When My Son Was Poisoned, My Wife Was Cutting the Ribbon for Her Childhood Sweetheart's Health Product Company - Chapter 1

My son suddenly got poisoned and was sent to the ICU.

I rushed back from out of town in a panic, almost getting into a fatal car crash on the way.

Yet, at this very moment, my wife, beaming with joy, was linking arms with her male best friend, grandly cutting the ribbon for his health product company.

And the reason my son was poisoned was precisely because he had taken the children’s health product she brought home!

She, however, retorted, “Mu Bai had his company specially develop this for An’an; how could there be a problem with it!”

I slapped the hospital’s ingredient test report onto her face, my eyes red as I roared, “Is this ‘special development’ just using my son as a guinea pig?!”

“Are you Lu An’s parent?”

“The child has acute renal failure and has been sent to the ICU for emergency treatment!”

The nurse’s urgent voice came through the phone.

With a buzzing sound, my mind instantly went blank.

Shouldn’t my son, An’an, be with my wife, Lin Shu, right now?

Last night, because I had to attend a top chemical technology exchange conference in a neighboring city, I discussed with Lin Shu for her to take care of our son for a day.

Usually, I’m the one who takes care of him, but this conference was a rare opportunity, and I didn’t want to miss it.

Lin Shu agreed readily, saying she’d handle it with peace of mind.

But now I received a call from the hospital.

I didn’t even have time to say hello to the organizers; I grabbed my car keys and rushed out of the conference room like a madman.

Once in the car, I floored the accelerator, driving at breakneck speed on the highway.

On the way, I even almost rear-ended a large truck because I was dazed.

The screeching horn pulled me back to reality, and only then did I realize I was already in tears.

My An’an, he’s only five years old!

By the time I arrived at the hospital, my son was still in surgery.

I dialed Lin Shu’s number with trembling hands.

What came through the receiver was deafening music and the cheers of a crowd.

“What is it? I’m busy!” Lin Shu’s voice was full of impatience.

“Lin Shu! An’an has been sent to the ICU! Come to the hospital quickly!” My voice was choked with sobs.

“ICU?” Her tone was dismissive. “Isn’t it normal for children to have a cold and fever? Don’t make a fuss. This is really important for me; I can’t leave!”

Before I could answer, she hung up the phone.

I held the cold phone, feeling like I had fallen into an ice cave.

It was that phrase again: “can’t leave.”

In these few years of marriage, Lin Shu had been like an on-call maid for Shen Mu Bai.

On An’an’s fifth birthday, Lin Shu promised to accompany him to build his favorite robot model.

But just before dinner, Shen Mu Bai’s call came.

She said Shen Mu Bai had argued with his girlfriend and was very upset, and she had to go see him.

I looked at my son’s instantly crestfallen little face and the half-built model, and I persuaded her, “Can’t it wait until tomorrow? An’an has been waiting for you all day.”

Lin Shu changed her shoes while frowning, saying, “An’an will have many more birthdays to celebrate, but Mu Bai is alone right now, and I’m afraid something might happen to him.”

Then, she left without looking back.

That night, An’an cried in my arms for a long time, asking me, “Dad, does Mommy not like me, and prefers Uncle Mu Bai more?”

I was speechless.

Another time, I had a high fever of 39.5 degrees in the middle of the night, feeling cold all over, and I asked her to go downstairs to buy some fever medicine for me.

As soon as she got up, Shen Mu Bai’s call came again.

He sighed on the phone, saying he had a conflict with someone and was feeling depressed at the bar, asking her to accompany him.

Lin Shu looked at me, then at her phone, and finally picked up her car keys.

“You’re a grown man; find some medicine yourself and just bear it; it’ll pass.”

“Mu Bai is out there alone; I’m worried.”

Just like that, she left me alone at home to comfort her male confidant, who was more important than her family.

Over the years, similar incidents were countless.

My son and I were always ranked after Shen Mu Bai.

Just then, a financial news push popped up.

[Business Rising Star Lin Shu Joins Hands with Male Confidant Shen Mu Bai to Witness the Grand Launch of the “Mu Bai Angel” Brand!]

The accompanying picture showed Lin Shu and Shen Mu Bai standing intimately side by side.

They held a pair of scissors, and as the ribbon fell, they smiled triumphantly, full of self-satisfaction.

So, this was the “very important” matter she spoke of.

At a time when my son was in the ICU, his life hanging by a thread, she was cutting the ribbon for another man!

My heart sank little by little.

A few hours later, my son finally finished surgery.

I stood in front of the ICU viewing window, watching An’an lie on the bed, pale-faced, with tubes all over him.

My heart ached so much I could barely breathe.

It wasn’t until the next day that Lin Shu finally arrived, fashionably late.

She was accompanied by Shen Mu Bai, dressed in a suit.

As soon as Shen Mu Bai saw me, he immediately showed a remorseful expression.

He quickly stepped forward, trying to pat my shoulder to show comfort.

“Bro, I’m sorry, I’m really sorry! It’s all my fault!”

His brows were tightly furrowed. “If I hadn’t insisted on A Shu participating in the ribbon-cutting ceremony, she wouldn’t have arrived so late.”

“But, I brought the best nutritional products from our company for An’an; they’re especially good for a child’s recovery.”

As he spoke, he glanced apologetically at Lin Shu, then raised a beautifully packaged gift box in his hand.

I looked at the health product in his hand, bearing the words “Mu Bai Angel,” and froze.

The words the attending doctor had just told me echoed in my mind.

“The child has typical acute renal impairment caused by chemical poisoning. We detected an excessive amount of a prohibited ingredient in his blood.”

“According to our investigation, the source of the poison is very likely from a children’s growth formula he has been taking recently.”

Lin Shu saw me staring blankly and not speaking, and she frowned.

Her tone was accusatory: “Lu Cheng, Mu Bai genuinely cares about An’an; why are you not reacting at all?”

“As expected, staying at home for too long makes you completely ignorant of social graces!”

I suddenly came to my senses and forcefully swatted Shen Mu Bai’s hand away.

I pulled an identical box from my bag and slammed it onto the ground.

“Are you talking about this?!”

My voice was hoarse, yet filled with uncontrollable hatred.

“It’s this murderous thing! It caused my son to lie in there, his life hanging by a thread!”

Shen Mu Bai was stunned by my roar, a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face, and then he feigned a wronged expression and retreated behind Lin Shu.

Seeing this, Lin Shu pushed me away.

I hadn’t slept all night, and for a moment I lost my balance, stumbling and hitting the cold wall.

She firmly shielded Shen Mu Bai behind her, glaring at me.

“Lu Cheng, what the [censored] are you doing?! How could Mu Bai’s product have a problem!”

“He personally led the team to specially develop this to improve An’an’s constitution! You’re simply being unreasonable!”

Specially developed for An’an?

I was shaking with anger, but finally let out a cold laugh.

I pulled out the preliminary hospital test report I had just received from my bag and violently threw it at Lin Shu’s face.

“See for yourself! Black and white! The product ingredients are severely substandard, containing prohibited additives for children explicitly banned by the state!”

“My son was used as a lab rat!”

Shen Mu Bai’s face instantly turned ashen.

Lin Shu picked up the report and quickly scanned it. She forced out an excuse: “Hospitals sometimes misdiagnose! What can a preliminary report prove?”

Shen Mu Bai, hiding behind her, spoke again: “Bro, I know you’ve always been prejudiced against me, but you can’t just fabricate accusations against me like this!”

“Do you think A Shu is too good to me, and that’s why you’re deliberately causing trouble, trying to destroy my hard work?”

Lin Shu even looked at me with the eyes of someone watching a madman.

“Isn’t An’an fine now? The surgery was very successful, and the doctor also said he’ll slowly recover.”

“Is it really necessary for you to lose control like this, making a scene here like a lunatic?”

They each took a turn, pushing all the responsibility onto my “emotional instability.”

I looked at Lin Shu in front of me, this wife whom I had loved for ten years and for whom I had given up my career.

My heart, at this moment, completely died.

They saw that I stopped talking and assumed I was convinced. Lin Shu threw out a “calm down” and then turned and left with Shen Mu Bai.

I leaned against the wall, slowly sliding to the floor.

My phone screen lit up; it was an email.

An electronic invitation to the “Mu Bai Angel” brand national investment promotion conference.

The event was the day after tomorrow.

I tremblingly reached out my finger and pressed the “confirm attendance” button on the screen.

Then, I dialed a long-dormant number.

“Hello?”

I took a deep breath, suppressing all emotions, “Teacher Wang, it’s me.”

“Lu Cheng?”

“I need your help.”

On the day of the investment fair, the exhibition hall was packed with influential figures.

I walked into the venue dressed in a black suit.

Shen Mu Bai’s smile froze when he saw me, then quickly returned to normal.

He walked straight towards me, with Lin Shu close behind.

“Bro, why are you here?”

He lowered his voice, “I know you’re still mad at me, but today is A Shu’s and my most important day. Are you here to get revenge on me?”

Lin Shu immediately darkened her face and stood in front of me.

“Lu Cheng, shouldn’t you be at the hospital taking care of the child? Why are you here?”

“I’m warning you, don’t cause trouble here.”

“This investment fair is extremely important to Mu Bai; there can’t be any mistakes! If something goes wrong, you won’t be able to handle the responsibility!”

Shen Mu Bai peered out from behind her, his eyes full of contempt.

“Bro, what are you, a house husband who’s been out of society for three years, doing in a place like this?”

“They’re talking about billions of dollars in business here; do you even understand?”

I looked at him expressionlessly.

“My identity is perfectly qualified to be here.”

“Moreover, I was invited.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Mu Bai burst into an exaggerated laugh, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

“Invited? Bro, have you been taking care of the kid so much that your brain’s gone bad?”

He scrutinized me from head to toe.

“Everyone here today is a big shot from the industry, both domestic and international, and financial [censored]. Who would invite you?”

“Could it be your poor relatives who are still farming in the countryside?”

Lin Shu also felt that I had embarrassed her thoroughly, her face livid.

Yes, in her eyes, I was no longer the man who could stand shoulder to shoulder with her.

Ever since I quit my job to take care of our son, she had never looked at me properly again.

She would half-jokingly, half-seriously say in front of friends, “Our Lu Cheng is so considerate of me; with him at home, I can do whatever I want. How happy I am!”

When I tried to discuss her career with her, she would impatiently interrupt me, “What are you talking about? You don’t understand, I hate outsiders telling insiders what to do. You just take care of the child.”

I became the good-for-nothing, gold-digging husband in her eyes, who knew nothing but daily chores and relied entirely on her to live.

“Lu Cheng, I’m telling you one last time, get out of here immediately!”

I didn’t argue with them.

I just calmly glanced at them, then turned and walked towards a corner of the venue.

My silence made Shen Mu Bai even more convinced that I was just bluffing.

He contemptuously curled his lip at my back, linked arms with Lin Shu, and returned to the center of the crowd.

The conference quickly began.

Shen Mu Bai, as the founder and chief product officer of “Mu Bai Angel,” stood under the spotlight.

He passionately spoke about his entrepreneurial aspirations and his grand vision for children’s health.

Lin Shu, as the largest investor and brand CEO, sat in the front row below the stage, looking at him with loving and admiring eyes, occasionally echoing a few words, which drew rounds of applause.

The atmosphere reached its peak.

I sat in the most inconspicuous corner of the audience, coldly watching the perfect pair on stage.

Just as Shen Mu Bai announced, “The investment signing ceremony officially begins now”—

I raised my phone and pressed a button on the screen.

The lights in the entire venue instantly went out.

Immediately after, the main LED screen behind Shen Mu Bai was forcibly switched.

What appeared on the screen was not a promotional video for “Mu Bai Angel.”

Instead, it was a test report.

In the report content, the name of the highly toxic chemical component, and its value, which was hundreds of times over the limit, were highlighted in red circles.

Next to it, there was also a photo of my son lying in the ICU, covered in tubes!

The entire venue fell silent in an instant.

The crowd below instantly erupted.

“Oh my [censored]! Is this real? The report has the seal of a national-level laboratory!”

“Who is this child? Did he become like this because he used ‘Mu Bai Angel’ health products?”

“I knew this ‘Mu Bai Angel’ rose too quickly; turns out there’s such a dirty scheme behind it!”

“What kind of business war is this again? Don’t tell me we’re part of the play again.”

Discussions surged, and Shen Mu Bai’s face was filled with panic.

Before he could react, a conversation suddenly came through the venue’s speakers.

It was Shen Mu Bai’s voice, with a hint of impatience and calculation.

“Clinical trials? Too expensive, and the cycle is long. By the time we finish the process, it’ll be too late.”

“Anyway, it’s just for children; the dosage is small, it won’t kill anyone.”

A male voice spoke, his subordinate: “Mr. Shen, this… this isn’t compliant. What if something goes wrong?”

Shen Mu Bai sneered, “What’s there to be afraid of? Let’s just test it on Lin Shu’s son first. Her idiotic husband doesn’t understand anything; even if the child feels a bit unwell, he won’t notice.”

“Once the product is launched and the data looks good, with funding in place, who cares about these things anymore?”

The recording was crystal clear, revealing Shen Mu Bai’s malicious face to everyone.

“No! This isn’t true! This is slander!”

Shen Mu Bai on stage reacted, shouting uncontrollably, rushing to the side of the stage to turn off the recording.

“It’s [censored]! The recording is synthesized! It’s Lu Cheng! He did it!”

He pointed in my direction, acting like a madman.

“I know you hate me! You suspect I’m having an affair with A Shu, so you want to ruin me! That’s why you’re framing me!”

Lin Shu also recovered from her shock.

She rushed up to me, snatched my phone, and violently smashed it on the floor.

“Lu Cheng! Have you gone crazy enough?! Get rid of all this [censored] right now!”

Her eyes were bloodshot, and she threatened me in a low voice.

“I’m telling you, An’an is still lying in the hospital! Do you still want him?!”

“Without me, you can’t even afford his medical expenses for a day!”

I looked at her, and suddenly felt incredibly ridiculous.

Three years ago, to take care of my son, I resigned from my job and returned to the family.

But she had no idea that I had resigned from the position of Chief Scientist at Huaxi Group, a top domestic chemical conglomerate.

She had even less idea what the name Lu Cheng meant in the entire biochemical and health product industry.

I possessed the industry’s most cutting-edge technology, most core channels, and widest network of contacts.

I looked at them, and said word by word, “Shen Mu Bai, Lin Shu.”

“Now, immediately admit your crimes in front of everyone, then apologize and compensate.”

“Otherwise, bear the consequences yourselves.”

Shen Mu Bai thought he had Lin Shu’s backing and puffed up.

He straightened his collar, walked to Lin Shu’s side, linked his arm with hers, and gave me a provocative smile.

“Apologize? Who do you think you are? What right do you have to make me apologize?”

“If you have the guts, make it so that I and A Shu can’t leave this door today.”

“Alright.”

I looked at his refusal to shed a tear until he saw his own coffin and smiled too.

I picked up my phone, whose screen was shattered on the floor, and dialed a number.

It rang only once before connecting.

I said calmly, “Director Li, you can come in now.”

Shen Mu Bai was stunned when he heard me make the call, then he snatched the phone from me.

He laughed arrogantly, “Now you’re thinking of calling for backup? But who can you call besides poor people like yourself?”

“You’re not trying to stir up online [censored], are you? Hahaha, you poor people can only do this, trying to gain some sympathy!”

“But when we capitalists fight, you won’t even know who to cry to!”

I took a deep breath and stared directly at Lin Shu: “You’re just going to let him insult your husband like this? Lin Shu, An’an is still lying in the hospital, his life hanging by a thread!”

Lin Shu avoided my gaze and chose to stand with Shen Mu Bai: “Didn’t I tell you? Mu Bai’s product is fine, An’an just has a weak constitution. After the investment fair, I’ll immediately transfer An’an to the best hospital.”

I looked at her in disappointment, no longer holding even a shred of hope.

Suddenly, the main door of the banquet hall was violently pushed open from the outside.

A group of people in uniform, led by a middle-aged man of extraordinary demeanor, walked in.

The man leading them was none other than Director Li of the Municipal Drug Administration.

They held law enforcement documents, walked through the agitated crowd, ignored Lin Shu’s and Shen Mu Bai’s stunned expressions, and went straight to the main stage of the press conference.

“We have received a real-name report that all products under the ‘Mu Bai Angel’ brand are suspected of containing highly toxic prohibited ingredients.”

Director Li’s voice echoed through the entire venue via the microphone.

“Now, we are seizing all products on site according to law, and all relevant persons in charge, please come with us and cooperate with the investigation!”

The call I made to Teacher Wang at the hospital a few days ago was to ask my mentor to contact Director Li, who was known for his impartiality.

Step by step, I walked onto the stage that originally belonged to Shen Mu Bai.

Director Li saw me and immediately respectfully handed me the microphone he was holding, while he himself retreated to the side.

I took the microphone, my gaze falling on the pale-faced Shen Mu Bai and the bewildered Lin Shu.

“Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed investors.”

“This is the true story behind the ‘Mu Bai Angel’ brand.”

“A mother who used her own son’s life to test the product’s toxicity!”

“A founder who disregarded human lives for the sake of saving costs and earning dirty money!”

“May I ask, would you dare to invest in such a brand?”

“Would you dare to let your own children eat such products?!”

Shen Mu Bai saw Director Li’s respectful attitude towards me and heard my words, finally feeling fear.

He instantly understood that I was not the “idiot husband” he thought he could manipulate at will.

His legs went weak, and he completely collapsed onto the floor.

And Lin Shu, she stared intently at me, her eyes filled with anger and betrayal.

“Lu Cheng! What the [censored] is going on?! Who exactly are you?!”

I looked at her and finally spoke the truth that she should have known, but had ignored for ten years.

“Huaxi Group, former Chief Scientist, Lu Cheng.”

“Half of the health product sales channels you speak of, spread across the country, were personally built by me back then.”

“Those industry connections you are so proud of, when they see me, they respectfully call me Teacher Lu.”

Lin Shu seemed to be struck by lightning, freezing in place.

Her face was a kaleidoscope of emotions, wonderfully intricate.

A few seconds later, she seemed to finally digest the fact, and then became even more furious.

She pointed at me, roaring, “Why did you hide it from me?! You simply don’t trust me!”

I was so exasperated by her shameless logic that I laughed.

“Tell you?”

“And then what? Let you use my name to pave the way for your beloved Shen Mu Bai?”

“Let you and him brazenly accumulate this ill-gotten wealth together?!”

She was choked into silence by me, her face flushed crimson.

Seeing that force wasn’t working, she switched to a softer approach.

Lin Shu immediately put on a heartbroken expression.

She rushed to me, trying to grab my hand, but I disgustedly dodged her.

Her hand hung awkwardly in mid-air, and then with a thud, she knelt down.

“Husband, I was wrong! I was really wrong!”

She cried, tears and snot streaming down her face: “I was also deceived by this [censored] Shen Mu Bai! He seduced me step by step; he said the product was absolutely safe, that’s why I invested the money!”

“I had no idea the product had problems! I’m a victim too!”

As she spoke, she violently slapped herself, trying to make me feel sorry for her and forgive her.

She unhesitatingly threw all the blame onto Shen Mu Bai, who she had just been shielding.

Shen Mu Bai, who had been sprawled on the floor, suddenly sprang up when he heard her words.

“Lin Shu! You poisonous [censored]! You say you didn’t know?!”

“Who was it who praised me for being smart and said this idea could both make money and please your idiotic husband?!”

“You said that once the company went public, you’d divorce Lu Cheng and be with me!”

He lunged at Lin Shu like a madman, trying to claw at her face.

“Now that something’s happened, you want to get yourself clean? I’m telling you, no way!”

Lin Shu, with several bloody scratches on her face, bared her teeth and pushed Shen Mu Bai away, shouting, “You [censored]! You’re the one who’s ambitious and trying to drag me down!”

The two of them thus began to fight in front of everyone.

I laughed mockingly, watching them like two clowns.

In the venue, reporters’ flashbulbs flickered wildly, capturing a scene that could be called the commercial scandal of the year.

Those investors who had originally shown strong interest now showed looks of disdain, rising and leaving in anger.

The scene was completely out of control.

Several security guards rushed up and finally managed to separate the two fighting individuals.

Director Li waved his hand at his subordinates, signaling them to take the [censored] couple away.

Just then, Lin Shu suddenly broke free from the security guard’s grip and violently lunged at my feet, hugging my leg.

“Chengcheng! Husband! You can’t just abandon me!”

She cried, snot and tears flowing, utterly pathetic.

“We are husband and wife! A hundred days of marriage, a hundred days of grace! You can’t be so heartless!”

“Oh right, and our son! For An’an’s sake, give me another chance! I’ll definitely listen to everything you say from now on!”

“An’an definitely doesn’t want to be without a mommy, either. From now on, I’ll take good care of him, not even letting him get a scratch!”

I looked down at this woman I had once loved to my bones.

Now, I only felt boundless disgust.

“An’an is unhappy precisely because he has such a vicious and selfish mother like you!”

Remembering my son lying in the hospital bed, my eyes reddened again.

“Do you know what An’an told me after you abandoned him on his fifth birthday?”

Lin Shu looked up, full of expectation: “I know I was wrong that time, but from now on, I’ll definitely be with him every day. Whatever An’an wants to do, I’ll be there!”

“An’an said, since Mommy abandoned him, he doesn’t want Mommy anymore either.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Shu, who had still been kneeling, slumped to the floor in despair.

She mumbled, “How can that be? An’an loves me the most…”

I no longer looked at her, stood up and walked away, leaving only one sentence.

“Not only will I ruin your reputations, but I’ll also make you repent properly in jail for my son!”

The Mu Bai Angel brand collapsed overnight.

Shen Mu Bai was prosecuted according to law for multiple charges including producing and selling toxic and harmful food, and intentional injury, and was ultimately sentenced to heavy imprisonment.

His life would be spent behind bars.

Lin Shu, as the CEO and main participant of the brand, was also completely disgraced.

A few days before the trial opened, An’an finally woke up from his coma.

Although his body was still very weak, his eyes were clear, and his consciousness had fully recovered.

Just as I was overjoyed and crying tears of happiness for my son’s awakening, Lin Shu somehow got the news and actually appeared at the door of the hospital room.

She looked haggard, her hair disheveled, no longer possessing her usual elegance and charm, like a disgraced prisoner.

She kept kowtowing, “I’m sorry, An’an! It’s all my fault! I shouldn’t have been so blinded by greed, shouldn’t have hurt you both again and again!”

She cried, snot and tears flowing, trying to grab my hand, but I coldly avoided her.

I watched her performance, feeling no ripple in my heart.

Seeing that she couldn’t move me, her gaze turned to my pale-faced son on the hospital bed.

She knelt to the bedside, her voice choked with sobs: “An’an, Mommy was wrong, Mommy was a [censored]! Will you forgive Mommy, please? Mommy will dedicate all her time to you from now on, buy you the best castle, make you your favorite robot…”

An’an quietly looked at her, then extended his weak little hand and gently pushed away Lin Shu’s hand that held his.

“Mommy,” his voice was still a bit hoarse, “you don’t have to apologize anymore.”

A glimmer of hope instantly ignited in Lin Shu’s eyes.

“Because,” An’an paused, and said word by word, “I don’t believe you anymore.”

“When I needed you the most, you only abandoned me to go find Uncle Mu Bai.”

“Mommy, I’ve grown up now. I’m sensible, and I understand that you don’t love me and Daddy, you don’t love this family… so Daddy and I won’t love you anymore either.”

I drove Lin Shu out of the room, my voice cold: “Lin Shu, you were the one who abandoned your son first. An’an doesn’t love you anymore, and I don’t love you anymore either.”

The color drained from Lin Shu’s face little by little.

She opened her mouth, trying to say something, but not a single word came out.

I submitted a divorce petition to the court, along with all the evidence of her marital infidelity and participation in the crime.

Ultimately, the court ruled that Lin Shu would leave with nothing.

At the same time, because she provided some criminal evidence and became a tainted witness, although she received a certain degree of reduced sentence, she still faced imprisonment.

Everything she pursued turned into dust.

On the day of the sentencing, her lawyer found me.

The lawyer handed me a document, saying with a complex expression: “Ms. Jiang asked me to pass this on to you. She still has some pre-marital assets left, not much, but she hopes to transfer all of it to Lu An’s name, as a small compensation.”

I did not take it.

The lawyer then said: “Ms. Jiang also asked me to convey a message. She said she knows she was wrong, she’s sorry for you, and even more sorry for An’an. She said that she will reform well inside and hopes that you and the child can occasionally visit her.”

I listened to these belated regrets, feeling no ripple in my heart.

Some hurts, once inflicted, can never be mended.

Some trust, once shattered, can never be rebuilt.

I calmly told the lawyer: “I won’t take the money. I will give An’an the best future; I don’t need her dirty money.”

“As for visits, there’s no need. I don’t want the iron bars of a prison to become part of my son’s childhood memories.”

“Tell her that the best repentance is to completely disappear from our lives.”

After saying that, I turned and left, never looking back.

As for my son An’an, after being transferred to the best hospital in the country and receiving top medical resources, he finally turned the corner and his body recovered day by day.

I returned to the workplace, and with the support of my mentor and former subordinates, I officially took over Huaxi Group.

At the same time, I established the first domestic public welfare foundation for children’s product safety testing in my own name.

I used my son’s name to name it — “An’an Fund.”

Dedicated to guarding a safe and healthy defense line for all children.

Six months later, I was walking on the beach with a fully recovered An’an.

He was wearing a small shirt like mine, chasing the waves in the sunset, letting out bell-like laughter.

Watching his bright smile bloom anew, my heart was filled with peace and release.

I knew that I had not only brought him justice.

But also won a new life for myself.

My future with An’an had just begun.