The next evening, Lu Jingyuan drove to Mountview Inn with her two children after having dinner.

Ning Ran had called her the day before, informing her of the change in plans where the former would only return to Livingsfill two days later.

As Erbao's goldfish needed to be fed and have its water changed, Ning Ran requested Lu Jingyuan's help to do so.

Although they could've ordered the inn's staff to do it, Erbao insisted that only Lu Yunxue knew how to feed her fish.

Therefore, Lu Jingyuan happily obliged as it had been some time since she last returned to the inn.

When Lu Yunxue learned that Erbao had tasked her to feed the goldfish, she was pretty excited because she felt important.

Sitting in the child seat at the back, she continued to fidget restlessly. “Mommy, when is Erbao and Ms. Ning coming back?”

“They didn't say. Probably within the next few days. Also, you shouldn't cling to Erbao all the time. She's just here with her mommy because her mommy needs to work. Once they're done, they would leave and won't be staying in Livingsfill permanently.”

Lu Yunxue was visibly upset upon hearing her mother's words.

Given that she and Erbao were best friends, it was difficult for her to accept the latter's inevitable departure.

“What's wrong? Are you reluctant to see her leave? Don't tell me you want her to stay in Flower City with you,” Lu Jingyuan teased.

“I don't want to be away from Erbao,” Lu Yunxue murmured with a pout.

“There's nothing we can do about it. You'll understand once you grow up. Regardless of how close you are with your friends and relatives, you'll have to go your separate ways in the end.” Lu Jingyuan let out a sigh.

“But, I'm not grown up yet. I don't want to be separated from my best friend,” Lu Yunxue retorted.

“In that case, what do you want?”

“I want to stay in the same city as Erbao. We will go to the same school, become classmates, and grow up together. By the time we're adults, it will be fine for us to go our separate ways.” Lu Yunxue revealed her thoughts about the matter.

Lu Jingyuan turned toward Lu Yunbing. “What do you think?”

The latter maintained an icy expression. “I'm not that childish.”

Despite what she said, she, too, thought it would be great if they could be schoolmates with Dabao and Erbao.

“Look at how much more mature your sister is. The only thing you care about is having fun,” Lu Jingyuan reprimanded her younger daughter.

“She's lying. She doesn't like living here too and wants to have friends to play with. In fact, she loves playing with Dabao even more.” Lu Yunxue exposed her sister's feelings.

“Nonsense. Unlike you, I don't think about playing every day!” Lu Yunbing denied her twin's claim.

“I don't think about playing all the time too. I just need a friend. People without friends are really pitiful!” Lu Yunxue began to argue with her sister.

“I'm someone independent. Not having friends doesn't matter to me.”

“You're lying!”

daughters were engrossed in a heated argument, Lu Jingyuan quickly put

then gave each other the cold shoulder by looking away, puffing their cheeks

the quietness in the car, they soon arrived at the

unbuckled the children's safety belts, and reminded

inn long term, the staff no longer lived there.

no one around and the inn was extremely quiet when they

door with her

found the fish bowl and saw its murky water, she knew

that, Lu Yunxue found the fish

for it was a responsibility assigned to

herself some black tea and sat

fish was fed,

Ning Ran a call to inform the latter that

her that the

When Erbao and Dabao come back, we'll come back here

Jingyuan

daughters out, she was greeted

she saw how well-built they were, she assumed they were Qiao

the men exchanged silent glances with each

with a pair of twins. They fit the description

second, their leader dashed into the inn

children could scream, their mouths were quickly

and her children were loaded into a

her that they were being

across her mouth, she was unable to say a word

daughters were also restrained and thrown to her

means nor the courage to resist, for she was worried that

she believed her

got a grip on herself and stopped struggling. Thereafter, she tried to reassure her girls with a calm yet resolute look

morning when

he was too sleepy

phone rang incessantly, with the caller ID showing a Livingsfill

Chen picked up but didn't say

Nan Chen? Your wife and children are in

voice was heavily accented, Nan Chen could still

next to us. And yet,

in total, and we'll mail them to you one by one. You had

from the rattling noise in the background, Nan Chen figured that the caller was in

could also tell that it wasn't a prank

a prank in the middle of the night.

want to verify that they're alive,” Nan

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