Bo Xin felt she had to tell the truth, because they were about to go home, meaning the two children would meet soon.
"I did bring him back. He's staying in your father's room."
Ji Yanyi didn't know what his tone sounded like. "Why Dad's room? Not my room?"
Bo Xin told the truth, finding the question a bit strange. She began to speak gently, "Because your father... isn't home."
Ji Yanyi pursed his lips. He didn't know if Mom was being deliberate, but the answer was indeed watertight.
Mom really could always fool him like this.
But at least... it was better than her moodiness from before.
He stopped talking and finished the remaining potato chips in one breath. He would give back all the toys and games belonging to that child.
He wasn't the kind of greedy kid who took what wasn't his.
He clenched his fists. After a bowl of potato chips, he miraculously felt much better, because he had actually gained a lot.
He remembered that the file had said both parents had died, hadn't it?
Following behind Mom, Ji Yanyi couldn't help looking back.
If their positions were swapped and life returned to normal, did that mean he would never get to eat such delicious potato chips again?
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Bo Xin walked very slowly, but Ji Yanyi behind her walked even more slowly.
For a moment, she thought she should have brought the bike, otherwise the child back home would be getting anxious. After getting to know him these days, she could tell without even guessing.
That child would definitely not go to sleep easily.
Even now, Bo Xin glanced at her watch. Even though an hour and a half had passed, she felt the same.
She turned the key a few times and opened the door. The room was brightly lit. Jiang Yuxu sat upright at the table, an empty noodle bowl in front of him.
Bo Xin walked over and saw that even the soup had been drunk clean. "Before I left, from your expression, I thought you wouldn't eat it."
Jiang Yuxu had had no appetite at the time, but gradually hunger had taken over.
There was no need to torture himself like this.
He remembered she had said she wouldn't let him go hungry again, hadn't she?
"Not only did I eat, I finished it all."
Finishing it all meant leaving nothing. Jiang Yuxu raised an eyebrow and looked behind Bo Xin.
That child followed behind Bo Xin, a more solid little figure. In the dim light of the entryway, his face couldn't be seen clearly.
Jiang Yuxu's scrutinizing gaze didn't linger three seconds. He pulled it back in time and got down from the stool.
In terms of height, Jiang Yuxu felt he might be a bit shorter. He thought he could make up for the lack of stature with attitude.
"What? Are you going to eat too?"
After a moment, Ji Yanyi realized the question was directed at him.
He never imagined that child would take the initiative to talk to him. He licked his lips, a little craving it, but it was gone.
He scratched his head and explained with a smile, "It's okay, I already had potato chips with Mom outside."
Not eating with him, but eating potato chips with another child outside?
Jiang Yuxu's imposing momentum stalled.
He glanced at Bo Xin and murmured softly, "...Is that so."
Author's note:
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