Her younger son walked over to her, looking wretched. Slowly, he stooped in front of his mother and gently placed his small hand on the back of her palm.
âMommy, donât feel down. Something important mustâve happened to make him break his promise. Mommy has always been magnanimous, so can you not be mad with him anymore?â
The woman pursed her lips in a futile attempt to hold back her tears as droplets fell fast and furious at her sonâs kind words.
PLOP!
A large drop fell on the back of his hand.
The boyâs eyes glinted dangerously for a second as they were drawn to the teardrop, which had plopped, on his hand.
Only heavens knew the all-consuming fury in him that moment; he very much wanted to tear his father apart with his hands!
What the hell is going on? That chap promised to walk the red carpet with mommy, so how could he break his promise?!
That man is a letdown!
He was incensed!
He could not show her how angry he was with his father right now, though. As their son, he had to be the peacemaker between them.
Hence, he tried to cheer her up with a smile, instead. âDonât be upset anymore. I feel so hurt when you look so sad!â
His words took Qin Zhou by surprise.
It was highly unusual for a seven-year-old to display such high EQ. His peers would have held their mothers haplessly when placed in such a situation, but here this boy was, knowing exactly what to say to comfort an adult in distress.
What an outstanding and intelligent child!
Mu Yichen had walked over to them by then. Hugging his mother with pain in his eyes, he consoled, âStop crying; if you donât mind it, I can walk the red carpet with you. Is that alright?â
His sibling pushed him to the side in detest. âGet lost! With me around, it wonât be your turn to walk the red carpet with mommy anytime soon.â
âHey, you donât have the chance, either! Youâre so short; mommy will have to bend to hold your hand. How inelegant!â
Their squabbling managed to tease a smile on her face at last. Stifling her sobs, she said laughingly, âOkay. You two... stop fooling around.â
Her smiling face eased the twinsâ hearts as they looked at her.
Her manager quipped, âYour sons are so well-behaved and understanding! Shishi, donât be angry or bear grudges against the chairman. Heâs probably being held up by a very urgent matter! You can question him once you see him. At worst, you can punish him by making him kneel on a washboard to ease your anger!â
âDo I have that privilege?â She snorted, looking peeved.
That invited her agentâs jest. âNo one else will have that privilege except you!â
Her lips finally curled into a genuine smile. She felt much better after their comforting.
âAlright. I know what to do. Perhaps heâs really held up by something important, so I wonât make a fuss anymore.â
Standing up, she told Qin Zhou smilingly, âWait for me; Iâll bring my luggage out, so we can get going to the airport.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âThatâs my girl. Get going fast!â
The woman hurried to her room.
After she disappeared from their sight, Youyou looked askance at the adult. âDo you really have no idea what is holding my daddy back from attending this event?â
The man was startled by the ladâs question before he shook his head, equally befuddled as the boy.
âYou mustnât hide anything from me!â
âIâm not, little lad. I really donât know whatâs going on; he hasnât told me anything.â
The manager was just a small employee, who had no right to pry into his bossâs affairs. He was pricked by astounding fear after being confronted by the child. Not only was the latter, he knew how to interrogate an adult, too.
Nodding, the boy seemed to dismiss the suspicion about the man as he added, âWithout daddy around for the next two days, please help take care of our mommy for us!â
âDonât worry; you can count on me.â