Chapter 477 - Kill This Love
"If Long Hui successfully snatches Little Jun from you before the custody battle commences, he can argue to the judge that he's capable of giving your son a much better environment than you because he already has the child with him. If the judge sees that Little Jun is comfortable and living well with him, then there is a chance that Long Hui might be awarded the custody. It won't matter that Little Jun has been with you all this time. There are judges who decide based on the current situation, not on the past," Jin Liwei said.
Jiang Ying Yue's optimism shattered in an instant. She started crying once again. Iris sighed and patted her friend's back.
"And even if the judge awards custody to you, if Little Jun is already with Long Hui, you still might not be able to get your son again. There is a lack of enforcement when it comes to custody decisions. That's why aggressive custody tactics like this is very common here," Jin Liwei continued to inform her. "What's more, he might even hide Little Jun. This country is big. Or he might even hide your son abroad."
Iris' eyes turned cold. "Oh, he can try. I'll find him in an instant. Ketchup is also already closely monitoring him. He needs to leave Earth and go to outer space if he wants to hide from us."
Jin Liwei's mouth twitched despite his serious expression. A light, demonic chuckle also sounded from the side. Lu Zihao's amused and carefree expression contrasted with the heavy atmosphere.
"All of these mind games are a waste of time," Lu Zihao said in a smooth and light tone. "Also very expensive. The lawyers' fees alone could already feed a poor village, you know. There is…hmmm…a much simpler solution to this. Let's just take that motherfucker himself and 'reprogram' his brain for…hmm…a few days or maybe weeks until he'll never dare fight Jiang Ying Yue for custody of their son ever again. I'm sure Third Brother's subordinates can do it, but I think that my subordinates will be even more effective. I'll let you borrow some of them. Just ask."
Then he flashed them his demonic smile.
Jiang Ying Yue paled and shuddered. Jin Liwei frowned, thinking that his Fifth Brother's joke was in poor taste especially in this kind of serious situation. As for Iris, she knew that her big brother was completely serious.
"Big Brother, please. Let us do it our way, the legal way," she warned him.
Lu Zihao only shrugged. "Just saying. Treat my suggestion as an alternative option, especially if the legal way doesn't work." Then he chuckled again. The sound was mesmerizing but also frightening at the same time. "Heh. Legal…"Iris sighed at her big brother. It seemed that he was starting not to bother pretending to match the original Lu Zihao's personality. Nikolai Vetrov's overpowering personality was starting to become more and more apparent. She knew that Jin Liwei and their other brothers were worried about him. However, they never suspected that he was no longer their original Fifth Brother. They only thought that these changes were the delayed effects of his traumatic freak accident and coma in the past.
After all, they had her as an example. She was known to have a completely different personality before but after waking up from coma, she had a drastic change. The notorious teenage spoiled brat and troublemaker was now their future Third Sister-in-law. The brothers, including Jin Liwei, thought that their Fifth Brother was experiencing the same thing as her—only a bit delayed.
Putting aside the matter about her big brother for now, Iris turned to her pitiful friend and held her trembling hands.
"Ying Yue, trust in me and Liwei. We will never allow that man to take our godson away from you," she reassured Jiang Ying Yue. "The only thing we request from you in exchange for our help is that you grow stronger. We feel bothered that you keep on crying and showing compassion to that man when he has already hurt you this much. Even if you can't become strong for yourself now because you're too hurt, at least become strong for your son. Little Jun needs you. Remember this. You can always replace a lover, but you can never replace your own child that you birthed yourself."
Jin Liwei immediately sat beside his baby girl and wrapped his arm around her waist. Then he nuzzled her shoulder. "Love, I'm not like your pathetic older brother, Long Hui. I'll make sure not to give you any reason to replace me."
"Heh~ Third Brother, you're mistaken," Lu Zihao interrupted. "That son of a bitch and the other one—I forgot what he's called, the one from a mistress—oh well, I don't really give a fuck about any of them. Those two aren't little sister's older brothers. They don't deserve the title. I am her one and only big brother, remember that."
Iris sighed in exasperation at the two men. "Darling, Big Brother. Can you two not change the subject? I'm having a serious conversation with Ying Yue."
After kicking the two men to the corner, Iris returned to talking to her friend.
"Ying Yue, I could only imagine how hurt you must be feeling right now," Iris said. "But you must choose what kind of role you want to play in this custody battle. Are you going to play the pitiful, abandoned fiancée or the fierce, protective mother? Either way, that man will try to hurt you and make you suffer. The degree to which he could hurt you will all depend on your mentality."
By now, Jiang Ying Yue's tears had stopped. She was still a mess, but a new light of determination flashed in her eyes"I'm a mother… My son is the most important to me. Always. I know that I'm a weak woman, especially when it comes to romantic love. But I want to become a strong mother," she said.
Her eyes became fierce and her voice firm. Her hands clenched into tight fists.
"If I must kill this love that I have for Long Hui in order to become a strong mother for my son, I will do it. No, I'm already doing it. He wants a custody battle? I'll give it to him."