"Tell me, what do you want from me?"

The person who called at the wrong time was Yu Rufeng. He was observing Sister Qiao's mood and thought to himself that Sister Qiao seemed unhappy. Did he just happen to run into her?

"Ah... well, sorry to bother Sister Qiao. Actually, it's my mom. She's sick and has been in the hospital for several days. She's been missing my uncle and two younger brothers. Can you... if you have time, can you let them... come and see?"

He hesitated for a long time before he finally said these words, his heart pounding, afraid that Li Qiao would not agree.

Unexpectedly, Li Qiao agreed without hesitation and told him about Caius's situation, "Your uncle has an allergy. Let's go again in a few days. The two children will have a holiday on October 1st, so let them stay there for a few more days."

Yu Rufeng was pleasantly surprised and asked weakly, "What about you? Sister Qiao, do you want to come over?"

"I won't go. You guys playing has nothing to do with me."

"Um... Sister Qiao, I don't want to hide it from you, but it's actually my mom who wants to see you."

"See me?" Li Qiao hadn't really thought about it. Why would he see her? They didn't have much in common to talk about, right? As long as he didn't try to steal the child from her, she had no objection. So, was it about the child?

Worried that Li Qiao might guess something bad, Yu Rufeng quickly added, "My parents already know the details. They both said that our family owes you an apology."

Li Qiao didn't say anything for a while, and the person on the other side didn't dare to breathe either, waiting quietly for her answer.

Apologize? There was no need for that. Besides, it seemed like they didn't need to apologize, did they? She also had to travel a long way and might have to meet some unfamiliar people. She really didn't like the hassle.

"Li Qiao..."

Oh, someone changed.

Listening to the voice, it seems to be Li Ci.

Li Qiao sighed inappropriately that Li Ci and Yu Rufeng were getting closer and closer and they often stayed together.

This guy has no shame. Why is he running around with such a young kid?

Li Ci plucked up the courage to be a lobbyist, but he gave up as soon as he said "Li Qiao".

He didn't dare act like an older brother, so he could only use a gentle strategy. He cleared his throat and said, "Mom and Dad miss you too. If you're not busy, come and see them. They... aren't young anymore."

Originally, Mr. and Mrs. Li were elderly parents. Now they live abroad and I only see them a few times a year. To be honest, I don’t know how many times I can see them again.

Li Qiao's attitude softened considerably after Li's parents came forward. He pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll take them there when the holidays come."

There was nothing much to say, so she hung up the phone after talking about this. She didn't know that far away in a foreign country, Yu Rufeng cheered and gave Li Ci a thumbs up.

"Uncle, you are so awesome!"

The older boy's eyes were filled with admiration, which made Li Ci's forehead sweat. He was not that great, he felt unworthy of it. "Ah, it's just so-so, just so-so."

Yu Rufeng has many friends, but Li Ci is different. Li Ci has no friends. When Yu Rufeng found out, he felt very sorry for Li Ci because he was always alone, so he decided to play with him more often.

In this way, every time Li Ci came back to visit his father and mother, Yu Rufeng would always take him to play together and introduce him to new friends.

In his eyes, those new friends were just little kids who hadn't grown up yet. After going there twice, he refused to go again because he was too old to play anymore.

Li Qiao will also come this time. Although he is still afraid in his heart, he can't hide forever. He made mistakes, and those are already a foregone conclusion. He can't change it even if he wants to, but the future is still long, and he can try his best to make up for it.

If Li Qiao is willing to accept...

“Mom, mom…”

Li Qiao, who was sitting in the laboratory thinking, was awakened by a knock on the door. As he walked over and opened the door, a little guy jumped on his legs.

"What's wrong, baby? Did you have a nightmare?" Li Qiao touched the back of his neck, his voice full of comfort.

Little Li Yao raised his head, his eyes were red, and he pouted and said aggrievedly: "I had a nightmare." He had a nightmare, a very terrible nightmare.

"It's all fake, don't be afraid, mommy will coax you to sleep and will be right next to you, don't be afraid." As she said that, Li Qiao bent down and picked him up, walked steadily into the child's room, gently put him on the bed, covered him with a quilt, and sat beside the bed, looking at him gently.

"Mother…"

"Um?"

"Aren't you going to ask me what the nightmare was?"

Hearing this, Li Qiao couldn't help laughing and looked at him, "You can't keep things secret. If you wanted mom to know, you would have told her long ago." Since he hasn't said anything yet, it means he doesn't want to say it.

Mom really understands him well, he really doesn't want to say it.

He didn't want anyone to know about that dream except him.

It was a nightmare, a nightmare he really didn't like. Everyone in it was aggressive and bullying. Even those who liked him started to hate him, including his parents...

Forget it, forget it, don’t think about it anymore, it’s all fake, fake.

With his mother around, the child probably felt safe and fell asleep quickly without nightmares.

Li Qiao looked at his facial features quietly and found that the child had grown up. Children really change every day. His face was still a little childish, but compared to a year ago, the changes were huge.

"I hope you can grow slower."

She really thought so. Although some parents hope that their children can grow up quickly, she knows that growing up also means having troubles and it is difficult to return to the carefree childhood.

But the children all seemed to want to grow up quickly. She asked little Li Yao, and he said that he wanted to grow up, become a good-looking adult, make his own money, support his parents, and do many, many things.

This child, despite being so young, has a lot on his mind.

In fact, Li Qiao didn't know that after she asked this question and left that day, Li Yao came to little Li Yao and said, "When you grow up, they will grow old."

By the time they grow up to be mature adults, their parents will have grown old, as will their grandparents, brother Rufeng, and other important people.

At that time, little Li Yao felt very uncomfortable. He didn't want to grow up and wished that time could be frozen.

He has seen his grandparents, who are no longer young, have wrinkles on their faces, and are in poor health. He doesn't know when he will leave them.

I don’t want my parents to become like this.

So, in fact, Li Qiao didn’t know that the little guy’s thoughts had changed a long time ago, and now he didn’t want to grow up.

“A-choo!”

"Who's scolding me?"

Caius, who was sleeping soundly in the single room, suddenly woke up. The room was bright because the lights were not turned off.

Strangely, after waking up this time, he couldn't fall asleep again.

“Knock, knock, knock…”

The door rang.

It's really creepy late at night.