I nodded. Yesterday was the fourth night I disappeared.
Since there has been no news from me for a long time, I guess Mingsi is standing in front of the villa window, looking at the moonlight and thinking about me.
Che Xiaofeng's voice suddenly dropped, and he mumbled, "Actually, I miss my mother too, but I never dare to mention her in front of Dad."
He lowered his head, looking sad. "I don't understand why Mom doesn't want me. I've been trying to be good. I thought if I was good and obedient, maybe Mom would come back."
My heart ached. I touched Che Xiaofeng's head and comforted him: "It was your mother's choice to leave. It's not your fault. She probably didn't want you because she felt she couldn't take care of you."
I made up for it this way because I didn't want Che Xiaofeng to get hurt at such a young age.
Che Xiaofeng shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Dad said she was a bad woman! Dad also didn't allow me to think about her, so sometimes I thought about her secretly and didn't dare tell Dad."
In such divorced families, the children are often the ones who suffer the most.
Seeing Che Xiaofeng's eyes red, my heart ached. I felt so sorry for him that I held him in my arms and patted his back gently.
I soothed her softly, "Now that your father is gone, you can look at the moon and think of her openly. If you want to cry, just cry loudly."
Che Xiaofeng wiped his eyes, but did not cry. Instead, he held back his tears.
"Dad, they say a man shouldn't cry! Otherwise he's a loser. I don't want to be a loser."
Seeing Che Xiaofeng being so sensible, I feel bad but can't do anything for him.
At this moment, Yan Meng suddenly came over and said, "Xiao Feng, your father is calling you to go back to bed."
Che Xiaofeng immediately stood up, said goodbye to me, and walked into the cabin obediently.
I looked at his thin and frail back and really didn't want this child to spend his whole life wandering on the sea.
Yan Meng sat down beside me naturally: "The moonlight tonight is so beautiful."
His voice brought me back to my senses. I was no longer in the mood to admire the moon. I stood up and was about to go back to my room, but my wrist was suddenly grabbed.
Yan Meng looked up at me and begged like a child: "Don't leave so quickly, sit down and stay with me for a while."
I pushed his hand away and said casually, "It's too cold on the boat. I want to go back."
It was just an excuse I made, but Yan Meng seriously took off his coat and stuffed it into my hand.
"Is it okay now?"
I had no choice but to sit down.
He looked up at the moon with a deep expression, as if he was in a bad mood.
I deliberately joked, "You look so melancholy, would you like me to read you a poem to cheer you up?"
Yan Meng was amused by me: "Those things of yours are only enough to appease children."
I don't agree with that and I think my literary literacy is pretty good.
When he came back to his senses, he met Yan Meng's burning gaze.
He suddenly asked me seriously, "Xiao Shan, why did you save me when it was so dangerous that night?"
I was stunned for a moment, avoiding his gaze, and smiled, "I'm not so cold-blooded, am I? I've already seen it, so I can't just stand by and watch it die. Even if it's a kitten or a puppy, I won't just ignore it."
My answer was a bit joking, but Yan Meng didn't get angry. Instead, he shook his head seriously.
He said more clearly, "It was the Yan family's servant who told you that I was at the dock, right? When you learned that I might be in danger, why was your first reaction to come and save me?"
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