After Marrying the Officer Chapter 1256 - 1255: Xia Chuyi’s Decision
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Hand the child over to the Xia Family's main branch?
Upon catching Aunt Xia's suggestion, Xia Chuyi paused in shock for a moment, then pondered it deeply—
Considering how ruthless and self-centered the Xia Family's main branch is, that poor child would surely suffer terribly there.
Regarding returning the child to the Wang Family in Kyoto...
Following the fiasco with Xia Lianlian, the Ou and Huo families enraged the Wang Family, leaving them with intense resentment toward Xia Lianlian.
Thus, shipping the child off to the Wang Family would bring no kinder fate.
With these thoughts in mind, Xia Chuyi spoke up, "Aunt, the Wang Family isn't an option you should pursue."
"They won't take the child even if you try sending him back," Xia Chuyi stated evenly.
Aunt Xia could hardly believe Xia Chuyi's remark, "But he's Xia Lianlian's son, a boy—wouldn't the family welcome him?"
To Aunt Xia, returning the child to the Wang Family seemed like the ideal choice.
Coming from the Capital City and being the child's real father's side, they ought to offer far superior prospects for the little one.
Yet, to her surprise, Xia Chuyi shook his head and told his aunt, "Boy or girl makes no difference—the Wang Family wouldn't give a damn."
"Wang He and his former wife already have a son and a daughter," Xia Chuyi clarified to Aunt Xia in a steady voice.
Besides, the Wang Family couldn't take in Xia Lianlian's offspring without weighing the stances of the Ou and Huo families.
Only if the Ou or Huo Family openly assured the Wang Family of dropping the issue would they consider it.
In truth, should the Wang Family want to claim the child on their own, Xia Chuyi wouldn't stand in the way.
However, expecting them to voice any pardon... that was something they simply couldn't stomach.
While Xia Chuyi refused to burden the innocent child with that grudge, easy forgiveness was out of the question too.
"In that case..." Aunt Xia let out a heavy sigh, "...the Xia Family main branch is all that's left..."
Alas, though Aunt Xia held little fondness for Xia Lianlian, dumping a helpless infant into the Xia Family's main branch promised no happy outcome.
Even back in the day, with his "mother" and uncle watching over him, Xia Chuyi had a rough time in the main branch.
Dispatching the child there today, fatherless in their eyes and with a mother locked in a mental ward... he'd basically be an orphan amid the Xia Family main branch.
In that setup, who could predict the twisted deeds the main branch might inflict?
Though tempted to raise the child herself... Aunt Xia couldn't ignore Xia Chuyi's sentiments.
Detecting the tangled emotion in Aunt Xia's voice, Xia Chuyi offered a soft smile and reassured her, "Aunt, if you want to bring up this child, go ahead and do it yourself."
"Chances of him returning to the Wang Family are slim, and as for the Xia Family..." Xia Chuyi continued calmly, "Given the main branch's character, forget about whether they'd resort to..."
That "something" meant trafficking the child.
True to the main branch of the Xia Family's ways, they'd stoop to trafficking kids without hesitation.
"Even supposing... even if the child somehow survived growing up in the Xia Family main branch." Xia Chuyi added, "Who can say what poisonous ideas they'd plant in his head?"
"They might raise him to despise me and plot vengeance someday," Xia Chuyi remarked coolly.