Chapter 621 Mother and Daughter Luo Shuning looked at Tang Qi on the other side of the stage, her fingers gripping the microphone tightening slightly, her knuckles turning pale.
She forced a smile, trying to appear relaxed, but her voice trembled almost imperceptibly: "Mom will stay in my childhood—calling me many times—saying the flowers in the yard had bloomed, but I hung up on the subway first..."
She deliberately sped up her "I'm hanging up now" speech, just like a child in real life who hurriedly ends a phone call. She forcefully blinked back the tears in her eyes, but her other hand, hanging by her side, unconsciously twisted the hem of her school uniform skirt.
The white shirt of Guangya School uniform swayed gently in the stage wind, making her forced strength all the more heartbreaking.
Tang Qi frowned slightly, her gentle expression turning into an overwhelming worry. She took a small step forward, her voice even softer, as if coaxing a sulking child: "Did you eat breakfast? Did you go to bed on time? Forgive me for only knowing how to get involved in your life in this way."
These simple questions, without any fancy embellishments, are like a message from a mother late at night—simple yet deeply touching.
Luo Shuning's smile froze on her face, her throat felt like it was blocked by something, and her singing suddenly weakened, with a wronged nasal tone: "But I couldn't do it, so I won't speak."
"Have you eaten?" Tang Qi asked again, her steps never faltering as she walked towards Luo Shuning. The cuffs of her off-white loungewear swayed gently with her movements, her eyes filled with a stubbornness that said, "Even if you're lying, I still want to hear it."
"I don't want to lie to you!" Luo Shuning suddenly raised her voice, and finally couldn't hold back her tears, which slid down her cheeks: "But I'm afraid you'll be sad."
"Are you tired?" Tang Qi's voice was trembling with tears. She walked faster, eager to get closer to her "daughter".
"After hurriedly hanging up the phone, I realized..." Luo Shuning also started walking towards Tang Qi, her school uniform skirt wrinkled from her steps, tears blurring her vision, but she stared intently in Tang Qi's direction.
The two women chased after each other eagerly, while the spotlight on the stage merged with their figures, enveloping them tightly together.
Just as their fingertips were about to touch, the mother and daughter burst out in unison:
"I miss you so much!"
Tang Qi's hand first grasped Luo Shuning's wrist, which was burning hot; Luo Shuning immediately grabbed her hand back, her slightly cool fingertips curling up tightly, as if trying to grasp this belated warmth.
The moment their hands clasped tightly, Tang Qi pulled Luo Shuning into his arms, pressing the back of her head with one hand so she could lean on his shoulder, while gently patting her back with the other, as if comforting her after she had been wronged as a child.
At that moment, the sobs in the stadium seemed to drown out the music.
Luo Liang leaned against Gu Feng's chest, crying so hard that her whole body trembled. Her tears soaked his suit jacket. She gripped Gu Feng's hand tightly, her nails almost digging into his flesh.
The last time I cried so uncontrollably was at my sister Loya's funeral.
All the debts she owed her daughters, the unspoken longings, and the guilt she had kept hidden for years crumbled in that single word, "I miss you." She choked back tears as she spoke:
"I...I...I'm sorry...I'm so sorry to them..."
Gu Feng gently kissed the top of her head, saying over and over again, "It's alright, it's alright. I'll always be with you, until you get their forgiveness..."
In the audience, some people hugged their mothers and wept uncontrollably; others dialed home, wanting to say "Mom, I miss you" into the receiver, but didn't know how to begin.
The live stream chat was already overflowing with messages like "I really want to call my mom," and even the director in charge of managing the flow secretly wiped away a tear when the camera switched.
On stage, this mother-daughter bond that transcends blood ties is beautifully heartbreaking yet heartwarming under the spotlight.
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