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Chapter 684: Reluctant to Leave

Chapter 684: Chapter 684: Reluctant to Leave

However, the truth that Zhu Qianying had been hesitant to unveil was eventually discovered by Bai Shao.

As to how she found out, Zhu Qianying didn’t dare to ask, for her dear friend looked greatly disheartened.

At the time, it was the afternoon. They had just returned from accompanying Bai Xiangdong to the hospital for his examination. After settling Bai Xiangdong, Zhu Qianying, Chen Jing, and Bai Shao huddled in the living room for a chat.

Originally, because the examination results were more optimistic than expected, Bai Shao seemed to be in high spirits.

But after she had stepped into the bedroom for unknown business, her eyes were tinted red when she emerged, clearly a change of mood.

"What’s wrong?" Zhu Qianying, clueless at the time, assumed that Bai Shao felt melancholic about the upcoming separation.

Bai Shao simply shook her head in silence and didn’t say a word.

Right up until it was almost evening. Chen Jing was preparing dinner in the kitchen, with Yan Di and Luo Yifan keeping Bai Xiangdong company in the courtyard, and the two little boys playing on the lawn close to the elders.

Bai Shao, who had barely spoken all afternoon, finally opened her mouth.

"Ying Zi..."

"Huh?!" Zhu Qianying looked at her. An inexplicable sense of unease emerged, but she didn’t expect the following words to be about Zong Zhe.

"So, Zong Zhe... he’s been gone..."

Zhu Qianying was momentarily stunned. From Bai Shao’s perspective, she seemed shocked by the news as well.

"And it’s been almost five years... I didn’t know..."

Bai Shao seemed extremely demoralized. Zhu Qianying didn’t dare to pry or say much, she simply moved a bit closer, reached out, and gently embraced her.

...

Likely, Bai Shao had taken initiative to contact Zong Mao. The next day, she informed Zhu Qianying.

"Ying Zi, I’ve been in touch with Zong Zhe’s parents. In a few days, Xiaolu, my father, and I are planning to visit the Zong Family."

Bai Shao spoke cryptically, but Zhu Qianying knew that her ’visit’ was equivalent to seeking the Zong Family’s protection. After all, the Zong Family would never allow Bai Shao and Xiaolu to leave.

Although she had mentally prepared for this, Zhu Qianying was still reluctant to part.

However, she had no grounds to persuade her or urge her to stay.

She only laid out one condition, "Xiao Shao, next Saturday is Ke Kai’s wedding. Initially, we had agreed to have the boys be the flower children. Can we wait until Xiaolu attends Ke Kai’s wedding before we return to the Zong Family?"

Bai Shao immediately agreed, "Mmm... I also cannot bear to separate the two boys, it’s just..."

But when she got to this point, Bai Shao’s voice choked and she couldn’t continue.

Zhu Qianying patted her to indicate she didn’t need to say more, she understood.

Chen Jing has been staying here since the day Bai Xiangdong arrived. As for Luo Yifan, apart from the first day he accompanied Chen Jing to see Bai Xiangdong, he had not returned. Perhaps, he knew that there was nothing between Chen Jing and Bai Xiangdong, but seeing was believing, and admittedly, it made him uneasy. Hence, he simply did not return and stated that he was helping at the restaurant.

Chen Jing didn’t press further. After explaining everything to him, she concentrated on preparing nourishing soups at the seaside villa to help Bai Xiangdong recuperate. The two little boys were still on leave, accompanying the elders at the villa and enjoying themselves.

Because, both their mommies knew that what the boys are facing is a long separation.

While the adults were aware of this, the young boys were kept in the dark.

Bai Xiangdong gradually recovered, but the little boys, who are oblivious about the impending separation, continued to enjoy themselves.

In the blink of an eye, it was Ke Kai’s wedding day.

The bride and groom were undoubtedly handsome and beautiful, and the two flower children of similar age also turned heads wherever they went.

The handsome and adorable male flower child was, of course, the young master of the Yan family, obvious from the identical faces he shared with Yan Di.

As for the extremely pretty and adorable female flower child accompanying the male flower child, no one could guess her lineage.

However, everyone speculated that the child who could stand alongside the young master of the Yan family must have an affluent or noble background.

While this assumption seemed logical to everyone, listening to it evoked complicated feelings in Zhu Qianying.

Perhaps given a choice, her dear friend would rather not have Xiaolu be of such a distinguished lineage.

That way, they wouldn’t be dealing with all these uncontrollable circumstances.

Zhu Qianying and Bai Shao, who had long known about the impending separation, followed the boys around all day. One took pictures while the other recorded videos, carefully documenting every single moment.

After the bustling wedding concluded, because Ke Kai’s place was not far from Zhu Qianying’s villa, everyone slowly made their way back together.

Both boys, after following Ke Kai and An Lan around all day, seemed tireless, still chattering away. Zhu Qianying, Bai Shao, and Yan Di slowly trailed behind the boys.

No one said anything, but everyone understood that this journey was likely the last one the little boys would take together in the near future.

City B was not too far yet not too close to L City.

Plus, no one knew what the Zong Family’s attitude would be, so it was hard to predict when the boys would reunite after they parted ways.

The separation was scheduled for tomorrow. Apparently, the Zong Family was sending a helicopter to pick them up.

Therefore, Zhu Qianying, Bai Shao, and even Yan Di, did everything they could to give the boys more time together.

The boys had no clue about the countdown to their separation. After they said goodnight and went to their respective rooms to bathe and sleep, Zhu Qianying remained restless throughout the night. The next morning, she got up with dark circles under her eyes and prepared breakfast for everyone.

When she walked out to the living room, she could already see bright lights pouring out of the kitchen. Without a doubt, it was her mother preparing breakfast.

When Zhu Qianying went to check, sure enough, it was Chen Jing bustling about in the kitchen.

"Mom, why are you up so early?"

Chen Jing turned to look at her. Like Zhu Qianying, her face was filled with exhaustion clearly indicating she also didn’t sleep well throughout the night.

Zhu Qianying only told her mother about Xiaolu’s background a few days earlier. Chen Jing was well aware that Bai Shao’s departing this time meant that the next time they would meet is unknown.

She was reluctant to part with her old pal Bai Xiangdong, her half-daughter Bai Shao, and Xiaolu whom she loved as if her own granddaughter.