"Mom, I’m so sad... so sad so sad... boohoo..."

Prince Huang buried his head in Su Xiaomeng’s arms, crying truly sorrowfully.

Tears silently streamed down Su Xiaomeng’s cheeks as she gently patted his little back, trembling from the sorrowful sobbing.

"Mom, why did Dad have to die... boohoo..."

Su Xiaomeng lowered her head and gave her son’s head a heavy kiss,

"Huang Huang, believe in Mom... Mom will definitely find Dad."

Prince Huang raised his head, eyes wide as he looked at Su Xiaomeng,

"Mom, are you telling the truth?"

Su Xiaomeng wiped the tears from Prince Huang’s face, "Mom wouldn’t lie."

"Will Dad... still come back?"

"Dad... will come back."

"Then... when will Dad come back."

The light in Prince Huang’s eyes suddenly exploded like starbursts, sweeping away the previous gloom in his eyes.

Su Xiaomeng linked their pinky fingers, pressing her thumb on his,

"Huang Huang, Mom will wait for Dad to come back. If not today, then tomorrow; if not this year, then next year; if not in five years, then ten years; if not in ten years... then fifty years... Mom will wait, will you keep her company?"

"Fifty years... so long..."

"Yes, it might be very, very long..."

"I’ll wait!"

Prince Huang nodded heavily! The tear-stained face rubbed back and forth against Su Xiaomeng!

When he raised his head again, the triumphant face was clean of tears and snot.

Su Xiaomeng lowered her head to touch her forehead against his,

"Huang Huang, you’re so gross!"

"No, I’m not!"

Huang Huang pouted, extending his arms to hug Su Xiaomeng tightly.

Su Xiaomeng hugged her son tightly, "Turn around, it’s almost dawn."

Prince Huang turned around, clutching Su Xiaomeng’s hand against his stomach.

The pitch-black night will eventually pass, and dawn will arrive accompanied by the calls of birds.

"Huang’er, before Dad comes back, you must promise Mom a few things, okay?"

"Okay, Mom, tell me."

Prince Huang agreed very straightforwardly, without the slightest hesitation of a three-year-old.

"Grandpa’s health isn’t good, Grandma usually takes care of Grandpa, which is very tiring, so you need to help take care of your sister more, listen to Ah Su."

"Okay!"

"Every day when it’s time to study, study; when it’s time for a nap, nap..."

"Okay!"

"Mom will be a bit busy recently and might not have much time to spend with you..."

"Okay..."

Prince Huang kept responding, though the voice carried a trace of sadness.

"But Mom promises you, as long as you’re good, once Mom is done being busy during this time, she’ll spend a lot of time with you all, take you everywhere to play, okay?"

Prince Huang clasped Su Xiaomeng’s hand, nodding heavily again with great strength!

She should be thankful for Yin Shixiu’s strong genes, making their child so intelligent and sensible.

Mother and son leaned against each other, eyes closed, unknowingly falling asleep again.

Su Xiaomeng woke up again to the sound of the alarm clock.

Quietly, without disturbing Prince Huang, she got up to wash, change clothes, and leave the bedroom.

Bai Sixian had already prepared breakfast; Su Chengji had gotten up early too.

"Wow! What a sumptuous breakfast!"

Su Xiaomeng hung her bag on the rack beside her, sat at the dining table, and started on breakfast.

"Since you’ll be going to the Yin Family every day afterward, what about your studies at the university?"

Su Chengji put the egg from his bowl into Xiao Meng’s bowl, asking casually.

"Something happened to Shixiu, and it’s global news now. The university already knows my identity, and two days ago I arranged with Dick to temporarily pause school for a semester."

"Did the teacher agree?"

"Anyway, my academic record will be retained for a year, so let’s leave it for now. If there’s an opportunity and time, I’ll go back to study; if not... working at the Yin Family isn’t bad, right?"

Su Xiaomeng joked.

Su Chengji nodded, putting another piece of bacon into her bowl.

"Dad... eating so much in the morning, I’ll fall asleep once I get to the company..."

Su Xiaomeng mumbled, "Eat and then feel sleepy—you know my lousy temper."

Su Chengji listened and quickly fetched back what he had put in her bowl.

"Sorry, sorry..."

"..."

Listening to her father apologize, Su Xiaomeng’s heart felt like it was being stabbed fiercely by a knife!

She hurriedly pressed down with her chopsticks to stop her father from retrieving the items from her bowl...

Su Chengji looked up at Su Xiaomeng, his face full of awkwardness...

"Dad... you giving it to me, then taking it back, isn’t very nice, is it?"

"Oh... then, that..."

"Dad."

"..."

"Don’t be like this... okay?"