"Mom, I’m not a chatterbox, nor am I pretending. I... I just feel stifled, and today I said a few more words in front of you." Min Rui’s cheeks flushed slightly. He felt unfortable under Kang Li’s teasing gaze. Seeing him turn his head to avoid her eyes, Kang Li couldn’t help but laugh: "Alright, Mom is just teasing you!"
Sighing quietly, Kang Li gently patted the teenager’s shoulder and softly reassured him: "Mom knows what you’re talking about. Now, you just need to not think about it. Even if things turn out as you thought, there’s nothing to be afraid of, understand?"
Min Rui’s lips moved, but he remained silent for a while.
"Silly child, do you not trust your dad or me?"
Kang Li crossed her arms and quietly looked at the boy, raising an eyebrow.
"No, it’s not that I don’t trust you and Dad, but... but if things really are as I thought, I’m afraid I won’t have the face to stay in this family."
As he spoke, Min Rui’s eyes began to redden again.
Kang Li gave him a playful glare: "I think you’ve read yourself silly, or you don’t consider yourself a child of this family. If that’s the case, were those things you said to me before empty words?"
Before Min Rui could explain, Kang Li gave him another playful glare: "You said I was the only mom, and your dad was the only father, almost had me fooled!"
Min Rui exclaimed: "Mom! I didn’t lie to you!"
"If you didn’t lie, then why did you say that last part? Explain what you mean by saying you don’t have the face to stay in this family. Isn’t this family your home?"
Kang Li looked straight into the boy’s eyes: "Look into my eyes when you’re talking, no dodging."
Pressing his lips together, Min Rui was silent for a moment, then spoke: "It is my family, Mom, this is my home, I’m your and Dad’s child!" His eyes were firm, his tone resolute, his expression very serious.
Ruffling his hair, Kang Li’s lips curled into a gentle smile: "That’s more like it!" Then she cleared her throat, pretending to be solemn: "Stand up!"
Min Rui immediately stood up.
Watching the boy’s tall and upright back, Kang Li’s clear and pleasant voice spilled from her lips again: "March forward," When the boy was near the door, her eyes smiled, "Turn left!" At this moment, Min Rui faced the door, but he turned to look at Kang Li: "Mom..."
"Oh dear, my good son, are you acting cute for Mom?" Kang Li’s bright eyes were full of laughter: "Be good, go back to your room and rest, you still have school tomorrow!"
Min Rui’s eyes were moist: "Mom..."
"I’m here, I’m here, Mom will always be by your side, watching you grow up, seeing your successes, witnessing you build harmonious marriages and happy families!"
Kang Li couldn’t help but keep talking, so much so that when Min Rui heard her say "seeing your harmonious marriages and happy families," his face turned as red as a cooked shrimp. Hastily, he said: "Mom, good night!" Then hurriedly dashed out the door.
However, the boy kindly closed the door for Kang Li.
Hearing Kang Li’s laughter from the room, Min Rui’s pace quickened as he crossed the living room and went back to his own room.
"Big brother, were you whispering secrets with Mom?"
As soon as he entered the room, Min Rui heard Ming Han’s voice, delivered in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Mm."
Min Rui nodded: "Not secrets, I was just chatting with Mom."
Min Rui gave an "oh" and then said: "Then why did you run back to the room like you were being chased by a dog, what’s..." He didn’t finish because Min Rui shot him a cold glare.
With a casual gesture of zipping his lips, Ming Han lay back on the bed.
Due to limited space in the pound, Bun, Tangyuan, Min Rui, and Ming Han slept in the same room. Even when Xiao En came over, he also stayed in Min Rui and Ming Han’s room.
As for Guoguo, the little girl shared a room with her sister Ming Wei.
Outside the window, the moonlight spread cool and watery over the ground. Bun and Tangyuan were fast asleep. Taking advantage of the faint moonlight filtering through the curtains to glance at the two little ones, Ming Han whispered to Min Rui: "Brother."
"Speak."
Min Rui’s voice was equally low.
"What did you and Mom talk about? Can you give your younger brother a hint?"
Driven by curiosity, Ming Han genuinely wanted to know Min Rui’s little secrets.
"Sleep."
Folding his discarded clothes neatly, Min Rui lay down on the bed, grumpily giving his foolish brother two words.
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