Chapter 12

Ye Ming’s face was sullen. He said in a deep voice, “We went for a walk in the afternoon, she saw the neighbor’s daughter who was only a few months old.”

Xu Yi finally understood. Looking at Lin Congyin who was rocking the doll in her hands back and forth, she suddenly realized that Lin Congyin was singing a lullaby.

Ye Ming was expecting the children to come back. He wanted to talk with Xu Yi a bit more, but she turned around and ran upstairs.

Ye Ming frowned and mumbled, “This child. When did she become like An Xin bustling around?”

Xu Yi did not hear what Ye Ming said. If she did hear him, perhaps she would control herself a bit more.

When she came upstairs, she heard a commotion outside. Opening the door to the balcony, she heard Ye Shaotang’s anxious and heartbroken voice saying, “Alright. I won’t go over. I won’t. Don’t move.”

When he heard the door opening and saw Xu Yi, Ye Shaotang said in frustration, “What are you doing here? Go back downstairs.”

Xu Yi jiggled the pastries in her hand. Her eyes were shining. “Step aside. I have a plan.”

Xu Yi walked over to Lin Congyin without waiting for Ye Shaotang’s reaction.

Ye Shaotang wanted to call Xu Yi to come back, but he was afraid that he would be too loud and startled Lin Congyin. He could only follow behind Xu Yi just in case something unexpected happened.

Lin Congyin noticed someone getting close to her. She immediately screamed, “Go away! Get away from me! You’re all bad people!”

Xu Yi made her voice as gentle as possible, “Mom.”

Ye Shaotang was startled. Xu Yi had always been gentle, and he had seen her being gentle countless times, but he had always felt that her gentleness was only on the surface level and not real.

However, the “mom” just now was laced with so much emotion and longing that it even touched Ye Shaotang.

Lin Congyin quieted down. She looked at Xu Yi curiously. “Who are you?”

“I am your daughter, mom.” Xu Yi said while lifting the pastry box in her hand. Her smile was warm and yearning. “I brought my favorite pastries to share with you, mom. Let’s go eat them in the dining room, okay?”

Lin Congyin looked at the doll in her arms and then back at Xu Yi. She shook her head. “No, you’re not my daughter. My daughter’s only this big. How would she buy me pastries? She was just born, she’s so small and so cute. You’re not my daughter.”

Xu Yi could feel that her back was drenched with sweat, she said quickly, “Mom, do you not like me because I grew up too fast? Do you not like me anymore because I’m not cute?”

Lin Congyin hugged the doll in her arms tightly and shook her head. “No, I want my daughter. I want my daughter.”

Xu Yi said nasally to Lin Congyin, “I want my mom too. Mom, I haven’t been back for a long time to see you. Look, this is your son, my brother, Ye Shaotang. He’s so tall now. We’re all grown up, mom.”

Lin Congyin’s eyes wandered between Xu Yi and Ye Shaotang. In the end, her eyes landed on Xu Yi’s face. “Are you really my daughter?”

Xu Yi attempted to take two steps forward. She offered her hand to Lin Congyin. “Yes, mom. I am your daughter. Come, let’s go downstairs and have some pastries.”

An expecting smile appeared on Lin Congyin’s face. She got up instantly.

Ye Ming and the rest of the people downstairs all let out sighs of relief when they saw that, but in the next instant, they screamed. Everyone saw a shadow falling off the building at high speed.