And she, perhaps suffering from still being in the plane’s journey, was unable to get news about Yin Shixiu in ti.
So, she could only wait.
Waiting for the call back from Shan Mingxu, waiting for a result...
Claire made dinner, and it was a sumptuous one. Claire’s skills in cooking Chinese food improved significantly.
The thickness of the egg custard was just right, and both Shuangshuang and Huanghuang loved it.
Spoonful after spoonful, they mixed it with white rice, allowing Shuangshuang and Huanghuang to eat a few more bites.
"Mom, you eat too!"
Shuangshuang lowered his head, shoveling the rice into his mouth with gusto.
His large, mischievous eyes glanced at his overly quiet mother as he ate, noticing her staring blankly at the food on the table, he couldn’t help but remind her.
However, Su Xiaong didn’t hear at all.
Prince Huang gave Su Xiaong a pat on the back—
"Ah!"
Just that small action made Su Xiaong scream out!
The spoon in her hand also fell onto the dining table.
Claire knew that sothing had happened to Yin Shixiu in Beijing.
She wasn’t entirely clear on the details, but from Su Xiaong’s current distracted state, Claire could guess...
Mr. Yin’s safety was indeed worriso at this ti.
"Mom..."
Prince Huang was also startled by Su Xiaong’s scream, his big eyes wide open, now staring at Su Xiaong with a bit of a blank look.
"Mom, what’s wrong with you?"
"Ah? Oh... it’s nothing, nothing..."
Su Xiaong said, quickly trying to pick up the spoon that had fallen on the table, but as she reached out, her hand knocked over the glass of water on the table...
"Crack!"
The glass broke.
Su Xiaong’s heart suddenly sank, her big eyes helplessly watching the floor covered in shattered glass...
Claire hurried over,
"Madam, please don’t move, I’ll clean it up."
Saying that, Claire crouched down and carefully picked up the larger pieces of broken glass from the floor.
"Claire... do you think this is a bad on?"
Su Xiaong murmured, her voice ethereal.
Claire quickly looked up and said to Su Xiaong,
"Madam, don’t scare yourself. There’s an old Chinese saying, a good man is naturally protected by heaven, he will be fine."
A good man is naturally protected by heaven...
Su Xiaong silently repeated this phrase in her heart.
Is Yin Shixiu a good man?
The left side of her chest felt like a drum was beating, the intense anxiety made her chest tight, a little hard to breathe.
Seeing Su Xiaong’s face really didn’t look good, Claire quickly added,
"Right, don’t you Chinese also say ’broken safe’?"
"..."
"It’s a good on, really a good on!"
Claire smiled comfortingly.
"Mom, what are you talking about?"
Prince Huang, always sensitive, sensed sothing amiss just by watching Su Xiaong’s expression.
So, with a hint of fear and anxiety, Prince Huang blinked his eyes and looked straight at Su Xiaong, asking.
Xiao ng moved her lips, looked at Prince Huang, and lightly laughed,
"’Broken safe’, wasn’t talking about anyone."
"’Sleep safely’?"
Shuangshuang, cheeks puffed with rice, puzzled, repeated it, and then asked,
"What does it an?"
Su Xiaong picked up her chopsticks again, put so green vegetables in her bowl, and while eating nonchalantly, explained,
"The ’broken safe’ ans... accidentally breaking a bowl, or a cup, is actually a good on. It will protect our cherished family mbers’ safety."
As soon as Prince Huang heard, he imdiately said,
"I want to protect Dad’s safety!"
"..."
"Hope Dad cos ho soon!"
"Okay."
Su Xiaong nodded.
"Then I also want Dad to be safe! Want Dad to co ho soon!"
Shuangshuang quickly raised his oily hands, shouting slogans with his brother!
"Yes, Dad will definitely be safe, once he finishes work, he will co ho imdiately!"
Su Xiaong said seriously and firmly.
She wasn’t talking to Shuangshuang and Huanghuang, it seed more like a form of self-hypnosis.
After dinner, Su Xiaong returned to her room, keeping the video connected, she asked Yin ng,
"Is there any news yet?"
Yin ng shook her head,
"Not yet..."
Su Xiaong nodded, with a faint smile on her face, noticing Yin ng’s furrowed brows, she also reassured,
"It’s okay, no news in a way is good news."
Seeing Su Xiaong still relatively calm, Yin ng couldn’t help but say,
"I believe uncle will be fine, Mingxu personally took people to rescue him, they are all professionally trained, I think there won’t be any problem."
"Yes, Mingxu is very reliable."
Su Xiaong responded, then asked, "Are your grandparents not asleep yet?"
Yin ng looked up at the two elderly, their expressions somber to the point of stiffness, and sighed slightly,
"How could they sleep... if sothing really happened to uncle, I fear grandparents won’t be able to bear it..."
"It will be fine."
Su Xiaong said.
"Have Shuangshuang and Huanghuang finished dinner?"
"Yes, Claire is playing with them for a bit, then they’ll take a bath and get ready for bed."
"...Okay."
"I’ll keep the video on, I’ll tidy up the dining room a bit, inform imdiately if there’s any news."
"Okay."
Yin ng agreed, Su Xiaong then left the bedroom, it was only when her hand touched the wall that she realized how much she was trembling.
The dining room and living room didn’t really need Su Xiaong to clean, but she just needed to do sothing.
If she only stayed idle, waiting for news, counting the "tick-tock" passing seconds...
She feared she would be driven mad by countless terrible speculations in her mind.
At the very least, she needed to find sothing to divert her attention...
When Claire finished cleaning Shuangshuang and Huanghuang and exited the children’s room, she saw Su Xiaong sitting on the sofa, holding a broom, her forehead resting on it, motionless.
"Madam..."
Hearing Claire’s voice, Su Xiaong finally moved and looked up...
"Madam, if you’re tired, go back to rest."
"Are they already asleep?"
"Yes, they are already asleep."
Su Xiaong initially wanted to do sothing to distract herself, but her mind was in chaos, she couldn’t do anything, her fingers hadn’t stopped trembling.
No news... is good news.
But so far there’s still no news...
Su Xiaong found it really hard to think of anything optimistic and positive anymore.
"Alright, I’ll go back to my room, you should rest early after tidying up."
"Okay."
Su Xiaong returned to the bedroom, picked up the tablet, and the video connection hadn’t been cut off.
Her nerves taut with high tension, Su Xiaong felt extrely exhausted.
As she let out a breath, she then heard a mournful wail coming from the other side of the tablet...
Su Xiaong’s heart suddenly jumped...
Following the mournful wail, ca intermittent cries...
What’s... going on?
They... what are they crying about?
Why... are they crying so sorrowfully, so painfully?
Su Xiaong grasped the tablet tightly, murmuring,
"Is there, is there news, Mom?"
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