Chapter 11

Run Away From Home (Part 3)

“What’s on your mind, Miemie?”

She was probably lost in her thoughts that she didn’t notice a customer coming in.

She looked up. Hey, where is he?

“Here!”

Su Mianmian looked down and saw Dongdong wearing a red down jacket and a furry hat, looking particularly festive and adorable.

Su Mianmian said with surprise, “Dongdong, why are you here!”

“I miss you, so I came to see you.” Dongdong said smilingly, “Miemie, do you miss me?”

Adorable kids always make people feel happy. Su Mianmian smiled and said, “Yes.”

Dongdong said cockily, “I knew that I am popular. They even call me the white horse in school. But I was born in the year of the rabbit; why did I become a horse?”

“I guess they meant that you’re a white horse prince (prince charming).”

Dongdong nodded and said, “Then I should be a white rabbit prince.”

Su Mianmian touched his head and asked, “Do you want to eat cake?”

“Yes! I want to eat strawberry cake.” Dongdong’s eyes lit up at the mention of food.

A little put on the spot, Su Mianmian said, “We don’t have strawberry cake, how about mango cake?”

Dongdong showed disappointment on his face and said, “Strawberries are so delicious, how can you not have them?”n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Sigh, because the boss hates strawberries.” The boss said that he had trypophobia, and seeing strawberries made him feel uncomfortable all over. As a result, they had cakes of all flavors except for strawberries.

“But, strawberries are my favorite.” Dongdong was very disappointed.

Su Mianmian also felt a little upset looking at him. She said, “How about I go get you strawberry juice? There’s a delicious one opposite the street.”

“Okay! If there’s no strawberry cake, strawberry juice is also fine.” Dongdong was happy again.

...

With a bottle of strawberry juice each, the two sat on the stone steps at the entrance of the shop and casually chatted.

“Miemie, let me tell you, strawberries are the most delicious thing in the world.” Dongdong said like an adult, “I asked my father to buy strawberry cake previously and he got another flavor. I got angry with him and he beat me up. In the end, I finished it while crying.”

Su Mianmian paused and asked a little worried, “Dongdong, your father...always beat you up?”

Dongdong blinked and said, “Yes, my father likes to beat me up.”

Poor Dongdong. The softhearted Su Mianmian touched his head and said, “Go find your mother next time your father beats you up.”

“I don’t have a mother…” Dongdong looked down and leaned on Su Mianmian, saying softly, “My mother passed away when I was very young. I have no impression of her at all.”

Dongdong was like herself…

Actually, Su Mianmian’s impression of her mother was also already very vague. She only remembered that her mother was a very gentle person and often held her.

If she was still alive, she probably wouldn’t be forced to get married.

Thinking of these things, Su Mianmian felt a little sad and sniffled.

“Miemie, my father is going to marry a new wife soon and I’ll have a new mother. Do you think my new mother will like me?” Dongdong looked up at Su Mianmian with bright eyes.

Su Mianmian could not help but think of herself more than ten years ago. At that time, she had also looked forward to her new mother treating her well.

But in the end, she was disappointed and hurt again and again. Later, she did not care about this family anymore.

Her only loved one was her mother who had left this world.

“Dongdong you’re so adorable, so your new mother will definitely like you.” Su Mianmian answered seriously.

That’s right, Dongdong is different from her. He will definitely be happy.

“Then...if you’re my new mother, would you treat me very well?”

Why does this feel a bit strange…?

“Miemie, don’t you like me?” Dongdong’s eyes were already red.

“I like you.” Su Mianmian said quickly.

“That’s great, Miemie. You said it yourself: you’ll treat me well if you’re my mother.” Dongdong said happily.

“But...I won’t be your mother.”

“If!” Dongdong said, “I said if.”

“All right! If…”

“If” means it won’t happen!

There aren’t so many ifs in the world.

...

Su Mianmian thought that Dongdong would go home after eating the cake, but the boy stayed in the cake shop.

Dongdong was smart, handsome, and also a sweet-talker. Most people who came to buy cakes had children at home and liked him very much when they saw him.

And because of him, Su Mianmian sold out the cakes earlier than usual.

“Miemie, are you going home?” Dongdong saw Su Mianmian packing up.

Su Mianmian actually planned to stay at the cake shop until the boss returned. She thought that if the boss came back late and saw that she had no place to stay, he probably wouldn’t chase her away.

She hoped...