After the divorce, I started to transfer

Gong Huize was angry for a reason; she felt she had been tricked by Chen Feng.

She had assumed that Chen Feng's alcohol tolerance was average, which was why he deliberately didn't drink, which prompted her to challenge Chen Feng to a drinking contest.

But the reality is clearly not like that; Chen Feng has a high alcohol tolerance.

Therefore, Gong Huize had reason to suspect that Chen Feng was deliberately playing dumb to lure her into a trap and then embarrass her.

As a result, she really embarrassed herself. Before she passed out drunk, she clearly remembered becoming a "Splatoon," which was undoubtedly a great humiliation for her.

"Chen Feng, you're lying to me. You clearly have a high alcohol tolerance, so why did you pretend you couldn't drink at first?"

Gong Huize adopted a confrontational stance.

Chen Feng spread his hands and said, "Why would I pretend I can't drink? I just don't like drinking. Besides, you were the one who challenged me to a drinking contest. I was forced to accept. Moreover, I reminded you several times before we started the contest. You insisted on drinking with me, so what could I do?"

Seeing Chen Feng's innocent expression, Gong Huize wanted to slap him, but she obviously couldn't do that, so she could only glare at Chen Feng with full of anger.

“You threw up yesterday, so you can’t blame me,” Chen Feng said seriously. “Besides, I was the one who carried you upstairs to your room yesterday. You can forget about thanking me, but you can’t treat me like an enemy. You should know that you threw up like that yesterday, and you were covered in vomit. The smell was so bad that even someone else might not have been able to carry you.”

Gong Huize's face flushed red and then turned pale, and he was speechless for a moment.

"Okay, I have something to do, so I won't chat with you any longer. Bye."

Chen Feng didn't want to waste any more time here, so he waved to Gong Huize, Zhao Zixuan, and Shi Huili, then walked to his car, opened the door, and got in.

Zhao Zixuan originally wanted to talk to Chen Feng, and Shi Huili also wanted to spend more time with Chen Feng.

But Chen Feng was leaving so suddenly that they couldn't stop him, and could only watch him drive away.

……

More than half an hour later, Chen Feng drove to the postpartum care center. His parents had arrived about ten minutes earlier.

Before Chen Feng could even greet them after getting out of the car, his mother urged him to hurry inside and see Shen Lin.

On the way here, Chen Feng had already sent a WeChat message to Shen Lin.

So when Chen Feng and his two companions arrived at her room door, she was already waiting.

"Uncle and Aunt, it's been a long time. Thank you for coming to see me."

Shen Lin was standing at the door. When she saw Chen Dayong and Zhao Xiaolan, she immediately went up to greet them.

When Chen Dayong and Zhao Xiaolan heard how she addressed them, their expressions were both complicated and filled with emotion.

After all, she was their former daughter-in-law. Although they saw each other frequently, they still met a few times a year, especially before Chen Feng married her. Every year during long holidays and Chinese New Year, Chen Feng would take her back to his hometown. After they got married, they went back to their hometown less often, but they would still call or video chat a few times a month.

So, you could say that Chen Dayong and his wife are actually quite familiar with Shen Lin, but they don't communicate much, and they're not particularly close to each other.

But now that Shen Lin is pregnant with their grandson, the feeling is completely different.

After all, no matter what, Shen Lin had called them "Mom and Dad" for several years.

Zhao Xiaolan actually wanted Shen Lin to continue calling her "Mom," and even wanted to take the initiative to correct her, but when she thought of Wu Mengting and her two grandchildren, she ultimately held back.

"Linlin, we're all family, you don't need to be so polite."

Elaine Chao stepped forward and grabbed Shen Lin's hand, saying with a face full of emotion, "I was firmly against your divorce back then, but unfortunately, by the time I found out, you were already divorced. When I heard the news, I was furious. It's all because of Ah Feng's bad deeds."

Chen Feng, who was listening nearby, frowned and couldn't help but say, "Mom, that's enough, why bring that up again?"

"Why can't we bring it up?" Zhao Xiaolan glared at Chen Feng with dissatisfaction. "Back when you had no money, no house, and no car, Linlin didn't mind and insisted on marrying you. She almost had a falling out with her family because of it. Tell me, where can you find such a good wife? You bastard, you don't cherish her and even took the initiative to propose a divorce."

Chen Feng wisely chose not to argue with his mother anymore. In fact, unless he proactively revealed that he had cancer, it would be clear that he was in the wrong. Especially considering his current net worth of hundreds of millions, anyone who didn't know the situation would definitely think he was a heartless man who abandoned his wife.

"Mom, alright, let's go inside and talk about it."

Chen Feng could only remind them that they were in a corridor and there were other people around.

Zhao Xiaolan then stopped scolding her son and affectionately took Shen Lin's hand, leading her into the room.

Shen Lin felt quite pleased to see Chen Feng obediently accepting a scolding from her mother.

However, she also clearly understood why Chen Feng suddenly wanted a divorce, or rather, the main reason: Chen Feng had cancer. It was obvious that Chen Feng didn't want to be a burden on his wife, which was why he chose to divorce her, rather than because their relationship had completely broken down.

This is why she always felt guilty, and why she was willing to have his child without him having to take responsibility.

After entering the room, Zhao Xiaolan pulled Shen Lin to sit down on the sofa together.

Shen Lin offered to pour them water, but was stopped and told that it wasn't necessary.

After looking around, Zhao Xiaolan nodded with satisfaction and said, "This room is not bad. The service and food should be alright, right?"

Shen Lin nodded and replied, "Everything is fine. I'm quite used to it here."

"That's good. Now that you're pregnant, you need to be careful about your diet; you can't eat just anything."

"Yes, I've been paying attention. There are detailed recipes here every day, which are sent to me in advance, and I check them all."

"Good, good, you are cultured, you should know more about this than an old woman like me."

The two chatted for a while, and Chen Dayong and his son Chen Feng couldn't get a word in edgewise and could only sit there quietly.

A dozen minutes later, Zhao Xiaolan brought up Chen Feng again, and said to Shen Lin with a guilty look, "In the end, it's Feng who wronged you. And now you don't even care that he divorced you and you're still going to have his child. As his mother, I'm ashamed for him. But don't worry, after you give birth, I will definitely make Feng give you an explanation. I can't let you and the child suffer."

Elaine Chao didn't speak too definitively, but deep down she did feel that her son was a terrible person and owed his ex-wife, Shen Lin, too much.

Chen Feng listened from the sidelines, his lips twitching, yet he couldn't refute it.

“Auntie, Chen Feng is actually very good to me. The divorce wasn't entirely his fault; I was partly responsible too. We got back together, and it was my choice. Having a child was also my own decision. So, he hasn't wronged me.”

"Look at you, you're so stupid. Even now, you're still defending him. You're just too soft-hearted and too easily fooled. Ah Feng isn't honest anymore, so you need to be more careful in the future and not let him deceive you all the time."

Hearing this, Chen Feng couldn't hold back any longer and retorted, "Mom, I'm still right here. It's too much of you to say that to my face!"

Zhao Xiaolan glared at him and scolded, "I'm still being lenient with you. Of all the awful things you've done, do you think any of them are worthy of Linlin's kindness?"

Chen Feng was speechless. Seeing this, Zhao Xiaolan stopped talking badly about her son and started chatting with Shen Lin about parenting, while also mentioning some of Chen Feng's mischievous and embarrassing moments as a child.

Some of the embarrassing stories were things Chen Feng had never heard before, such as when he was two years old, he grabbed chicken droppings from the ground and ate them—he actually ate them and swallowed them.

Chen Feng had no memory of this, since he was only two years old at the time and had never heard his parents or family mention it before. But this time, his own mother brought it up, and she even took the initiative to tell Shen Lin about it.

Chen Feng couldn't refute it, after all, it was his own mother who said it, how could it be false?
This made Chen Feng so embarrassed that he really wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. This was the most disgusting and darkest part of his past.

After hearing Chen Feng's embarrassing past, Shen Lin was truly shocked. She felt disgusted but couldn't help but laugh, especially when she saw Chen Feng's extremely embarrassed expression. She couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

Even Chen Dayong, who always seemed somewhat serious, couldn't help but laugh when he heard about Chen Feng's embarrassing past, adding, "He was just a little kid back then, curious about everything, and he would put everything in his mouth. He got better when he was three."

Needless to say, his father's words confirmed this dark history of his, leaving him with no way to refute it.

These really are a biological mother and father.

Chen Feng could only cover his face with his hands, stand up and say, "You guys talk, I'm going out for some fresh air."

"Alright, we're all family here. What's the big deal about telling me some embarrassing stories from your past?" Zhao Xiaolan said dismissively.

Chen Feng was frustrated, but he couldn't show it, so he could only say, "What kind of mother would reveal her son's dark history?"

"What kind of embarrassing history is this? You have even more embarrassing stories that I haven't even told you yet."

Upon hearing this, Chen Feng's pupils dilated in shock, and he stared wide-eyed as he retorted, "Is there anything blacker than eating chicken droppings?"

Elaine Chao laughed and said, "Of course there is..."

Chen Feng was so frightened that he immediately raised his hand to interrupt: "Mom, my dear mother, please stop talking. Eating chicken manure has already made me very ashamed."

"Alright, alright," Zhao Xiaolan waved her hand and said, "I know what I should and shouldn't say, don't worry. Your mother won't say anything."

Chen Feng, of course, didn't believe it. He thought to himself, "You're not just making things up. You just told so many embarrassing stories, especially about eating chicken droppings when you were two years old. It was so vivid and memorable that it was hard to forget."

Chen Feng was genuinely afraid that his mother would bring up his embarrassing past again, so he could sit down again so that he could stop her if she was about to start talking.

Fortunately, Elaine Chao did not reveal any more of her son's dark history, and chatted with Shen Lin for another half hour about all sorts of things.

Finally, the event came to an end. Zhao Xiaolan took out a large red envelope from her bag and stuffed it into Shen Lin's hand: "We came in a hurry and didn't know what you liked, so we didn't bring any gifts. Take this money and buy something you like, whether it's food or other necessities."

Shen Lin declined, saying, "Auntie, this isn't appropriate. You are my elders, how can I accept your money?"

Elaine Chao said, “Precisely because I am your elder, you should accept my money. You used to be my daughter-in-law, and you still are in my heart now. It’s only natural for me to give my daughter-in-law a red envelope, especially since you are pregnant with our child. You can accept this money without any guilt. Okay, take it, don’t keep refusing.”

Shen Lin was touched by Zhao Xiaolan's words. It was truly rare that Zhao Xiaolan still treated her like a daughter-in-law.

She looked at Chen Feng with some difficulty. Chen Feng understood what she meant and immediately said, "Since it's from my mother, you should accept it."

Shen Lin then accepted the red envelope: "Thank you, Auntie."

"We're all family, no need to be so polite. Okay, let's stop here for today and not disturb your rest any longer. We'll come see you again tomorrow, and then we'll go back."

"Are you leaving tomorrow?" Shen Lin asked.

"Yes, I'm leaving tomorrow. I have a lot of things to do at home."

"Then I'll treat you to dinner today. I know a really good local restaurant."

"No need, no need," Zhao Xiaolan quickly refused. "You're heavily pregnant, so just stay here and rest. We'll come see you again tomorrow."

Seeing this, Shen Lin had no choice but to nod: "Alright then."

Elaine Chao smiled and said, "We'll have plenty of opportunities to eat together after you give birth. There's no need to rush. Okay, we're leaving now."

After Zhao Xiaolan finished speaking, she gently patted the back of Shen Lin's hand, then let go of Shen Lin's hand, stood up and walked outside.

Chen Dayong, of course, followed immediately.

Shen Lin and Chen Feng lagged behind and saw them off at the door.

When they reached the door, Chen Feng said to his parents, "Dad, Mom, you go ahead first. I'll come find you later."

"Okay." Zhao Xiaolan agreed, then instructed Shen Lin, "Linlin, just focus on your pregnancy here and don't overthink things. I'll have Afeng come to see you often."

"Okay, thank you, Auntie."

Elaine Chao sighed softly and said, "Actually, I prefer you to call me 'Mom'."

Shen Lin was stunned for a moment, unsure of how to respond.

Chen Feng, who was standing to the side, was really worried that Shen Lin would take the opportunity to call her "Mom" again, so he immediately said, "Mom, Dad, you two go first."

Zhao Xiaolan rolled her eyes at her son, but didn't say anything more. She waved to Shen Lin and turned to walk outside.

Chen Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, pulled Shen Lin back into the room, and closed the door.

Shen Lin suddenly asked, "What did your mother mean by what she just said? Did she want me to call her 'Mom' again?"

Chen Feng couldn't help but resent his mother. Wasn't she just setting her son up for trouble?
"She's getting old, and she's just feeling sentimental. After all, you used to be her daughter-in-law, and you called her 'Mom' for several years. Now that you're suddenly calling her 'Auntie,' she's bound to feel a little unaccustomed and sentimental."

After a moment of silence, Shen Lin asked again, "So, do you think I should call her 'Mom'?"

This is really...

Chen Feng countered, "So what do you think? Are you willing to call her 'Mom' again?"

"What if I wanted to?" Shen Lin turned her head to look at Chen Feng.

Chen Feng thought to himself, "Since you're willing, can I stop you?" So, Chen Feng could only pretend to be relaxed and say, "If you're willing, then call her 'Mom' again. I have no objection."

His own mother had said so, and Shen Lin herself was willing. One was willing to say it, and the other was willing to listen. Could he object? Obviously not.

Shen Lin was quite satisfied with the answer. Although she did not have any intention of remarrying Chen Feng at the moment, she would certainly not refuse if she could gain the approval of Chen Feng's parents again.

After a moment's hesitation, Shen Lin said, "I still can't bring myself to call her 'Mom' for now. After all, we've been divorced for so long, and there's no possibility of remarriage. So, I'll wait until the baby is born before I start calling her 'Mom.' Then, as my child's biological grandmother, it will be natural for me to call her 'Mom,' don't you think?" (End of Chapter)