Reborn as a Fake Heiress Marrying the Tycoon novel Chapter 1004

Chapter 1004: Which Part of Her Looks Like Her Real Mother?

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Of course, the most embarrassed person in the entire scenario was Xu Sheng. Being scolded by his mother in front of his friends made him wish for nothing more than the ground to swallow him whole.

His head remained bowed, his lips trembling as he bit down to keep from crying out. A suffocating wave of humiliation wrapped around him, making it impossible to breathe.

Huang Fei, however, felt entirely justified in disciplining her son. The idea that her actions might embarrass the boy didn’t even cross her mind.

Once she’d had her fill of scolding, she withdrew her hand and barked, “Go home, finish what you haven’t written, and copy the Three Character Classic twenty more times. Don’t even think about sleeping until it’s done.”

Xu Sheng didn’t dare protest. He barely managed a soft, “Okay,” before turning and bolting in the direction of home.

Only when he was far enough away did the tears, welling in his eyes, finally spill over, cascading down his cheeks like a broken string of pearls. Even then, his sobs were instinctively muted—years of habit ensuring no sound escaped.

As Xu Sheng disappeared, Huang Fei looked up and noticed Gu Zi standing nearby. Her expression shifted into a stiff, forced smile, one that didn’t reach her eyes. “I never got the chance to thank you for last time,” she said, her tone all too saccharine. “You took Xu Sheng to the hospital—really, I’m grateful. This kid’s just so difficult, so disobedient. As his mother, I can’t afford to let my guard down even for a second. I hope I didn’t interrupt anything?”

Su Li and Gao Ming exchanged a look, their gazes filled with disbelief. Did Huang Fei just call Xu Sheng disobedient and difficult? If he was disobedient, what did that make them—hooligans sent straight from chaos itself?

Gu Zi, for her part, had never liked Huang Fei. After the hospital incident, any shred of tolerance she might have had had long since evaporated. She didn’t even bother with pretenses now, letting her words slice straight through the facade. “No wonder Xu Sheng’s health is so poor. You treat him like a spinning top, forcing him to keep turning twenty-four hours a day. Do you honestly think you’re doing what’s best for his future?”

She crossed her arms, her gaze piercing. “What future can a child have without a healthy body? Instead of wasting time thanking me, why don’t you spend it truly caring for your son? Honestly, I feel like I understand Xu Sheng better than you do, and I’m just a stepmother.”

Huang Fei’s carefully maintained composure cracked. Her face twisted into a grimace, and she sneered, “You said it yourself—you’re just a stepmother. How could you possibly care more about your son? You’re just putting on a show, trying to make people believe you’re some wonderful stepmother. You didn’t give birth to him; you can’t understand the worries of a real mother.”

She struck where it hurt most—Gu Zi’s status as a stepmother.

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