Rebirth: I Became Mr.President's Beloved-Chapter 113: Can’t Help but Want to Get Closer

Tang Li was deeply moved by these words.

In her past life, choosing Han Jifeng was akin to choosing a road of no return.

In the end, she couldn’t even save her own life.

Yet in the eyes of outsiders, Han Jifeng seemed never to have mistreated her. He provided her with a beautiful villa, daily meals prepared by a maid, and a life of luxury where she needn’t lift a finger.

The public image crafted for Han Jifeng was that of a devoted and loving husband.

Thus, as Lai Shengxia gradually replaced her, attending various social gatherings with Han Jifeng, arm in arm and smiling brightly, no one stood up to criticize anything.

His wife, constantly dressed in elastic burn-recovery garments and needing a cane to walk, while Han Jifeng was a ’normal’ man and also the Minister of Justice, surrounded by numerous female confidantes—it wasn’t seen as a significant issue worthy of reproach.

Perhaps, in the eyes of most, her being mistakenly shot by special police was a blessing.

It spared her the struggle to cling to life and facilitated the union of Han Jifeng and Lai Shengxia, a couple who found it hard to remain together.

— Lovers finally becoming spouses,

was the happy ending everyone hoped for.

Confined in the dark, empty villa, unable to find anyone to talk to, she had once felt utterly despondent and thought that had she married into the Xia family, she might have faced daily beatings, even getting severely injured or killed, but the physical and emotional torment would not have been greater than what she endured after marrying Han Jifeng.

She truly regretted it.

Thus, in this life, no one could make her sacrifice herself for others again.

Some mistakes, once made, were already enough.

After leaving the café, instead of taking her and the child directly to the high-speed rail station by car, Song Baiyan took a detour to another place.

Song Jingtian’s eyes roved, quietly nudging Tang Li, realizing she wasn’t reliable, he climbed onto the driver’s seat and asked, "Big brother, aren’t we going back to the Capital?"

"You like Shangbu." Song Baiyan’s right hand left the steering wheel, petting the little guy’s head, "I know a couple who just want to adopt a child, I’m taking you there now. You can be their son, and you’ll be able to stay here forever."

"If I become their son, I won’t be able to be your little brother anymore." Song Jingtian huffed, speaking like an adult, "Big sister and mother would definitely be sad, and then you would be the shameful descendant of Old Song’s family."

Little rascal... Song Baiyan chuckled, pinching Song Jingtian’s tender cheek, "Is that how you speak to your big brother?"

"Well, you’re still sending me away, what kind of big brother does that?"

The little one muttered softly.

Song Baiyan released his cheek, "Now go back to your seat and sit properly, or you’ll really stay in Shangbu and won’t need to return to the Capital."

Hearing this, Song Jingtian immediately went back to the back seat.

After getting into the car, Tang Li hadn’t spoken at all.

Listening to Song Baiyan’s exchanges with Song Jingtian during the drive, unlike his usual seriousness, he was kind, gentle, and his words were inclusive. She envied and longed for such familial affection, something she seemingly never had in her life from a male elder.

Looking up at the rearview mirror, her gaze met Song Baiyan’s.

There was still a lingering smile in the man’s eyes, deep and warm, capturing the girl’s beautiful doe eyes, lingering briefly in the rearview mirror.

Like a thief with a guilty conscience, Tang Li was the first to look away.

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