However, he wouldn’t tell Ye Wanwan. Why should she know about those things? It would only increase her guilt.
He also didn’t know if Zhouzhou would one day fear rainy days like he did, remembering past events.
But he hoped that Zhouzhou wouldn’t remember. He had felt guilty his whole life for not returning home quickly on that rainy night, and he didn’t want Zhouzhou to be tormented by the guilt of a past life.
Everything had restarted now, and the three of them were happily together.
The traffic jam was severe on the way, and it took Shen Yi and his family over an hour to reach the restaurant where Ye Wanwan was dining.
By the time they arrived, Ye Wanwan and her friends had finished their meal. Concerned about Zhouzhou and the sudden downpour, they decided to meet another time and went their separate ways for the day.
So when Shen Yi and his family got to the restaurant entrance, Ye Wanwan didn’t even get out of the car before saying goodbye to her friends and getting in directly.
"Zhouzhou, mommy is here!" Ye Wanwan reached out to hug Zhouzhou as soon as she got in the car, and he also reached out, immediately going into her arms.
"Don’t be afraid, Zhouzhou, mommy is here," Ye Wanwan comforted Zhouzhou.
She didn’t think much of it, assuming it was because she had been away too long and then there was a sudden thunder, which frightened Zhouzhou and made him cry.
Ye Wanwan comforted Zhouzhou first and then felt like playing with him, coaxing Zhouzhou, "Who am I, Zhouzhou?"
By then, Zhouzhou had stopped crying, and even the tear stains on his face had been wiped clean by Shen Yi with a baby wipe, but because of the long crying, his eyes were still red.
He looked up at Ye Wanwan while she held him in her arms, moving his mouth several times, and finally, under Ye Wanwan’s expectant gaze, he said in a childish voice, "Mommy."
"Zhouzhou is so good!" Ye Wanwan’s voice was a bit hoarse, obviously holding back tears.
At that moment, Ye Wanwan was genuinely thrilled; she was already so excited to hear Zhouzhou call her "mommy" in a video that she almost cried.
Hearing Zhouzhou call her again, she was so excited that she could barely speak.
But Zhouzhou was still not over his previous panic; he sat upright in Ye Wanwan’s arms, reached out to hug her neck, and said in a childish voice, "Want mommy!"
"Mommy is right here." Ye Wanwan hugged Zhouzhou tightly, still unable to hold back her tears.
Shen Yi, sitting beside them, reached out to touch Ye Wanwan’s head. She turned to look at him and said, "Did you hear that? Zhouzhou called me, several times."
"Mhm, I heard," Shen Yi nodded.
"I’m really too excited, I can’t control myself." She had already started to accept that Zhouzhou might always be nonverbal, but suddenly he gave her a huge surprise!
It took Ye Wanwan a very long time to calm her emotions, and then she kept talking to Zhouzhou, but he didn’t say anything else.
Seeing that Zhouzhou refused to say anything else, Ye Wanwan pointed to Shen Yi and told Zhouzhou, "Call Daddy."
Zhouzhou glanced at Shen Yi, then turned and hugged Ye Wanwan, burying his face in her chest.
Ye Wanwan, couldn’t help but laugh and cry, urged Zhouzhou to call "mommy," and then Zhouzhou softly called out in her arms, "Mommy!"