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Chapter 423 Good Mother

Zhang Yuxia came from Yicheng inland and it was a rare opportunity for her to visit Qionghai. The plane ticket cost her several thousand yuan, so she naturally didn't want to go back just like that. After scattering Shen Junzhe's ashes into the sea, she decided to stay and take a walk.

When Zhang Yuxia thought of Shen Junzhe, she felt heartbroken. His father was really a piece of shit.

But she felt powerless and helpless.

Because Shen Junzhe is not her son.

Yes, Shen Junzhe is not her son, and she is not Shen Junzhe’s biological mother.

It’s just that Shen Junzhe didn’t know about this.

Shen Junzhe's mother abandoned her child and ran away with someone else shortly after he was born.

Shen Junzhe's father and Zhang Yuxia had known each other since childhood, so Zhang Yuxia helped take care of the child, and after a while, the two got together.

So Shen Junzhe was raised by Zhang Yuxia since he was a child, and he really regarded her as his own mother.

But his father Shen Lei is not a good person. Although he does not indulge in eating, drinking, gambling and sex, he likes to have affairs with both men and women outside. More than a year ago, he brought a woman back home. Zhang Yuxia couldn't stand it anymore, so she chose to divorce him.

Although Shen Junzhe was raised by her since childhood, he was not her son after all, and she had no reason to take him away with her.

In her opinion, no matter how much of a bastard Shen Lei was, he would not treat his son badly.

But she underestimated the evil of human nature. After only three months of not seeing each other, five-year-old Shen Junzhe was tortured to death by this couple.

It was the hospital doctor who called the police, and then she learned about the incident. The police also found several videos on the woman's mobile phone. After she watched them, she was thinking of scraping them with a knife.

The son she raised with great care was starved to the point of skin and bones after she left, and had to rummage through trash cans and eat discarded bones.

When she was raising her son, he always drank lukewarm boiled water, but after she left, he could only drink tap water.

The buttocks that she was reluctant to slap were beaten to a bloody mess, and the white and tender calves were bloody and the bones were visible, emitting a rotten stench.

The little face that couldn't bear to be pinched hard was slapped casually by the big slap.

……

Zhang Yuxia's heart was broken at that moment. She regretted why she didn't fight hard enough when they divorced.

Even if she is not his biological mother, she will still fight for it.

If you don't want him, you can give him to me.

Zhang Yuxia was so angry.

But it was too late.

The son said that when he grows up and makes money, he will buy his mother lots of beautiful clothes...

My son said that when he grows up, I will buy him a big house and raise many puppies...

The son said that when he grows up, he will open the biggest cake shop for her, because the cakes made by mom are the most delicious, and he wants everyone to come and eat mom’s cakes…

My son said that when he grows up, he will take his mother to see the sea, where there are whales and seagulls in the sky.

……

Her son is very obedient, well-behaved and sensible, and always thinks about her.

Sometimes she hated God so much, wondering why such a good child didn't come out of her belly.

Later she felt relieved. What did it matter whether the child was her biological child or not?

He would grow up and become a man, the way she wanted him to be.

but--

He will never grow up again.

She saved several months' salary and finally decided to bring him to Qionghai.

She knew that her son liked the sea because she liked it.

Growing up inland, she had a special yearning for the sea since she was young. She wanted to see the sea, the beach, and the towering coconut trees...

When she saw the sea, she finally understood what it meant that the water and the sky are one color. The azure blue ocean and the sky were connected together, and she could not tell which was the sky and which was the ocean.

The sand on the beach was as white as fine salt. It felt soft and smooth when she stepped on it. It was not as rough and yellow as she had imagined.

Coconut milk is not milky white, but crystal clear, just like the sugarcane juice in my hometown, like sweet spring water.

……

So she wanted to take a good, careful look and come back next time, but she didn't know when that would be.

Zhang Yuxia woke up from her dream and lay on the bed, unable to come to her senses for a while.

Last night she dreamed of her son, who turned into a fish and swam among the waves.

She was riding on a small boat, which was lifted high up by the waves and beaten onto the sea. The strong wind and heavy rain seemed to be about to overturn the boat under her. She held the edge of the boat tightly with both hands, a look of fear on her face.

"Mommy mommy……"

Her son transformed into a small fish, breaking through the waves and coming to her boat.

It was clearly a fish, but when she saw her son smiling at her, she felt less scared.

She stretched out her hand to pull her son out of the sea, but it was like trying to pull the moon out of the water. She tried countless times, but countless times the son just flowed through her fingers like water. She woke up in a panic and it was already daybreak.

Zhang Yuxia sat up from the bed, reached out and touched the quilt on her body. She felt that Qionghai was not as perfect as she had imagined. Everything felt damp, including the quilt on her body.

She got up from the bed and went to the balcony immediately. Although it was still early morning, the sun was shining brightly and the sky was cloudless. The sea in the distance was shimmering with waves, seagulls were soaring in the sky, and a long whistle sounded in her ears.

Zhang Yuxia closed her eyes and took a deep breath, and the salty and humid sea breeze blew in her face.

This moment was so perfect that it appeared in her dreams countless times.

"Good morning, Xiaozhe."

Zhang Yuxia waved towards the sea and murmured softly.

After returning to the room, changing clothes, and having a simple breakfast at the hotel, Zhang Yuxia went out.

She did not go to the beach again today, but instead visited two scenic spots around Qionghai.

Then she discovered that apart from the tourist attractions, the other construction in Qionghai was actually not that good, and in many places it felt worse than Yicheng where she lived.

Of course, the natural scenery along the coast was indeed a feast for her eyes, and she liked the climate here very much. It was already December, so she only needed to wear a single piece of clothing, but it was snowing in Yicheng, so she had to wear heavy winter clothes. She didn't like the feeling of being bloated.

In order to save on air tickets and accommodation, she did not choose the two most prosperous cities in Qionghai, Yeshi and Binhai, but chose Wanzhou in Qionghai.

She had made a travel guide online and found that because there are relatively few tourists here, many of the attractions are more beautiful and better.

Zhang Yuxia got off the bus and walked about two stops to the hotel where she was staying.

In fact, taking a taxi is definitely more convenient, but it is a considerable expense for Zhang Yuxia, so she tries to save as much as possible.

So she decided to take the bus, which also goes directly to the tourist attraction, but the price is very different.

Going along the coastline, across the road on the left are various sea view hotels and restaurants, and on the right are towering coconut trees, green grass and a beach that looks like a silver snake.

Zhang Yuxia walked halfway, turned onto an artificial path and headed towards the beach.

It was a little after four in the afternoon, the sun was shining brightly, and there were not many people on the beach. There were only a few motorboats in the distance, cutting through white waves on the sea.

She thought about the dream she had last night and wondered if Xiaozhe really turned into a fish.

"Xiao Zhe?"

She raised her arms high and waved hard towards the sea, as if this would get a response from her son.

Then there really was a familiar voice calling her.

"Mother."

(End of this chapter)