Chapter 111: Didn’t Return All Night
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
The two little ones cried so hard that they almost passed out in Su Ying’s arms.
Their own mother had never liked them since they were young. It wasn’t easy for Mother to change and like them again. They had also developed a strong dependence on her, but now they overheard Su Ying say that she was leaving.
The fear and helplessness they felt when their mother disliked them all those years ago surged up once again, making them cry uncontrollably. No matter how Su Ying placated them or assured them, they did not seem to not hear her and were immersed in their own world of sorrow.
Su Ying’s heart ached terribly as she watched the two children fall asleep in her arms from exhaustion after crying so hard.
How was she to know that her words were so lethal?
“Xiao Jin, can you not cause me so much trouble!” Su Ying felt that Xiao Jin was the main culprit behind this. If he hadn’t deliberately tricked her, she wouldn’t have said those words and the children wouldn’t have cried so piteously.
Xiao Jin’s eyebrows twitched. She was the one who wanted to leave them, but now she was claiming the moral upper hand!
…..
Su Ying couldn’t be bothered with him. She carried the two children into the room and carefully placed them on the bed.
However, the moment she placed them down, they woke up at once and clung to Su Ying tightly, refusing to let her go.
Su Ying had no choice but to lie down with them. She placated them until they fell asleep before leaving the room.
Aunt Zhao, who was working in the backyard, heard the commotion and walked over. When she saw the two children’s eyes were red and swollen from crying, her heart ached terribly. “Mistress, what did you say to Young Miss and Young Master? Why were they so upset?”
“I didn’t make them cry. It was Xiao Jin!” Su Ying said, her eyes somewhat evasive.
Aunt Zhao didn’t hear their conversation and so she believed her. “Gosh! I’ll go get some hot water for Young Miss and Young Master to wipe themselves.”
Su Ying pulled out a stool and sat down in the courtyard. The alpha wolf leader walked up to her happily and sat down beside her.
Su Ying nudged it with her foot, and the alpha wolf leader immediately flopped over, revealing its belly.
Su Ying rubbed its belly in disgust. “You bastard. You’re becoming more and more like a dog.”
Howl! The alpha wolf leader curled up its limbs and let out a comfortable howl. It didn’t seem to mind Su Ying humiliating it.
Su Ying looked at how happy it was and felt that getting used to things was really scary. She was already used to having them by her side. Would she really not feel bad if she left them in the future?
Su Ying shook her head. Forget it. She would talk about the future later. Thinking about it now would only cause trouble for herself.
During dinner that night, Su Ying noticed that Xiao Jin ate more than usual.
In the past, he would only eat one bowl of rice at most. She even made fun of him for eating so little when he was so big-sized. Today, she noticed that he actually finished three bowls.
“Xiao Jin, why are you eating so much today?”
Xiao Jin put down his bowl, wiped his mouth, and said, “I’m full.” With that, he pushed his wheelchair out of the hall.
The other people at the dining table all noticed that something was wrong between the two of them, and they became very careful with their words.
After Su Ying was full, Aunt Zhao dragged her to the backyard.
“What’s wrong, Aunt Zhao?” Su Ying was very puzzled.
“Did Mistress and Master quarrel?” Aunt Zhao asked in a low voice.
Quarrel?
Su Ying didn’t really think so.
“No, we didn’t.”
“Then why did Master…” In the past, Master would silently put meat and vegetables into Mistress’ bowl. Tonight, he was even fighting with Mistress for food, much less putting food in her bowl. This was not normal no matter how they looked at it!
“Don’t worry about him. He’ll be fine in two days. Alright, Aunt Zhao. Don’t worry. Go have a bath and go to bed.”
Aunt Zhao was worried to death when she saw Su Ying’s apathetic, unfeeling attitude. “Mistress, 1 can see that Master still cares for you in his heart. What is there that a husband and wife can’t discuss properly?”
“Yes, yes, yes. You’re right.”
When Aunt Zhao saw that Su Ying still wasn’t taking her words to heart, she stomped her feet anxiously. “Mistress…”
“Alright, Aunt Zhao. 1 understand. I promise he’ll be back to normal by tomorrow. 1’11 go wash up first.” Su Ying didn’t wait for Aunt Zhao to finish her sentence and dashed into the bathroom like she was trying to escape.
Aunt Zhao sighed helplessly. When she looked at Mistress’ reluctance to listen to advice, she believed that the two of them were probably going to have conflicts for a long time.
After Su Ying washed up and returned to the room, Xiao Jin was already lying down.
She felt around in the dark as she walked to her bed and carefully lay down beside the children.
Upon hearing her movements, Xiao Jin slowly opened his dark eyes. He took a deep breath, forced his aura into his dantian, and began to circulate his strength.
The reason he ate more than usual was that circulating strength required more energy. He slowly pushed his true energy to his two legs, so that his tendons could recover better and faster.
This way, he would be able to stand up earlier!
The next morning, Su Ying’s eyes met two pairs of big eyes staring at her intently when she woke up.
Su Ying blinked and smiled faintly. The younger toddler Ling said in a childish voice, “Big Brother, Mother is still here. Let’s go and attend Teacher Chu’s class.”
The older toddler Ji nodded his head solemnly. “Mm-hmm. Mother, you can sleep for a while more. We’re going to class.”
Su Ying nodded dumbly. She didn’t understand why the two little fellows, who were crying their eyes out yesterday, were so calm today.
Su Ying watched as the two little ones left for class, hand in hand.
Su Ying sat up and looked at Xiao Jin. “Did you say something to them?”
Xiao Jin lowered his eyes and said indifferently, “I told them if they know more words than Chu Yun, you won’t leave.”
Su Ying didn’t think it was a good idea to lie to the children like this, but she couldn’t think of a better way.
Su Ying stood up and walked out of the room. However, just as she stepped out, she thought of something and returned. “1’11 be making a trip to the Tiger Base later.”
Xiao Jin raised his eyes. “Mm-hmm.”
Su Ying nodded and left the house.
“Mistress, the fields will be almost plowed fully in a few days. When will the seeds arrive?” Cheng Ming couldn’t wait to ask Su Ying when he saw her emerging from the house.
“Don’t worry. Very soon. Just lead them and plow with all your might,” Su Ying assured him.
“Alright.”
After breakfast, Su Ying headed for Tiger Base.
The guards at the Tiger Base recognized Su Ying and led her in when they saw her.
When Su Ying arrived, Tiger Might was taking his medicine. He was a little surprised to see Su Ying.
“Why did Madam Su come over so early?”
Su Ying had to admire his self-healing ability. He was able to sit up on his own in just one night.
“You’d better lie down obediently. Your injury is not just those superficial wounds on the outside. Your spleen inside your abdomen has been pierced. It won’t recover in a short time.”
“Thank you for saving me, Madam Su. I will never forget this debt of gratitude,” Tiger Might said gratefully.
“When you’ve recovered, you will have plenty of opportunities to repay me. Where’s Qiao Yang?”
Tiger Might had also just woken up, and he didn’t have a chance to ask where Qiao Yang was. He summoned his men and asked, “Where’s the Second Master?”
“Leader, the Second Master led some men to attack the Azure Dragon Base yesterday.”
When Tiger Might heard this, his ferocious eyes clouded over. “What? That brat didn’t come back all night?” “That’s right.”
Tiger Might flung the blanket on his body away and jumped down. “Go. Prepare my
horse..”