Later, there were also those rescue operations in foreign lands. She watched the tear-stained faces on the news—they had finally returned home because their motherland had come to fetch them.
So much manpower and resources had been mobilized; they had made it home.
Then there was the incident right before Bai Zhi’s death. Because the motherland said, "I’ll take you home,"
at that moment, their hearts were filled with nothing but emotion, knowing that the motherland would never abandon them. No matter where we are or what we encounter, as long as we call for help, the motherland will take us home.
The concept of love, which had always felt abstract to them, became solid and clear. Bai Zhi looked earnestly at Bai Dan.
"Grandpa, I love it, I love it so very much, even if I’m weak now. But I want to try, to love it with the light of my firefly glow.
I want to stay with it until the end of my life."
Oh my motherland, I love you so much, willing to give my life because you love me so.
Love every single one of us, even if I’m in a foreign land, I will not fear, because I know my homeland stands behind me.
The future you, will definitely, definitely get better, because I know.
Bai Dan saw the sincerity in Bai Zhi’s eyes and felt a twinge in his nose; the progress their nation had made up to this point had not been easy.
These children, even after watching those war movies, could never truly understand the hardships. They might find the films astonishing, but he saw genuine trust in the nation reflected in Xingxing’s eyes.
Her love, her sincerity was so pure. Perhaps that’s why Xingxing had become a Guardian, he thought,
"Xingxing, I understand now. I’ll tell you everything when we go back."
He had been worried that Xingxing was too young to understand, but at this moment, he trusted her.
His Xingxing was so exceptional.
"Okay, Grandpa. Whenever you want to tell me, I can wait. I trust that Grandpa does everything for my good."
"Good girl, rest against Grandpa for a while. We’ll go back and find your aunt."
Bai Zhi obediently leaned against Bai Dan and fell into a sweet sleep.
"At first, I might have only been using you, but as time went on, without realizing it, I started to like you, because I was wrong,"
Mu Yi’s words seemed to linger in her ears just a moment ago, yet they could no longer stir any ripples in her heart.
It’s just a misfortune to trust the wrong person, she thought, shaking off this rotten man. Her future would be brighter.
"Mu Yi, if you’re still alone, then cooperate properly,"
These were the last words Bai Xin said to Mu Yi, watching his nearly crumbling figure; honestly, Bai Xin didn’t feel too cheerful herself.
But it did offer some sense of relief. It was only after she left that she found out Xingxing and her dad went to Mu Yi’s house.
She could only wait in the courtyard with Wu Wa for a meal.
Wu Wa conveyed simple happiness to Wu La and told herself she must work hard, work harder, to become the hope of the whole village, to not hold others back, to eventually surprise everyone in the village.
By the time they arrived, it was already late at night. Wu Wa and Bai Xin had waited for them.
And they had prepared Late-night Snack, delicious century egg and lean pork congee.
"What are you saying. Mu Yu almost got...,"
Bai Xin could never have imagined it would turn out .
"And we’ve brought Mu Fang here, too. He’s going to meet Mu Yi tomorrow, which is really something to look forward to."
While eating, Bai Zhi spoke openly, not knowing if they would work together or fight a heated battle. Regardless of the outcome, it would help them eliminate many issues.
If a fight broke out, something would certainly be revealed; if nothing was said, it could only mean that the stakes behind the scenes were so high that they could tolerate even this. That would be interesting.
"Ah Zhi, I saw Wu La."