"Xiner, please tell Mom, okay? I'm really worried about you," Chen Xiaohui tried to make her voice sound gentle, afraid of scaring An Xin.
An Xin shook her head, clearly not wanting to continue this topic. "Mom, I'm fine."
"Then who did you go to see last night? And why did you suddenly run out into the street?" Chen Xiaohui persisted, unwilling to give up.
"Mom, please stop asking, okay!" An Xin's eyes turned red all of a sudden. "I'm begging you, please stop asking, okay?"
Chen Xiaohui looked at An Xin, her face full of concern. But seeing that An Xin didn't want to talk, Chen Xiaohui no longer pushed her and said in a soft voice, "Alright, Mom won't ask anymore. But you have to promise Mom that no matter what difficulties you encounter, you won't abandon Mom. Mom only has you as a daughter, and if something happens to you, Mom won't be able to go on."
As she spoke, Chen Xiaohui's voice choked up.
"Mom, don't worry. I won't do anything foolish," An Xin quickly reassured her.
Chen Xiaohui took a tissue and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. She changed the subject and said, "So why did you suddenly ask Mom if she loves Uncle Wang?"
An Xin replied casually, "There's no particular reason. I was just curious."
"I've been telling you to focus on your studies, but you're always thinking about random things," Chen Xiaohui scolded, then changed the topic again. "Of course, Mom loves Uncle Wang. Otherwise, why would she marry him?"
"He's not only good to Mom, but also treats you like his own. He's gentle and considerate. Mom is really lucky to have found such a good man."
"With the two of you, Mom feels content in this lifetime."
Chen Xiaohui spoke to herself, her face filled with a happy smile.
An Xin felt that the smile was somewhat dazzling, so she quickly lowered her eyelids, feeling a sense of desolation in her heart.
"However, Mom still wants to have a child with Uncle Wang, so that it will truly feel like a family..."
"Cough, cough..."
An Xin choked again, and it took her a while to regain her composure before she asked in a trembling voice, "Mom, are you pregnant?"
Chen Xiaohui smiled with happiness. "I haven't gotten it confirmed yet, but I feel like I am."
Boom!
An Xin felt as if a muffled thunder had exploded in her heart. The color drained from her face, leaving her pale as paper.
Seeing that An Xin's complexion was off, Chen Xiaohui quickly comforted her, "Xiner, whether Mom gives birth to a little brother or a little sister in the future, you will always be Mom's most beloved child, the person Mom loves the most, forever."
An Xin's eyes suddenly turned red, not because she was touched by her mother's comforting words, but because she felt deep sorrow for her mother from the bottom of her heart.
For a brief moment, she really wanted to reveal everything that Wang Jun Feng had done to her, but when she opened her mouth, not a single word came out.
Tears fell down her cheeks like beads off a broken string.
Chen Xiaohui became flustered and hurriedly wiped away An Xin's tears. "Silly child, why are you crying? You should be happy for Mom, don't you want Mom to be happy?"
"Mom..." An Xin choked up, unable to find the words. Of course, she wanted her mother to be happy, but what should she do?
Should she leave this home and let her mother live happily with Uncle Wang?
Suddenly, she had the idea of running away from home.
But if she left her mother, where would she go by herself?
Her father had his own family now, a family that couldn't possibly accommodate her.
Her grandparents had never liked her since she was little, calling her a burden.
Her maternal grandparents treated her well, but they were too far away. She would have to take a plane to get there.
She didn't have money to buy a plane ticket, and it had been a long time since she had visited them. She wouldn't even recognize the way anymore.
Lost in her thoughts, An Xin finished her meal.
Chen Xiaohui had been murmuring in her ear the whole time, but she hadn't paid any attention.
After An Xin finished eating, Chen Xiaohui went downstairs to buy a basin and helped An Xin wash herself.