Su Qing looked at Feng Bai, nodded, and let go of Mo Yuyan and Mo Yuchu. In Mo Yuyan’s eyes, a reluctant gaze emerged.
Looking at the pitiful Mo Yuyan and Mo Yuchu, Su Qing’s heart ached slightly, "Okay, go back."
After Su Qing spoke, she nodded to Mu Chienchien and Gan Tiantian, and then turned around with Feng Bai.
As Mo Yuchu watched Su Qing about to leave, he suddenly stepped forward, tugged at her clothes, and looked up at Su Qing hopefully, "Sister, can I come play with you?"
Su Qing was taken aback and glanced at Mu Chienchien and Gan Tiantian, who stepped forward and hugged Mo Yuchu, "Chuer, don’t be rude."
They were truly shocked to see Mo Yuchu being so enthusiastic for the first time; Mo Yuyan and Mo Yuchu, who had been without a mother from a young age, were always very sensitive, especially towards women who got close to their father, Mo Yunchen, often playing pranks on them, making the women’s lives miserable.
"Aunt Mu, Aunt Gan, Chuer just likes the sister."
The moment he saw that beautiful sister, he felt like he wanted to get close to her, and after seeing how amazing she was saving someone else, his whole heart pounded eagerly to get closer to that sister.
Mu Chienchien and Gan Tiantian felt a twinge in their noses, how could they not understand what little Chuer was thinking? Having been naughtier and more sensitive than other children, it was the first time they saw her like someone so much. Was it possible that she treated that girl as a mother?
Su Qing looked back at Mo Yuchu, who had spoken, and then at Mo Yuyan, who had been standing by and watching her all this time, his little eyes filled with hope—he was hoping she would hug him again.
She couldn’t stay any longer, for she feared she might never want to leave again.
Yet she found herself so shaken by two strange children.
Mo Yuyan watched Su Qing leave without speaking a word, and after she had gone, he lowered his head dejectedly.
After Mo Yuchu finished speaking and turned back, Su Qing had already disappeared. With a cry, she burst into tears; Mu Chienchien panicked and embraced Mo Yuchu, "Don’t cry, don’t cry."
"Sister left without telling me if Chuer can go play with her. Does she not like Chuer anymore?"
Mo Yuchu wrapped her arms around Mu Chienchien’s neck, crying heartbrokenly, her cute and delicate face smeared with tears, making Mu Chienchien and Gan Tiantian frown with sympathy as they soothed her.
"No, perhaps sister had urgent matters to attend to first. Aunt Mu will try to contact sister, and she will surely like Chuer. Our Chuer is so cute and pretty, right?"
Mu Chienchien and Gan Tiantian kept consoling her until they finally cheered Mo Yuchu up.
Mo Yuchu wiped her tears, leaning tiredly on Mu Chienchien’s shoulder, she spoke in a low, childish voice, "Aunt Mu, when will Chuer’s and my brother’s mother come back?"
Why hasn’t Mom come back to find Chuer, does she not want Chuer anymore?
Chuer kept asking Dad, but Dad just told her Mom would be back soon, but she’s waited so long and Mom hasn’t come back. She misses Mom so much.
Mo Yuyan looked up, his eyes shining as he stared at Mu Chienchien and Gan Tiantian.
Gan Tiantian and Mu Chienchien exchanged looks, how could they answer? Could they actually tell them that their mother was dead, that she would never come back? How could they bear to say it?
"Very soon, Chuer’s and Yanyan’s mother will be back soon," Mu Chienchien said softly.
Mo Yuchu nodded, disappointed; every time the uncles and aunts used the same excuse, telling them Mom would be back soon, but she never came back after so long.
"Alright, are our little Chuer and Yanyan hungry? How about Aunt Mu and Aunt Gan take you to eat something delicious?"
"Yes, Chuer wants to eat something yummy." Hearing about food, Mo Yuchu, who had been a bit sad, now lifted her adorable smile and spoke to Mu Chienchien.
Mu Chienchien breathed a sigh of relief, thankful they hadn’t continued to ask more questions. Afterwards, she and Gan Tiantian took the two little ones to a nearby restaurant for a meal before sending them home.
After dropping off Mo Yuchu and Mo Yuyan, Mu Chienchien drove Gan Tiantian home. Seeing Gan Tiantian stare out the car window, she asked softly, "What’s wrong? I’ve noticed you’ve been off since we got in the car."
Gan Tiantian turned back, with a hint of red in her eyes; Mu Chienchien pulled over to the side, "What’s really going on?"
Gan Tiantian wiped her tears, "I just remembered Qin Qin. How could she be so heartless to leave all of us behind?"
Mu Chienchien fell silent, then looked into the distance, "She didn’t want to. If she could, why would she want to leave us, the people she loved, and her two babies who were only a few months old?"