Shock, disappointment, anger, worry... a whole host of emotions rushed into her heart in an instant, but as the backbone of this family, she could only forcefully suppress the urge to lash out.
She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and looked away from Wu Liu's face. She looked at her son and said in a calm but firm tone, "Jingxing, go back to your room and rest."
Bai Jingxing looked at his mother, then at Wu Liu, whose face was pale and who was almost trembling. There was nothing he didn't understand. His guess was confirmed at this moment.
He felt a pang of guilt; since this matter concerned him, he should take responsibility. "Mom, it's late. Why don't you all go back to your rooms and rest? We can talk about it tomorrow..."
"It's nothing," Bai Yajing interrupted him, her voice a little more forceful. "You go first. My daughter and I have some private things to talk about. It's not appropriate for you to be here alone!"
She still wanted to save Wu Liu's face and didn't want her last shred of dignity to be lost.
Bai Jingxing hesitated for a moment, then understood what she meant and finally compromised.
He replied with a "okay" and left with mixed feelings.
Bai Jingxing's figure disappeared around the corner.
As if the last bit of strength had been drained from Wu Liu's body, she trembled violently and instinctively tried to back away, but her heel tripped over a flowerpot at the base of the wall, causing her to stumble and nearly fall.
She hurriedly grabbed the wall for support, her fingernails unconsciously digging into it, her head bowed, too afraid to lift it.
She could feel her mother's heavy gaze, like nails nailed to her, leaving her nowhere to escape.
Only the mother and daughter remained in the courtyard.
The air felt so heavy it could crush a person.
Seeing the child with his head down, shoulders trembling slightly, not daring to look up at her, Bai Yajing felt a pang of pain in her heart.
She was like a frightened little animal, awaiting the judgment of fate.
"Mother……"
Bai Yajing approached step by step, her footsteps sounding exceptionally clear in the quiet courtyard.
She stopped in front of Wu Liu and remained silent for a moment.
This silence is more suffocating than any rebuke.
But in the end, her heartache prevailed, and she took off her military coat and put it on her. "It's cold, let's go back to the room first."
Feeling the warmth on her body, Wu Liu was stunned and looked up at Bai Yajing in disbelief.
"Mom...I..."
"Let's go back first!"
Not wanting to talk here, Bai Yajing took Wu Liubing's cold hand and led her back to her room step by step.
Wu Liu's room was decorated very warmly, with every detail exquisite, all carefully arranged by Bai Yajing and her grandmother.
Wu Liu was forced to sit on the bed, feeling both nervous and ashamed.
"Mom, I'm sorry..." She really tried her best to control her feelings, but many times, she couldn't help herself.
Today was the first time she mustered up the courage to give Bai Jingxing a gift she had made herself, but she didn't expect her mother to see it.
Bai Yajing raised her hand to stop her, her voice not loud, but carrying a chilling and heavy quality that pierced the heart:
"Liu Liu," she called her name, each word like a thud on the ground, "What... were you doing just now?"
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