
Su Chaoxi stopped in her tracks.
She took out her phone, and the transferor was indeed her mother-in-law.
She looked back to see that her mother-in-law was following behind her, watching her with cautious eyes.