Ye Ning only heard about her son going missing after the fact, so upon hearing he had returned, she, who hadn’t come downstairs for five whole days, finally rushed down from upstairs in a hurry, "Xiaobao, Xiaobao, are you alright?"
Ye Xiaobao was being led by Nanny Zhang, and as soon as he saw his mother come down, he immediately let go of her hand and ran towards her quickly, "Mommy..."
"Why did you go out? Mommy was only away for a moment to the restroom and you disappeared, do you know you almost scared Mommy to death?" She ran over and was immediately embraced by the woman who had hurried down the stairs.
The others saw and tactfully withdrew, leaving only one man at the entrance to the courtyard.
Ye Ning was still holding her son tightly; she had truly been frightened just now. If something had happened to her child, she couldn’t imagine how she could go on living.
As mother and son were embracing, suddenly, there were footsteps approaching. She looked intently and recognized the pair of shiny black shoes walking towards her, "Aning, I’m sorry, I was careless this time."
Ye Ning immediately picked up her child, preparing to go upstairs.
But at this moment, the man, as if anticipating her move, had already stepped forward to block her way just as she was about to rise, "Aning, wait a moment!"
Ye Ning lowered her head and stood there listlessly...
Seeing this, Lin Yebai’s expression turned pale again. After a long while, he continued, "This time, he was playing with other children and accidentally fell into the ball pit. That’s why we couldn’t find him, but don’t worry, he’s not seriously hurt. I’ve also taken him to treat the wound on his forehead."
No one paid any attention to him. The woman in front of him, holding her child, appeared to have no reaction whatsoever.
Or rather, she did have a reaction, it seemed to be waiting for him to finish speaking so she could go upstairs.
Lin Yebai looked at her, and seeing that she remained silent, the words he had intended to say about the Ou Family’s second household suddenly stuck in his throat, and he couldn’t utter a single word.
Yes, he was no longer the Brother Lin she had in mind. His actions during this trip to Japan had completely exposed his true nature to her; he wasn’t the gentle and refined gentleman or the elegantly proper scholar.
Lin Yebai was a man who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals—a man now without any right to use those things to seek her forgiveness.
Weren’t those things obtained by trampling over the blood and life of that man right under her watch?
Lin Yebai’s heart sank once again, and after a tense grip of his hand, he finally chose to stiffly step aside, "I have nothing more to say, just wanted to let you know that Xiaobao is okay."
Truly not sparing him a glance, Ye Ning carried her son upstairs.
Just at that moment, Xiaojin also arrived. Seeing the man just left standing there discarded, his gaze dimmed as well, "Sir, why didn’t you tell her about the Ou Family’s second household?"
Lin Yebai shook his head, "It’s useless, those things are not enough for her to forgive me."
Xiaojin didn’t know what else to say. Looking at his silhouette, all he felt was an urgent desire to go up and explain everything properly to that woman on behalf of him.
"Xiaojin, do you think, all these years, I have not made my feelings clear to her? Is that why she refuses to forgive me?"
"What does sir mean...?"
"Tell her, I want to marry her!"