The 99th Divorce

Ersu was still holding on to her bowl and nodded even though no one could tell if she really understood what was going on. With her eyes shining brightly, she exclaimed, “So that’s why! Older Brother, you’re so awesome!”

“But of course! I’m your older brother!” announced Li Jiaqian with an air of expectation. He wasn’t humble about it at all.

Li Jianqian and Li Jianyue were only turning four this year!

Yu Lili looked at the two of them with a sense of longing and envy. These children were so smart!

Their quick-mindedness and IQ definitely surpassed that of normal children their age. It was hard to imagine that such intelligent children had been deprived of fatherly love for four years.

“Older Brother Mosen is awesome too.” With that, Li Jianyue held her bowl out and said, “Mommy, I want more.”

“You can’t have anymore. You mustn’t eat too much at night.” Li Sicheng took the bowl from her and put it on the table; then he pulled a piece of tissue out to wipe her mouth. When he saw a small stain on her pajama skirt, he asked, “Look at this. What is this?”

When Li Jianyue heard that, she blinked and looked down at her clothing. With a yelp of surprise, she cried out, “Ah! How did this happen?”

“You’ll have to ask yourself how that happened,” Li Sicheng commented as he helped her wipe the stain. “You now no longer have the right to demand a wish.”

“No!” Li Jianyue started to panic and yelled, “Daddy, it has to be you! You’re the one who framed me, wasn’t it?”

When Li Sicheng heard that, he pinched her cheeks and asked, “Little Rotten Egg, where did you learn that from? How can you accuse your Dad in order to get away with it?”

Li Jianyue pouted, clearly unhappy. “I don’t care. Daddy, you’re mean. I want to sleep with Mommy tonight!”

“No.” Li Sicheng’s tone was light. “You’re already grown up. You have to sleep on your own. Look at your brothers. They’re all so strong. You, on the other hand, like making up stories.”

“I didn’t!” Li Jianyue felt so wronged. She sat on the couch and pursed her lips. Then looked towards Su Qianci. “Mommy…”

“It’s no use calling Mommy. I have the final say here.” Li Sicheng caught her eye and said, “Mosen, take your sister to bed.”

Li Mosen let out a sigh and walked over happily. “Come on then, Ersu, I’ll take you up to bed.”

“I don’t want to! I don’t want to! I don’t want to!” Li Jianyue was almost in tears. “I want to sleep with Mommy. Daddy, you sleep with Older Brother tonight!”

“Why do you want to sleep with Mommy?” Su Qianci walked over and hugged her daughter. “Ersu has to listen to what Daddy says. This way, Daddy will love you more in the future.”

“No! I don’t want to sleep with my older brothers anymore! Nanny Rong said that a girl shouldn’t sleep together with boys!” Li Jianyue pursed her lips and then continued. “Boys and girls should keep their distance. If this were in the olden days, I’d have been thrown into a pig’s cage and executed by drowning!”

“Pfft…” Ou Ming couldn’t resist laughing and clarified, “Are you talking about the Drowning Cages?”

“Yes! The Drowning Cages!” Li Jianyue held onto Su Qianci’s hand and pleaded pitifully, “I don’t want to drown, Mommy. I want to sleep with you.”

Seeing her in this state, even Yu Lili and Su Qianci laughed along with Ou Ming.

Li Sicheng was helpless. He reached over for her and uttered some words of reassurance. “They are your brothers. You’re still young, so you can’t sleep alone. Your brothers will take care of you.”

“I don’t want that! I don’t want that! I just don’t want that! I want to sleep with Mommy! Daddy, you’re being mean!”