Chapter 1279: Chapter 856: The Grand Finale: Heart for Heart
Su Xiaomeng’s words made Yin Shixiu toss and turn a bit that night.
It’s never been just Xiao Meng who couldn’t stop thinking about Little Treasure; that child who was stillborn had received so much anticipation and love even before birth.
Even now, he remembers the sulky and frustrated look Xiao Meng had when she discovered she might be “expecting” again.
Even though it wasn’t confirmed, she already vented her dissatisfaction on him.
He had promised her that after Shuang’er and Huang’er, they wouldn’t have more children, yet they unexpectedly had one more. He remembers… her anxiety, urgency, and a trace of fear in her heart.
But he was purely excited, thrilled, and uncontrollably happy.
He remembers her simultaneously despising him for breaking his word while saying, if there truly is a child, I will definitely give birth to it; this is their child, the one they will have.
Actually, even without children, as long as Su Xiaomeng was by his side, his life was already complete. It was only after Shuang’er and Huang’er were born that he realized completeness could be even more complete.
When Xiao Meng nervously told him there might be a third child, he was overwhelmed with emotions that words couldn’t express. He was amazed… that no matter how complete life was, it could always be more complete, as long as he was with this woman he deeply loved.
This man, always thoughtful, rational, and skilled at avoiding risks, never thought the experience ahead would be so heartbreaking.
Xiao Meng nearly died in childbirth, and even years later, he sometimes recalls that day—a day filled with her blood, with Shuang’er and Huang’er also covered in blood. They understood nothing but clearly sensed fear, the fear of losing their mother, and their howling cries released the cries within him.
The child was born dead, and when the doctor handed it to him, he saw a little face almost bloodless, but with a bright red mark on the forehead, which vaguely resembled a flower.
The wrinkled skin made the birthmark appear eerie and frightening.
No matter how beautifully Yin Shixiu and Su Xiaomeng tried to describe that birthmark later, only he knew that at the time, the birthmark on the child’s forehead wasn’t pretty.
At that moment, looking at the child, he even felt a trace of undeserved hatred; if not for this child, perhaps Xiao Meng wouldn’t have brushed with death.
That day was his nightmare, more despairing and painful than everything he would experience thereafter.
Xiao Meng survived the danger, and he gradually regained sanity, clearly knowing who caused such a situation.
Little Treasure died innocently, so no matter the heavy price, he had to make Yin Shiqing’s family pay.
Yet, even after Yin Shiqing’s family paid the price, the matter of Little Treasure didn’t bring closure to him and Su Xiaomeng. Their silence didn’t mean they ever forgot.
Suddenly brought up by Xiao Meng, Yin Shixiu felt a heavy pressure on his chest.
He couldn’t lead Xiao Meng out of Little Treasure’s shadow, because even he himself couldn’t escape it.
The next morning, both got up early, changed clothes for a morning run, showered, dressed again, and woke Shuangshuang and Huang Huang for breakfast in the restaurant.
Their tacit understanding made them refrain from mentioning yesterday’s subject.
In truth, as Yin Shixiu looked at his wife, he found it quite amusing… his little jealousy seemed to have no power in front of Su Xiaomeng, whereas her single sentence weighed heavily on him for the whole night.
He truly admired Su Xiaomeng.
In the afternoon, Xiao Meng helped Yin Shixiu check the luggage again. Although they had property in the United States, Yin Shixiu mostly stayed in hotels.
“What are you stuffing in there again?”
Yin Shixiu sat aside watching Su Xiaomeng sneakily stuffing things into his suitcase and asked with a smile.
“Hey, don’t worry about it, it won’t harm you anyway.”
Xiao Meng waved her hand.
Yin Shixiu crossed his legs and lightly smiled as he observed Su Xiaomeng. Though he asked, he knew well what she stuffed in: vitamins, calcium tablets, nutritional paste, compressed biscuits…
Every time at the hotel, his assistant chuckled while unpacking.
These are items sold everywhere, yet she insisted on packing them into the suitcase for him.