Chapter 290 - Stuck Between Angels (1/2)

'Who is the mother?'

That question made Ah-Si's eyes to droop down in despair and pain. His heart clenched tightly inside his chest.

”I asked a question, Ah-Si? Don't you have anything to say?” Xin Zimen stressed.

Seeing that his son wasn't willing to answer, Xin Zimen's eyes narrowed considerably.

”Don't tell me you don't even know who the mother is?” gasped Xin Zimen making Ah-Si look up at his father's horrified face as he continued, ”Tsk tsk tsk tsk. I didn't know I raised a playboy. Aiyo! How am I gonna face your mother in heaven? This is tragic.”

Ah-Si's face twitched at his father's remarks. ”Are you done, dad?”

”I have more,” replied Xin Zimen.

”Don't bother continuing please,” pleaded Ah-Si. ”I can only take this much.”

Xin Zimen shrugged his shoulders and lamented, ”Okay. I can understand. When fathers get old, sons don't like to even talk to them.”

”DAD!”

Xin Zimen chuckled slightly at his son's reaction and zipped his lips indicating that he won't talk now.

This allowed Ah-Si a chance to sigh out, ”First of all, I'm not a playboy. I know who Ava's mother is but I don't wanna talk about her. Not at all!” He took a brief pause before adding, ”Second of all, don't worry you won't have to face mom in heaven.”

”Huh?” Xin Zimen brows quirked up slightly.

And Ah-Si elaborated calmly, ”Well, there is no way you're gonna end up in heaven with her.”

”You!” Xin Zimen picked up a cushion to hit his head while he laughed it out. However, Xin Zimen also ended up laughing along with his son. This was the first time tonight he saw Ah-Si so lighthearted. It didn't bother him at all that his son's happiness was at his own expense.

When the laughter died down and Xin Zimen leaned back in his recliner, Ah-Si placed his head on his thigh as he spoke, ”Dad...”

”Hmm.”

”Can you not ask me about Ava's mother again?” Xin Zimen patted Ah-Si's head. ”I really don't want to talk about the woman who didn't even bother telling me that I was gonna be a father but just a year and a half ago abandoned my daughter at my doorstep.”

Xin Zimen shook his head at his son who still loved to act this spoiled. Ah-Si really knew how to take advantage of the fact that he was the youngest in the family.

”But you never even asked her why she left her own daughter? No parent would like to abandon their own child without any reason or rhyme. She must have a solid reason for her actions. It's just that you didn't ask her.”

Ah-Si tilted his head up to look at his father's face and frowned, ”Are you actually defending her?”

Xin Zimen knocked on his head saying, ”I'm not defending her. What I am trying to tell you is that,,,” He heaved a long sigh before adding, ”I don't want my granddaughter to grow up without a mother just like my sons did.” Ah-Si's eyes lost the initial displeasure as he stared at his father with a complicated gaze. ”You grew up without your mother, you know how it feels. No matter how much I tried to cover for your mother's absence, I still couldn't do so. There are so many moments that I regret because I couldn't be there for my sons when they needed me. Do you want Ava to grow up with that loss as well?”