Chapter 221: Huo Xi, Sleep Well and Grow Up
face and went straight to the small courtyard.The bedroom door was locked.Lu Qian knocked gently on the door and said softly, "Grandma, why are you locking yourself in"The door creaked open."It's Huo...The sky, with crimson clouds drifting.
The setting sun cast an inky hue upon the branches, lending a touch of eeriness to the landscape. It felt as if it were mourning the passing of a young life.
Wen Man's face was covered in tears, and she seemed to have lost her soul.
Have you really gone, Hoshi
What are you going to do, are you afraid...
Mom... what should I do
Wen Man pressed the handful of fresh soil into her chest, her body hunching inward. Even through her clothes, one could see the prominent ribs on her thin back.
"Why... won't you let me see him one last time!"
Ho Shaoting originally wanted to pick her up, his long fingers paused in mid-air, staying there in a strange posture.
His voice was hoarse, almost unrecognizable: "It's not a pleasant sight, child. I'm afraid you might forget it once you see it."
Wen Man listened in a daze.
She closed her eyes slightly: " Huo Shaoting, you are so cruel! She is your child too, and you just...just..."
Those words, Wen Man couldn't bear to add them to her little Huo Xi.
She put the dirt from her arms onto the small bag.
Then, she began piling the surrounding soil on top, the soil always containing some sharp stones, and soon cut her hands. But Wen Man didn't care.
She did these things mechanically. Xi will be going to kindergarten soon. Once this child is born, you might be a little busier. But An Ran, if you want to continue working, both your father and I will support you. You can leave the c...