The three of them walked in silence all the way, and it was already past midnight when they returned home.
But all the lights in the house were on, the door was slightly open, and everyone was waiting for them in the living room.
"Brother!" Xiaobao stood up immediately when he heard the door open, "You are finally back!"
Everyone else also stood up and was shocked to see Lu Zixiao and Lu Jiaming in such a miserable state.
"What's going on?" Lu Ziyi asked hurriedly, "What happened?"
Lu Zixiao sighed: "It's a long story... It's getting late, everyone should go to bed quickly, we'll talk about it tomorrow."
"I don't want to," Xiaobao refused with a stern face, "Big brother, if you don't tell us, how can we sleep?"
"Yeah, we're so worried," Lu Yuxuan echoed. "Xiaobao kept complaining to us that he had a bad feeling, and then we took turns calling you, but no one answered. Xiaobao even cried for several times."
Li Mingyang nodded seriously: "You have been out of contact for several hours. If you don't give us an explanation, it will be unfair to Xiaobao's tears."
As soon as Lu Jiaming lowered his eyes, he met Xiaobao's eager gaze. He couldn't help but pause. After hesitating for a moment, he squatted down and beckoned to the little guy.
Sure enough, Xiaobao immediately ran over with small steps and gently threw himself into his arms.
"I'm sorry, Xiaobao," Lu Jiaming murmured, "It's all my fault. I made you worry."
"Fourth brother, please don't run away from home again, okay?" Xiaobao said weakly, "We are a family and we have things to talk about. Don't quarrel and don't run away."
"I finally made it home. I want to be with you forever and ever. No one can be without you..."
His words made Lu Jiaming's heart ache. He tightened his arms and kept responding, "Okay, okay, I won't leave. Brother will never leave again. I won't leave even if someone chases me away."
He patted Xiaobao's head, slowly stood up, and faced everyone's gaze. He said with difficulty, "Let me tell you about this matter..."
Lu Jiaming described the entire incident in great detail, without any intention of exonerating himself. Instead, his words revealed regret and guilt.
But considering that there were children present, he did not tell them what the eight people were going to do to Lu Zixiao, but only gave a general description. However, Lu Ziyi and Yang Feng's faces darkened at the same time, and they obviously understood.
"...This is what happened," Lu Jiaming lowered his head. "It's all my fault. I was too impulsive and reckless. You can hit me or scold me, I'll take it all."
Xiaobao opened his mouth to speak when Lin Ze suddenly rushed over, grabbed Lu Jiaming by the collar and punched him.
"Lin Ze!" Lu Zixiao was shocked, "What are you doing?!"
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