“Lin Lin, where were you?” Old Mrs. Xi was the first after Tianxin to recover from the shock. She posed the question to salvage the strangely awkward situation.

Still holding onto his parents’ hands, Lin Lin lifted his head and answered sincerely, “Grandma, I saw Mom outside.”

Xinghe’s heart trembled when she heard the word ‘mom’.

Lin Lin knew she was his mom…

He managed to recognize her with just one look.

Xinghe found it difficult to describe to bittersweet sensation that rose in her heart.

Xinghe felt the world fall away and she took in her son’s cute face hungrily, memorizing every detail, making up for lost time.

She didn’t realize Mubai was staring at her intensely, an unreadable complication communicated through his eyes.

He wasn’t expecting his ex-wife’s captivating arrival. He knew she was a beauty but only in the way like how a mannequin is beautiful, a pretty shell.

like that of a beautiful mannequin on display, her beauty that night was active, reeling your attention

Xinghe that he hadn’t noticed before, one that squeezed his heart. It was

Mubai himself didn’t realize his eyes were glued onto Xinghe the moment he saw

at hand, Lin

his mom outside of the hotel that he lost

divorce, she hadn’t been

like Lin Lin to lose track of time when the mother he hadn’t seen for most of his life suddenly

Mrs. Xi could

time meeting his mom. Even though she wasn’t particularly fond of

Her downturned mouth shifted into a smile and said, “Well, now that Lin Lin’s back, let’s

pulled on Mubai’s hand, pleading, “Daddy, can Mommy join us?

deny a birthday boy’s wish to celebrate his birthday with

with this arrangement but it would

of fact, even Mubai himself wanted her to be part of Lin Lin’s birthday

he whispered in return before turning to

“Understood, Mr. Xi.”

mousse cake the size of a dinner

top of it were four lit candles. Xinghe stared at the four dancing flames and she was temporarily

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