She was so angry she was about to curse: "You only think about cultivating his bloodlust, but have you ever thought about cultivating his spirit? He is not you, he doesn't need to bear so much, he just needs a stable childhood."
The original owner was negligent, and Mo Lingxi was unreliable. It was evident how much suffering Xiao Feng had endured in the past.
Mo Lingxi frowned and thought for a long time, seeming to understand where he had gone wrong.
"You mean I didn't consult Xiao Feng's opinion, and I'm worried it will stimulate him?"
Tao Lengshuang's fists clenched again, her face ashen: "How did you grow up?"
Mo Lingxi didn't understand why she asked this, but he replied: "I was not favored, and to survive, I had to rely on myself, and even be constantly wary of others' schemes, exploitation, and harm."
He was an unfavored son, so even the servants bullied and beat him, and he often faced threats to his life.
From childhood, he learned how to eat and stay warm, and how to survive.
Tao Lengshuang felt a pang of sympathy upon hearing this and understood why Mo Lingxi was like this.
His childhood living environment had shaped Mo Lingxi's personality.
In his heart, survival and the stability of the empire were the most important things, and everything else could be ignored.
"Mo Lingxi."
She exhaled, softening her tone: "Don't treat Xiao Feng like yourself. Your father and son are in different environments, and your minds and thoughts are different."
"Your intentions are good, but you haven't considered Xiao Feng's resilience and thoughts.
He's fine this time, and there's no abnormality, but can you guarantee that nothing will happen in the future?
He's still so young!"
Mo Lingxi didn't quite understand: "You mean Xiao Feng's resilience is too weak?"
Tao Lengshuang shook her head and explained: "Simply put, don't treat Xiao Feng like yourself."
"For example, in your family, you were able to survive such a dangerous environment and have everything you have now. Could your other siblings have survived?"
Hearing this, Mo Lingxi began to understand: "It needs to be gradual."
"..." She didn't know what to say.
Seeing her expression, Mo Lingxi looked confused: "Did I say something wrong?"
Tao Lengshuang waved her hand helplessly: "It's not that you said it wrong, but your thinking is a bit off."
How could she change Mo Lingxi's strange way of thinking?
Mo Lingxi reached out and smoothed the worry lines on her brow: "It's not a big deal, there's no need to be so worried."
Tao Lengshuang slapped his hand hard, warning: "If you touch me again, I'll make you pay."
Mo Lingxi indicated that he wasn't touching her inappropriately, but seeing Tao Lengshuang's increasingly cold expression, he quickly changed the subject.
"You've lost more weight?"
Tao Lengshuang knew his intentions and followed his lead: "Yes, I've lost some weight, but I don't know exactly how much."
In the current situation, she couldn't go to town to weigh herself.
Mo Lingxi suddenly hugged Tao Lengshuang.
Tao Lengshuang was startled: "What are you doing?"
"Around one hundred and fifty jin."
Mo Lingxi savored the feeling of the embrace, his eyes filled with emotion: "I'm pretty sure."
Tao Lengshuang clicked her tongue: "Still one hundred and fifty jin, a long way to go."
She was about 1.6 meters tall, and weighing around 100 jin would be ideal, meaning she still had to lose 50 jin.
However, she had already lost several dozen jin.
"Good health is the most important thing," Mo Lingxi patted her head: "You're fine like this."
Tao Lengshuang chuckled: "Of course you say it's fine. You don't care about me anyway. It doesn't matter if I'm fat or thin."
"It's not like that."
"Then what is it like?"
Mo Lingxi was speechless. He didn't think that way, but he didn't know why he had such thoughts.
His silence made Tao Lengshuang snort, and she didn't care about his attitude.
She was losing weight not for others, but for her own health.
"From now on, don't let Xiao Feng be exposed to these things. He's too young."
Mo Lingxi didn't want to agree, but facing Tao Lengshuang, who was glaring at him with her hands on her hips, he could only rub his nose and agree.
"You spoil Xiao Feng too much. He's a little man, he needs spirit."
Tao Lengshuang disagreed: "Spirit isn't cultivated like this, and besides, how old is Xiao Feng... Forget it, I can't get through to you."
She warned him again: "If I find out you're training Xiao Feng with these methods again, I'm not done with you."
Mo Lingxi said "oh," thinking to himself that a doting mother spoils her son.
Tao Lengshuang didn't want to argue with him about this matter anymore. Their ideas were different, and their environments were different, so there was no point in continuing.
"That person named Apo is investigating you. Be more careful."
Mo Lingxi had already learned about this from his secret guards, his face turning cold: "I will handle this matter."
"However, there will be trouble in the future. Why don't you and Xiao Feng move to Lotus Town?"
Tao Lengshuang refused, calmly stating: "We can only hide for a while."
"Those people already know about me and Xiao Feng's existence, and they most likely want to use us mother and son to scheme against you."
Those people wouldn't care if Mo Lingxi cared about them or not; they only wanted to use them to scheme against Mo Lingxi and achieve their goals.
Mo Lingxi also knew this: "My intention is that I can better protect you mother and son in Lotus Town."
Tao Lengshuang still refused: "Don't you think it's safer for Xiao Feng and me to hide in the mountains when we encounter danger?"
"In town, where can Xiao Feng and I hide?"
Mo Lingxi pondered for a moment and told Tao Lengshuang that he would build a wooden house in the mountains where they could hide in times of crisis.
He had been in Shili Slope Village for several years and was most aware of the dangers in the deep mountains, but he could also evade enemies effectively.
Tao Lengshuang felt that this was acceptable and sighed at the power of Mo Lingxi's enemies.
Compared to the people she had to deal with in the shadows, Mo Lingxi's enemies were truly dangerous and terrifying.
"After I resolve these matters, I will be upfront with you."
As soon as Mo Lingxi said this, Tao Lengshuang's eyes widened, and she took a step back.
"Don't!"
Tao Lengshuang looked resistant: "We're not even friends, you don't need to tell me about your personal matters."
"After you've sorted out your affairs, we'll need to discuss divorce."
It was ridiculous, she wasn't brainless enough to give up her peaceful and comfortable ordinary life and get involved in that mess of power struggles.
Mo Lingxi's gaze turned cold as he stared at her, his tone unfriendly: "Do you insist on divorcing me?"
Tao Lengshuang rolled her eyes several times and said sarcastically: "Young Master Mo, have you forgotten what you've done?"
"Do you want me to remind you properly?"
Mo Lingxi choked.
Tao Lengshuang crossed her arms and said coldly: "We are on two different paths. Now we are just living together temporarily."
"In the future, you'll take your sunny road, and I'll cross my single-plank bridge."
These words made the coldness around Mo Lingxi intensify. He didn't want this.
"Are you... looking for someone else?"