The reason was that he ate dumplings brought by a classmate's mother during a parent-child activity at kindergarten.

His classmate told him that those were dumplings made by his mother. He had never eaten them before, so he wanted to taste what his mother's cooking tasted like.

As a result, I accidentally ate a few more than I intended.

Shen Lin listened to Chen Mojing's words without giving it much thought. "I'll have the chef at home optimize the meals a bit more."

"Uh-huh."

The father and son left the doctor's office to pick up their medication.

Shen Lin told Chen Mojing to wait outside the office while he went to get the medicine.

Silent Jing nodded obediently, "Okay, Dad, I'll wait for you here."

After Shen Lin left, Ye Xinning stood at the corner of the corridor, watching Shen Lin's figure disappear from sight. She then turned her gaze to the small figure at the door of the doctor's office.

Four years have passed, and this is the first time Ye Xinning has seen Silent Jing apart from videos and photos.

This is her child, who is related to her by blood, and is as close to her as Ye Zhimu.

For the past four years, she had Su Wan buy things for the child and knew everything about him, but she never had the courage to appear in front of him.

She didn't know how to face the child, nor did she know if she could control her emotions when they met face to face, for example, forget that the child was born from Jiang An's ten months of pregnancy.

This thought lingered for four years, and she also believed that when she met Chen Mojing, she would be very bothered by what happened back then.

But now, with only a small distance between them, Ye Xinning finds that her previous complicated thoughts have become less important.

All she could think about was why Chen Mojing and the others were at the hospital. This was the pediatric ward. What was wrong with Chen Mojing?

She was extremely worried, but after a great internal struggle, she decided to go forward.

She walked step by step to stand in front of Chen Mojing, looking at him with gentle eyes.

"Are you... feeling unwell somewhere?" she asked softly, her voice gentle and soft.

Hearing the sound, Mo Jing looked up and met Ye Xinning's gaze.

After a few seconds of silence, Jing spoke, her voice soft and sweet, very polite and courteous.

"Hello, Auntie."

"Hello." Ye Xinning squatted down. "Why are you at the hospital? What's wrong?"

"My stomach hurts," Jing said truthfully.

"Why does my stomach hurt? What did the doctor say?" Ye Xinning's face was full of worry, but she didn't realize that at this moment, to Chen Mojing, she was just a stranger, and her reaction was a little too agitated.

By all accounts, this doesn't seem like the attitude a strange aunt should have towards a strange child.

Silent Jing stared at Ye Xinning's face, her little hands suddenly clenching. "Yesterday at kindergarten, my classmate's mom made dumplings, and I ate a few too many. Maybe that's why I'm feeling a little unwell."

Why eat more?

"I really like it; it's the taste of my mother that I've never experienced before in my life."

The word "Mom" touched Ye Xinning's heart.

She looked at the silent Jing with complicated emotions, pursed her lips, and cautiously asked, "Where is your mother?"

"Dad said that Mom went out to clear her head and will come back once she's calmed down."

Ye Xinning didn't want Shen Lin to say this to Chen Mojing.

After a brief pause, she tentatively asked Chen Jing, "Since you've never had your mother's company, do you harbor any resentment?"

"No. Ever since I was old enough to be obedient, my grandma would tell me that my mother was in a difficult and painful situation, and that I should try to see things from my mother's perspective."

"She's not with you, not because she doesn't love you." Ye Xinning clenched her hands at her sides as she listened to Jing's words, her mind a jumble of thoughts, and her words were tinged with bitterness.

Upon hearing this, Mo Jing's eyes lit up instantly. "Really?"

"Yes, she loves you. There is no mother in this world who doesn't love her child."

"That's what my grandma told me too. So I've been waiting, waiting for my mom to come see me."

"Um."

Hearing this, Ye Xinning's eyes were already a little moist.

Compared to Jing, who was so obedient and sensible, the guilt in her heart was magnified infinitely.

The child is innocent. No matter what mistakes they made, it's only the fault of Jiang An and his people.

But for those four years, she did indeed let Silent Jing live without his mother's company.

"Eat well and sleep well," Ye Xinning said softly, taking Chenmo Jing's hand after a long silence.

"good."

"Okay, I'm leaving now. See you another day."

Will we ever meet again?

"Yes, I will." This time, Ye Xinning said it very firmly.

Shen Lin is coming back soon, and Ye Xinning doesn't want to meet him in this way yet, so she said goodbye to Chen Mojing and left.

What she didn't know was that after she turned around, Mo Jing watched her departing figure for a long time before speaking, his childish voice murmuring softly, "Goodbye, Mom."

...

When Ye Xinning returned to the ward, Ye Zhimu and Ye Rouxin were still talking.

Seeing that she had been gone for so long while making a phone call, Ye Rouxin casually asked, "Is your work very busy? Why were you gone for so long?"

"It's nothing, just handling a case." Ye Xinning sat down by the hospital bed and patted Ye Zhimu's head.

"Are you getting used to working at the law firm in Jiangcheng?"

Ye Xinning nodded and said, "Everything is fine. Huanan Law Firm is one of the most reputable law firms in Jiangcheng, and the founders are all young people. I am very happy working there."

“I didn’t expect you to be in Jiangcheng. I thought that after you left, you should have gone abroad without looking back,” Ye Rouxin said with a complicated expression.

"I did go abroad at first, but some things happened later, so I came back."

Something happened?

"What is it?" Ye Rouxin pressed.

Ye Xinning shook her head and smiled with relief, "It's nothing, it's all in the past."

Seeing that Ye Xinning was unwilling to talk about it, Ye Rouxin didn't ask any more questions.

As noon approached, Ye Xinning was just about to call the maid to ask when lunch would be delivered.

There was a knock on the door outside the ward.

Ye Xinning asked in confusion, "Did Mom arrange to meet someone?"

Ye Rouxin was puzzled. "No."

Ye Xinning went to open the door, but to her surprise, Wen Zhu was standing outside.

"Good day, Madam."

Ye Xinning, "..."

She lowered her head; Wenzhu was carrying lunch in her hand.

Wenzhu took the initiative to explain, "Madam, Mr. Shen asked me to send this over because he was worried that you and Miss might not be used to the food at the hospital."

Every name Wenzhu used gave Ye Xinning a headache. Leaning against the door, she said with a hint of helplessness, "Our maid will bring it over. Tell him not to go to all this trouble."