Gu Junzhu wrapped his arm around Ye Xingbei and turned around, "Let’s go, we should head back."
Ye Xingbei looked back every few steps, her eyes filled with deep worry.
Gu Junzhu forcibly took her back to the bedroom.
Ye Xingbei sat down on the bed, crestfallen, "Xiao Shu... why did Xiao Shu react like this..."
"He’s still young," Gu Junzhu said, "Sotis it’s normal for him to not distinguish between dream and reality. Plus, the turbulence on the plane tired him out, making it easier to confuse mories... If he doesn’t co to you to talk tomorrow, don’t bring it up with him. Maybe when he wakes up, he’ll tell you he had a dream last night, and you can just respond accordingly, don’t say anything... just wait and see."
Ye Xingbei closed her eyes, pounding her head in agony, "How... how could I have forgotten to close the door?"
Gu Junzhu grabbed her wrist, sat down beside her, and pulled her into his embrace, "We put both of them to sleep before we returned to our room, who knew he would wake up after falling asleep? Beibei..."
He held her, softly whispering in her ear, "A lie is a lie, and since it’s a lie, there’s always a day it will be uncovered. No matter what happens, it’s the arrangent of fate. It has already happened, regret is useless, being upset is useless too. We need to have a positive response, and minimize the damage, that’s all there is to it."
Ye Xingbei leaned on his shoulder, tears silently falling, "I originally thought we could hide it from Xiao Shu until he was a teenager..."
"Teenage years are the adolescent period, children in adolescence tend to be rebellious and extre," Gu Junzhu said, "If Xiao Shumiao learns the truth during his teenage years, wouldn’t it be worse?"
Ye Xingbei silently wept, choking on her words, "If... if Xiao Shu could never know for a lifeti, wouldn’t that be great?"
"That’s simply impossible," Gu Junzhu said, "Xiao Shu is so smart, his background isn’t a secret, if he just pays a little attention, he can find out, there’s no way to hide it."
"I know... I know..." Ye Xingbei cried as she nestled into his arms, hugging his neck, her cheek buried in his shoulder, quietly sobbing, "But I’m still sad... I can’t bear it... I don’t want Xiao Shu to grow up like I did... I want him to be the happiest, most joyful child in the world..."
"He’s not the sa as you were," Gu Junzhu stroked her back and said, "When you were young, you had nothing, but Xiao Shu has us, how could he end up like you?"
Ye Xingbei understood all these reasons.
But she was still heartbroken.
Perhaps, from the mont she set foot in Jiang City, this heartbreaking place, she’d been suppressing herself, and the exposure of Xiao Shumiao’s background gave her an outlet, a reason to cry aloud.
Gu Junzhu stopped trying to console her, only holding her silently, stroking and kissing her.
He knew that keeping negative emotions bottled inside was even more harmful, and that releasing them was beneficial for the body.
Ye Xingbei cried for a long ti, dozing off in Gu Junzhu’s arms.
Maybe she was too tired; she had a night full of nightmares, but she didn’t lose sleep.
The next day, she woke up early.
Opening her eyes, she didn’t linger in bed like usual, getting up imdiately.
After changing her clothes, she went to Xiao Shumiao’s bedroom.
Lingyue was already awake, sitting on the bed, reading a book.
Xiao Shumiao was still asleep.
Ye Xingbei tiptoed over and touched Xiao Shumiao’s forehead.
Fortunately.
No sign of fever.
She softly asked Lingyue, "Did Xiao Shu sleep well last night?"
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