Chapter 143 Little Dumpling Teases the Evil Stepmother

Inside and outside the door, both men were startled by Lu Xining's decisive and straightforward rejection.

Yet she remained calm and continued, "Is it really a good thing for children when emotionless parents are forced to stay together?"

Lu Xining wanted to say, hadn't Ji Muye's parents' lesson been enough?

But in the end, she swallowed those words back, not wanting to hurt the old man further.

"Even if Ji Muye and I split up, our love for our two children will not decrease by one bit."

"Ji Chao and Ji Ze have already grown up; do you see any problems with how they are now?"

Having said her piece, Old Sir Ji couldn't say much more, feeling only regret in his heart.

He thought of his son's messed-up attitude towards relationships and his grandson's slowness—it left a bitter taste he couldn't quite describe.

Ji Muye leaned against the wall near the door, his features deepened by the dim lighting, his face brooding.