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Even though it was a very heartwarming sentence, it made Xia Shi feel deeply moved. She suppressed the bitterness in her heart, nodded, leaned in to hug Bi Xia, and remained silent.
Xia Shi felt she owed Bi Xia. To put it bluntly, Xia Shi believed she hadn’t fulfilled the duties of a responsible mother towards Bi Xia.
From the day Bi Xia was born, she hadn’t been a good mother. Deciding to let Bi Xia disguise herself as a boy was undoubtedly absurd.
As Bi Xia slowly grew up, during the time she needed Xia Shi the most, Xia Shi was immersed in the pain of Bi Qingyun’s betrayal. By the time she regained her senses, Bi Xia had already grown up and started closing off. No matter how hard Xia Shi tried, she couldn’t break through the heart that had been left utterly scarred by herself and the outside world.
Therefore, for Bi Xia to accept her, Xia Shi was already greatly relieved. When Bi Xia said this sentence again, Xia Shi felt overwhelmingly happy.
Bi Xiaoyuan also unusually fell silent, stretching his little arms to hug the legs of the two people he cherished.
He understood his mother’s thoughts. In this family, he knew his mother the best. His mother’s guilt towards his brother... no, towards his sister, he understood very well. Because his mother always assumed he was still young and didn’t understand anything, she often spoke to herself in front of him. Gradually, he came to know more and more.
Just wait. When I grow up, I will take care of both my sister and my mother. I will protect them!
"Alright, why suddenly acting ," Bi Xia remained silent for a moment, gently pushed away Xia Shi, smiled lightly, and pointed outside the shop, "Mom, you and Bi Xiaoyuan wait in the shop for me, I’ll go across the street to buy something."
"What do you want to buy?" Xia Shi asked.
"Just something random." Bi Xia pretended to be mysterious, winked at Xia Shi, flicked Bi Xiaoyuan’s forehead, and then ran out of the shop.
Crossing the street, she released her spiritual power and sensed that the two individuals were still there. Her smiling face instantly turned cold as she turned and walked forward, then entered a supermarket.
On the other side, the two men closely followed Bi Xia. After seeing her enter the supermarket, they waited for a long time without seeing her come out. They exchanged a glance and immediately stepped inside, one after the other.
Walking around the supermarket a couple of times without seeing Bi Xia’s figure, their faces changed. They stepped towards the cashier and asked, "Did a young boy just come in?"
The cashier, who wasn’t afraid of trouble, had just been scolded by a middle-aged woman, sneered at the two men and replied coldly, "We get young boys here daily, which one are you asking about?"
"Hey!" One man grabbed his companion’s raised fist, saying coldly, "We don’t have time to waste with you. Just tell us if there’s a back door here."
Seeing that the men were serious, the cashier pointed to the back, "There is a back door. It’s where we throw the trash, it leads to a small alley."
Upon hearing this, they immediately walked toward the back door, pushed it open, and looked at the empty alley. They exchanged another glance and simultaneously walked towards the alley’s extension.
Although the alley connects at both ends, fortunately, there are no branching paths. Just follow the one road, left and right turns. Listening to the sound of car horns outside the alley, they frowned, thinking that this was leading outside.
The impulsive man was rounding a corner, impatiently speaking to his companion, when suddenly a scream echoed. Then everything went silent.
Seeing this, the remaining man felt instinctively alarmed. Upon seeing the empty alley beyond the corner, he turned to run back, but suddenly, a small hand appeared before him. The hand firmly grasped his wrist, and no matter how much he struggled, he couldn’t break free.
A powerful force kicked his knee, making him kneel instantly. Then, with a ’snap’ sound, the man’s scream resonated throughout the alley.
He collapsed to the ground, hanging his dislocated arm. Sweat poured as he gasped heavily. Suddenly, a loud noise occurred, and a body was thrown before him. Shocked, he realized it was his companion, now unconscious.
A cold voice echoed slowly. The man looked up, seeing the youth leaning against the alley wall. Shadows concealed the youth’s appearance, showing only the face slowly raising. With piercing blue eyes shining in the darkness, they appeared icily ruthless.
The youth raised his eyes, staring at the man expressionlessly, and spoke in a calm voice, "I only have one question. Answer me properly."
"The one who sent you," the blue in his eyes flickered, he straightened up and stepped out of the shadow, a cold and eerie smile curled on his lips, "Who’s the one courting death, hmm?"