CHAPT 24

A LOVING MOTHER


Mrs Takeshi looked at Jun Xuan and smiled wickedly, saying,

“I see. I see. So you have fallen for your step-mum too!”

Then Mrs Takeshi looked at Ai Eng and said sarcastically,

“I am impressed by you. You know what! You really know how to make guys crazy over you.”

At that time, Ai Eng was really angry so she looked at Jun Xuan in great anger. But Jun Xuan just looked at her coldly. Mrs Takeshi had considered for a while and said, nodding her head,

“This will be interesting to see. Two men have sex with one woman. Furthermore, they are doing in front of their family and girlfriend. This is so fun!”

Mrs Takeshi laughed eerily, looking at Yun Xi who was biting her lip when she stared at Ai Eng and Tian Ming in great furious. Then Jun Xuan looked at Mrs Takeshi and asked,

“Aren’t you going to untie me?”

Mrs Takeshi looked at Jun Xuan and said smiling wickedly when she walked over to him with the knife still in her hand,

“You just can’t wait any longer, right! You are a cheeky fellow!”
After Mrs Takeshi had untied Jun Xuan, Jun Xuan touched his arms and wrists as he felt a bit painful after being tied up for some time. When Jun Xuan was stretching his head, he suddenly froze and looked at Mra Takeshi who was holding the knife near his throat and said, giving a few gentle slaps on his face,

“Don’t do anything silly. If not, your throat will be cut open.”


Then Jun Xuan just looked away and a slight laughter. After that Jun Xuan looked back at Mrs Takeshi and said with an innocent look

“How would I dare? My life is now in your hand.”

Than Jun Xuan looked Ai Eng who was staring at him filled with anger and disappointment, and he said with a wicked smile,

“Furthermore, I am excited to find out how it feels to have sex with your own step-mum.”

Then Jun Xuan looked at Tian Ming who was still lying on Ai Eng and looking at Jun Xuan sensing something, and he said sarcastically,

“And it’s more fun to do it with your best friend.”

“Good! Do it now then!”

Mrs Takeshi said with a fierce look. Just as Jun Xuan was slowly getting where Tian Ming slowly got up at the same time and looking at Mrs Takeshi, Jun Xuan quickly grabbed hold of Mrs Takeshi’s hand which held the knife. Tian Ming also quickly got up and grabbed Mrs Takeshi’s other hand. Looking at the three struggling, Ai Eng looked at them worriedly and quickly got up when she saw the phone on the wall. But before Ai Eng could get down to the floor, Mrs Takeshi cut Jun Xuan’s hand to get rid in order of his grip and was stabbing Ai Eng. Tian Ming quickly pulled Mrs Takeshi away from Ai Eng. The MrsTakeshi turned to Tian Ming and was stabbing him instead. Ai Eng and Yun Xi looked at Tian Ming in great fear when the knife almost stabbed into Tian Ming‘s heart.

Mrs Takeshi looked at Tian Ming shockingly and let go of the handle of the knife. Blood was dripping the floor. Tian Ming just froze there and when he looked down, he realized that it was Jun Xuan who was grabbing the knife sharp blade.

Jun Xuan knelt down and held his own hand screaming in pain. Ai Eng quickly ran to Jun Xuan and looked at his hand which bled badly, covering her wide-opened mouth. Then Ai Eng looked up at Tian Ming and shouted as she was too worried about Jun Xuan,

“WHY ARE YOU STILL STANDING HERE?! GO AND CALL AN AMBULANCE NOW!”

Then Tian Ming jumped up a bit and looked Ai Eng who was looking at Jun Xuan’s hand worriedly, and he quickly walked to the phone and called. When Mrs Takeshi looked at Jun Xuan and Ai Eng, she laughed and said with tears rolling down,

“This is so unfair! She has got all the good things and people who will risk their life for her, while I have nothing. I have nothing!”

Then Mrs Takeshi looked up and asked,

“WHY ARE YOU SO UNFAIR?”

“CAN YOU STOP BLAMING OTHERS? WILL YOU BE REALLY HAPPY TO DO HARM TO OTHERS?”

Ai Eng asked looking at Mrs Takeshi angrily. Mrs Takeshi looked back at Ai Eng with those insane eyes. Ai Eng stood up and walked towards Mrs Takeshi, saying with a fierce look,

“You can’t put all the blames and vent all your anger on others because you have a miserable past. And you can have a better life if you would let go of hatred and revenge. I mean that if you wouldn’t want to avenge me, you would not have to go back to your old job. You said that you can’t find a decent job because you don’t have any qualification. Well, all I can say that you are wrong. There are some jobs which don’t require much qualification.”

Ai Eng looked around the house and said,

“For instant, you can be a good housekeeper.”

Mrs Takeshi looked at Ai Eng with Ai Eng in tears in her eyes and looked away, wiping her tears. Then Mrs Takeshi suddenly looked in great hatred and grabbed Ai Eng’s neck with her hands, saying loudly

“IT’S EASY FOR YOU TO SAY! YOU DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH PAIN I HAVE GONE THROUGH? NOW I WANT YOU TO PAY FOR IT!!!?

When Tian Ming saw Mrs Takeshi strangling Ai Eng, he wanted to run to them and save Ai Eng but Ai Eng looked at him in great pain and shook her head a little asking him not to walk to them. Then Ai Eng looked at Mrs Takeshi without any intension to move away and tried to ask even though she was almost out of breath,

“Have… you… thought of… your son…?”

When Mrs Takeshi heard the word “son”, she suddenly stopped strangling Ai Eng but her hands were still grabbing her neck, and she asked,

“What does this have to do with him?”

Ai Eng was coughing and catching for breath before saying,

“I am sure that you love your son as much as your son loves you. So I believe that how hurt he will be if he sees you in this stage. Please leave the past behind and start all over again for your son.”

Mrs Takeshi let go of Ai Eng’s neck and looked away sadly, saying,

“I truly miss him but I am not allowed to see him. I think I will never get to see him again”

“Yes! You will!”

Ai Eng said with much confidence that made Mrs Takeshi look at her puzzling why she was so confident. Then Ai Eng moved her hand towards Mrs Takeshi to wipe her tears which made Mrs Takeshi moved her head a bit backwards. Then Ai Eng said in a comforting tone,

“I don’t think you can’t if you let go of hatred. You can the custody of your son when you have all the conditions that require. But first of all, you must get a new job and have an earning so to save up for layer’s charges and son’s expenses. Even if you lose his custody, you will still have the right to visit him once or twice a week after going on court.”

“Do you really think that I will be able to see my son again?”

Mrs Takeshi asked and looked at Ai Eng with some doubts. Then Ai Eng gave a pat on her and nodded her head with an ensuring smile. Then Mrs Takeshi looked at a side and gave a deep thought. When Mrs Takeshi heard the siren from outside, she suddenly jumped up and looked at Ai Eng in great fear, begging her,

“Please don’t let the police catch me. If I am in jail, there is no where for me to get to see my son.”

“Don’t worry. That’s an ambulance siren and not a cops’ car.”

Ai Eng said, grabbing Mrs Takeshi’s trembling hands. Then Mrs Takeshi pulled her hands away and started looking around nervously. Then Mrs Takeshi was moving backwards and grabbed her own shivering hand tightly, saying

“I think I better flee now.”

“Wait!”

Yun Xi suddenly said when she saw Mrs Takeshi walking towards the main door, and she looked at Ai Eng angrily and asked,

“Are you going to let her leave just like that? What makes you so sure that a mad woman like her won’t come back and do us harm again.”


Hearing this, Ai Eng looked at Yun Xi and said,

“Because she is a loving mother so she will do anything for her son. At least she knows that by doing these things which will only stop her from getting the chance to see her son so I believe that she won’t do the wrong things again.”

Then Ai Eng looked at Mrs Takeshi who was standing at the main door nervously and didn’t dare to open the door because she could see there were a few rescuers ringing the bell outside the gate. Noticing this, Ai Eng quickly went to Jun Tai and untied him which followed by Tian Ming who went to untie Yun Xi. The minute Yun Xi was untie, she quickly hugged Tian Ming’s waist and cried, saying,

“I am scared to lose you. Don’t ever do such a dangerous thing again.”

When Ai Eng looked at Yun Xi hugging Tian Ming, she seemed a bit unhappy but she looked away when she saw Tian Ming looking at her. Then Ai Eng examined Jun Tai and said,

“Wait here.”

Ai Eng quickly ran to the main door. When she was running to the main door, Ai Eng worriedly looked at Jun Xuan who was in great pain so she ran faster. Just as Ai Eng was opening the door, Mrs Takeshi pushed her backwards and said nervously,
“Don’t open! They will catch me if you let them in.”

Ai Eng walked towards Mrs Takeshi and grabbed her wrist. Ai Eng gave a serious look and said,

“Mrs Takeshi! Listen here! If you want to get out of here, just do what I say!”

Then Ai Eng dragged Mrs Takeshi out to the gate and opened the gate to let the rescuers in. When the rescuers were rushing into the house, Mrs Takeshi kept hiding behind Ai Eng so Ai Eng held Mrs Takeshi’s hand tightly to calm her down. After all the rescuers had gone into the house, Ai Eng quickly brought Mrs Takeshi to two street away from her house and let go of Mrs Takeshi’s hand, saying,

“Now it should be safe now. You can go wherever you like.”

Mrs Takeshi looked at Ai Eng in great remorsefulness and said,

“I am sorry to cause you so much fright and harm. You are right. You didn’t do any wrong to me. It’s all my hatred and misfortune that led me to do a lot of wrong things. I shouldn’t have vented my anger and frustration on you. But really need to thank you for waking me up and giving me another chance to start a brand new life.”

Ai Eng smiled and said,

“Don’t thank me. I didn’t do much. It’s your conscience tells you what you should do. At least, I know that you don’t have any intention to hurt anyone. If not I would be dead by now.”
Ai Eng gave a slight laugh. Then Ai Eng suddenly remembered something so she looked at Mrs Takeshi and asked hesitatingly,

“Can you tell me did you really see my husband got into the taxi with another woman that day when you first made weird call to me?”

Mrs Takeshi looked away and dared not say anything. When Ai Eng noticed her hesitation, she took Mrs Takeshi’s hand and said,

“Don’t worry. Just tell me the truth. I can take it.”

Then Mrs Takeshi looked at Ai Eng sympathetically and said,

“You can ask your third son.”

“You mean Jun Tai?”

Ai Eng asked Mrs Takeshi with an unbelievable look. Mrs Takeshi nodded her head and said, looking away sadly,
“Yes. I saw him looking at his father at the gateway that day when his father was getting into the taxi. But he seemed very unhappy that day because when his father waved to him, he did not wave back and just walk back into the house with a look as black as charcoal.”

After hearing this, Ai Eng just stunned there and grabbed Mrs Takeshi’s tightly. Mrs Takeshi patted Ai Eng’s hand and asked, looking at her worried,

“Are you alright, Madam?”

Ai Eng regained consciousness and quickly pulled back her hand, saying with a smile,

“Oh! I am alright. Rest assure. Ummmm…. I think I will have to get back now. And I will give you your salary next few days. See you then.”

Ai Eng quickly turned around and walked away, looking down sadly. Mrs Takeshi looked at Ai Eng sadly and sighed. Then Mrs Takeshi turned around and walked away too,

On her way back, Ai Eng just walked with her eyes just stared ahead emotionlessly. But she didn’t cry this time. Just as she was crossing the road, a truck was driving towards her but she just walked slowly, looking ahead.