Shadowed Echoes: The Hunt for the Enchanted Key

Chapter 12: Time Flies and Things Change.

Upon hearing what Tang Wei said, Bo Ye laughed right then!

"What do you mean by that?"

Bo Ye stared intently at his face. "You're my son after all. Do you want me to take you for a DNA test? I'm raising my own son. What kind of formalities do I need?"

Tang Wei looked at Bo Ye's face. The father and son, one big and one small, were like replicas of each other. However, Bo Ye's facial features were more profound and delicate, while Tang Wei had a softer temperament, much like the impression Tang Shi gave people.

He said softly, "Young Master Bo, if I remember correctly, you and my mom got divorced five years ago. And I was born after your divorce, so the custody of me naturally belongs to my mom. If you want to raise me, in terms of the custody issue, you still have to negotiate with my mom."

Bo Ye's pupils shrank, as if in disbelief, and he repeated, "What did you say?"

How could a five-year-old child have such an almost demonic intelligence?

Tang Wei just looked at Bo Ye, seemingly indifferent to his shock. Finally, his voice gradually lowered, and he said, "Young Master Bo, if I'm not your son... but a child my mom had with someone else, would you treat me like this?"

Bo Ye's heart tightened, and a wave of inexplicable irritability flashed through his heart.

If this child wasn't his son, would he have gone to such great lengths to bring him home? But... at the thought of Tang Shi having a child with another man, he couldn't control his anger...

It was as if in his impression, Tang Shi had always revolved around him and could only bear his child. Any other man who dared to touch her was courting death!

Seeing Bo Ye's expression, Tang Wei suddenly let out a laugh. The child's laughter was as clear as jade, yet it carried a hint of sarcasm like a needle prick.

"Young Master Bo, you'll never understand the life we've lived in the past five years, so it's impossible for me to get close to you."

Tang Wei raised his head and looked at Bo Ye. At that moment, Bo Ye felt as if a thousand arrows were piercing his heart.

A five-year-old child actually had the ability to hurt him so deeply.

He said, "Young Master Bo, I'm the only motivation for my mom to keep living in this world. Without me, she would die."

Without Tang Wei, Tang Shi would die.

Tang Shi tidied herself up at 8 o'clock in the evening and went to the location that Bo Ye had told her, the entrance of Mago.

As soon as the waiter saw her, he came up to greet her, "Hello, miss..."

Tang Shi specially styled her hair, reapplied her makeup, and sprayed on some perfume. She wore a suit skirt with small high heels, exuding a graceful and elegant temperament. Standing there, with half of her hair flowing down, there was a collarbone necklace around her slender neck. This was a handmade work by Tang Yi, and there was only one like it in the world.

Just by standing there, no one dared to approach her easily. Her aura was so noble, just like that of a certain noble young lady. With her face slightly lowered, long eyelashes, bright red lips, and a straight nose outlining the delicate curve of her profile, everyone felt that she looked familiar.

But no one could remember who she was.

Perhaps there were too many noble ladies in this city that never sleeps, so everyone just thought she looked familiar but couldn't remember where they had seen her before. With such an exquisitely beautiful face, if they saw her again next time, they would surely be deeply impressed.

No one knew that she was the former young lady of the Tang family, who had spent five years in prison, lost half of a finger, and been reborn from the ashes after having her pride and arrogance of a lifetime destroyed.

Bo Ye drove his car to the Mago parking lot, parked it, and when he came up, he saw such a scene.

A drunk man beside him swayed over, saying as he walked, "Damn, did you see that beauty at the entrance? She's simply stunning! That temperament, that appearance, tsk tsk!"

His friend beside him said, "Stop dreaming. Could you ever get close to a woman like that? You might as well be her driver."

"Haha, I'd be happy to be her driver! I'd do it for free!"

Bo Ye frowned slightly. When he looked up again, he saw Tang Shi standing there, with a cold and aloof temperament, indifferent eyes and brows, and a beautiful face that exuded indifference and detachment. When she saw him, a trace of panic flashed through her eyes.

Bo Ye stopped right there. He was wearing a creatively tailored white shirt, and under his neat suit pants were two straight legs. He was wearing a pair of Balenciaga shoes, holding the car keys in one hand and a coat over his arm with the other. With an unrestrained and handsome face, two black diamond earrings in his left ear matched his obsidian-like eyes. Standing at the entrance, tall and upright, he attracted the passersby to keep looking back at him.

He had such an aura, innate, that could make everyone notice him. With his devilishly handsome facial features and profound and steady temperament, all women were fascinated by him and desperately wanted to throw themselves into his arms.

It was said that Bo Ye was the dream lover in the hearts of women in this city. So when Bo Ye married Tang Shi five years ago, the women in this city all felt like they had lost their love.

They were waiting to watch the show. Five years later, Tang Shi was sent to prison by him personally, and no one knew how many people were whistling and congratulating behind the scenes.

In all aspects, Bo Ye was undoubtedly perfect, in terms of family background, wealth, and power. But when it came to love, he had never shown the slightest bit of kindness to Tang Shi.

Tang Shi felt that she was pitiful. This man didn't belong to her, but she thought that if she persevered, she could move him. She had played the fool for five whole years and borne the guilt for five whole years—ten years in total. She finally understood that it was impossible for her to be with Bo Ye. The price for understanding these truths was that she was ruined, her reputation was destroyed, and her family was broken.

Bo Ye and Tang Shi were at the entrance, looking at each other across the bustling crowd. It seemed that through these unfamiliar faces, they traveled back in time to the past, and one glance felt like a lifetime.

He was still the one she loved deeply in her heart, and she was still the girl in his eyes.

Time passed quickly, and things changed. How could they have ended up like this? Who... was pulling the strings behind the scenes?

Tang Shi put an end to her random thoughts. She looked up and watched Bo Ye walking step by step towards her. The man was shining with an extraordinary dignity, outshining everyone around him until he stopped right in front of her.

When that perfect face suddenly got so close to hers, Tang Shi sadly realized that there was no longer the slightest flutter in her heart.

Bo Ye, do you know that I have loved you for a full fifteen years, from my youth until now, and I've endured half a lifetime of hardships?

She took a glance at Bo Ye and then looked away. Standing beside her, Bo Ye said calmly, "How long have you been waiting?"

"Not long, about ten minutes."

Tang Shi smiled sweetly, so gracefully that there was no flaw to be found. But it was precisely this appearance that made Bo Ye feel unfamiliar.

In the past, she had always been gentle and generous, with countless affections in her eyes. Now, those eyes were like withered black holes. Her former pride had fallen into them and been swallowed up, turning into nothingness.

Bo Ye's heart trembled, but he held back his emotions and said, "Let's go up. Come with me."

After saying that, he reached out and pressed the elevator button. When the door opened, besides them, no one dared to get in the elevator with them.