From the moment she married Yin Shixiu, she ceased to be ordinary.

After Bai Shunyuan bid farewell to Su Xiaomeng, he walked out of the community alone, taking the same path as when he came, but his mood was no longer as heavy as when he accompanied her back.

Instead....

He felt a bit relieved and contemplative.

Both he and Su Xiaomeng were gradually maturing.

Frustration couldn’t defeat him, just as it couldn’t defeat Su Xiaomeng. They shared the same bloodline.

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Su Xiaomeng went upstairs and returned home.

When the door opened, Su Xiaomeng was truly startled by the sight before her!

"Mommy! Shuangshuang loves you!"

Shuangshuang was holding a large bouquet of flowers, which almost completely covered him! His cute head peeked out, his big, sparkling eyes twinkling like an elf.

"Mommy, this is for you."

Standing aside, Prince Huang was also holding a bouquet of flowers. His short little arms extended, and although his movements weren’t as enthusiastic as Shuangshuang’s, a blush colored his tender cheeks.

He was reserved and shy.

Xiao Meng looked at the two children presenting flowers to her and couldn’t regain her composure for a long time...

Until Bai Sixian came over, standing behind the kids. She was wearing an apron, seeming to still be tidying up the house.

Bai Sixian and Su Chengji were worried about Su Xiaomeng, so they moved into Yin Shixiu and Xiao Meng’s home a couple of days ago.

"Today Shuangshuang insisted on finding Dad and wanted to go out on the street to find him..."

"..."

Su Xiaomeng’s heart tightened. She slowly squatted down, taking the two bouquets from Shuangshuang and Huang in her arms. The fragrance of the flowers was overwhelming.

"So I took them for a stroll on the street. Shuangshuang is just a child; when he saw something fun on the street and toys he wanted, he stopped shouting for Dad..."

Su Xiaomeng patted Shuangshuang’s head. Shuangshuang blinked his big eyes at her, spreading his arms as he described,

"Mommy, I saw you on TV! Such a huge TV screen!"

Su Xiaomeng lifted her head, looking at her mother with some confusion.

"The mall diagonally across the community has a giant electronic screen. It was showing news related to the Yin Group earlier."

Only then did Su Xiaomeng comprehend, nodding and couldn’t help but laugh,

"Seems like I’m really famous now! Even made it onto the mall’s big electronic screen."

"Mom is awesome!"

Shuangshuang gave a thumbs-up with his chubby hands, stepped forward, and hugged Su Xiaomeng tightly,

"Mommy, don’t be sad. With Dad not here, Shuangshuang and brother will love you twice as much!"

"..."

Su Xiaomeng was once again stunned.

Bai Sixian quickly added,

"I didn’t teach them to say this."

"..."

"When we passed by the flower shop, Prince Huang said he wanted to buy flowers for Mommy. He said Dad often bought flowers for Mommy, and now Dad can’t buy them anymore, but he can watch from the sky..."

"Watching him buy flowers for you."

Prince Huang’s ears turned red as he met Su Xiaomeng’s gaze and shyly turned his face away.

Su Xiaomeng freed a hand to pull Prince Huang in front of her. She leaned in and planted a firm kiss on the little guy’s cheek.

"Good son, good daughter... Mommy will love you both twice as much."

Su Chengji, sitting in a wheelchair, slowly wheeled himself over. Watching this affectionate scene, his heart ached with sorrow.

"Meng Meng, hurry and come in."

"Hmm."

Su Xiaomeng entered the room, asking Ah Su to bring over the two vases from the shelf and arranged the bouquets in them.

She went into the bathroom and took a hot bath. Indeed, there were several blisters on her feet. After her bath, as she sat on the bed applying ointment to her soles, there was a knock on the door.

Bai Sixian came in with a tray of milk.

Seeing Su Xiaomeng applying the ointment, her brows knitted slightly,

"What happened?"

Su Xiaomeng answered honestly,

"I wore high heels for too long today and walked quite a bit, so I have a few blisters on the soles. I’m not sure if this ointment will work, but I’ll give it a try..."

Bai Sixian sat on the bed, took hold of her ankle, and rested it on her leg. She bent down and examined carefully...

Then silently took the ointment and applied it more carefully for Su Xiaomeng.

Su Xiaomeng pursed her lips, bracing herself against the bed as she looked at her mother, who had some grey hairs mixed in,

"Is Dad’s health better?"

"The doctor advised him to rest, and we’ll do a follow-up check in two weeks. Your Dad is quite healthy; he just had a tough time, but it wasn’t life-threatening."

Bai Sixian held Su Xiaomeng’s ankle, skillfully massaging her tendons and exploring the acupoints on her sole, applying pressure there.

"Feels so good..."

"My daughter is really amazing now... Standing in front of the large electronic screen at the mall today, I was truly in a daze..."

"I dare not imagine that the elegant, confident, and commanding young woman is my daughter..."

"Her eyes showed no fear as she spoke with poise in front of so many journalists and business leaders, with courage and authority..."

Listening to this, Su Xiaomeng maintained a calm expression, her gaze distant...

She really hoped her mother’s words would be filled with more pride and joy, with more delight and happiness.

But now, what she heard more was her mother’s pain and worry.

Su Xiaomeng slightly clenched her fist.

Bai Sixian continued to massage her foot, as if using this action to alleviate her stress and pain.

Su Xiaomeng could feel the intent in her actions.

"He’s gone... So now you have to support the sky he once shouldered; inside, Mom understands that..."

"But I still want to say... Meng Meng, know your limits."

Su Xiaomeng took a deep breath and replied,

"Hmm, don’t worry, I know my limits. I will do my best but not blindly."

Bai Sixian held her cold foot, looked up, and her beautiful but slightly weary eyes still carried eternal love and protection when she looked at Su Xiaomeng.

"You still have Mom. No matter what difficulties you face, you can always talk to me."

"Hmm, I know, Mom is my always strong and dependable support!"

Su Xiaomeng made a fist with her right hand, pumping her arm downwards with a ’yay’ gesture.

"For the time being, I’ll trouble you, Mom, to take care of things, and while taking care of Dad, also watch over Shuangshuang and Huang for me."

"You don’t have to worry about things at home. But..."

Su Xiaomeng knew what Bai Sixian was about to say after the ’but’.

"Currently, the two elders of the Yin Family are living with the Shan Family. My third sister and brother-in-law should be able to take good care of them. I’ll find a way to purchase a property nearby, so once they’re healthier, they can move over."

"..."

"Though they don’t say it, they truly care about Shuangshuang and Huang. The siblings are really clever and often stay with the elders, which can bring them some happiness."

Bai Sixian nodded,

"That’s a feasible plan."

Though their daughter lost her husband, the two nearly eighty-year-old elders of the Yin Family experienced the profound grief of burying their son.

"We’ll take it step by step."

Su Xiaomeng shrugged slightly, letting out a sigh.

Bai Sixian leaned in and hugged her daughter before leaving her to rest early, as everything had been said.

Su Xiaomeng leaned against the headboard alone.

She hadn’t been here for quite some time...

Her encounter with Yin Shixiu happened in this room, a pleasantly absurd accident, a... beautiful accident.

Xiao Meng closed her tired eyes, feeling the strain in her eyes and the nerves around them pulsating painfully from the excessive fatigue of these days.

Sleepiness hit her, and just as she was on the brink of falling asleep, her phone abruptly vibrated at her side, waking Su Xiaomeng from her half-asleep state.

She reached for her phone, glanced at the caller ID, and saw that the call was from Shan Mingxu’s unit.

Why was Shan Mingxu calling her so late at night—

"Aunt, I’ve made inquiries into the origin of the yacht Little Uncle took out that night."

"..."

"The yacht that exploded was a private yacht owned by Shi Shengde. The plan to kill Little Uncle had been schemed well in advance."

Su Xiaomeng pursed her lips; this was not the result she wanted.

"Mingxu, thank you."

"Aunt, I’m not done. They’ve already found the black box from that yacht."

"..."

Su Xiaomeng clenched her fist, feeling her heart suddenly in her throat.