Chapter 373: Loose Ends
Ou Xiuhua reacted a fraction slower than Xiao Yezi, just in time to see the little girl scream and hurl herself into her son's arms.
Xiao Yezi's face was streaked with tears, yet she kicked, pummeled, and even bit Chen Nuo.
"Didn't you say I'd be with you from now on?
"You said if I was good and listened, you wouldn't abandon me!
"You also said…"
Towards the end, the little girl was so choked with tears she couldn't speak, unleashing a year's worth of accumulated fear, worry, and panic in a torrent of sobs and cries.
Chen Nuo let his sister hit him. He gently picked Xiao Yezi up, turned, and looked at Ou Xiuhua, who had collapsed to the ground. He then took a deep breath.
"I'm… I'm back. I'm sorry for making you worry."
Ou Xiuhua's lips trembled as she stared intently at her son, as if trying to burn his image into her very eyes. She held her breath, fearing that a single exhale might make the scene before her vanish like an illusion.
CLACK.
