Chapter 622 The song ended. Just as the warmth of their embrace had not yet dissipated, the melody of the second verse began.
Tang Qi tightened her arms around Luo Shuning's waist, her other hand firmly gripping the microphone, the metal now warm to the touch. Her voice, hoarse from crying, sounded all the more genuine:
"My child—I don't know if I've done enough—if letting go is a lesson—I've never passed it in my life..."
She sang the words "failed the exam" very softly, as if admitting a "failing grade" that she had kept hidden for half her life.
Luo Shuning leaned on Tang Qi's shoulder and could clearly feel the vibration in her chest. She suddenly straightened up, wiped away her tears with the back of her hand, and forced a smile.
The curve of her lips was stiff, but her eyes still held a glimmer of moisture, and her voice carried the stubbornness unique to young people:
"It's not my fault for not eating on time or being busy—but knowing this would make me feel guilty—I know your concern is for my own good—but it also makes me feel like I'm not trusted..."
When she sang "never trusted," she deliberately turned her head away to avoid Tang Qi's gaze, and Tang Qi's tears fell again.
Tang Qi raised her hand and gently brushed away the tear stains on her cheek. The warmth of her fingertips made Luo Shuning stiffen, and she choked back tears as she continued singing:
"Anyone who doesn't worry will never be a mother—I know all this, but it still breaks my heart..."
These words were like a key, unlocking the floodgates of tears from all the mothers in the room.
In the audience, one mother after another covered their mouths, took out tissues or wiped away tears with their hands, their shoulders shaking violently.
In the live stream, the chat was flooded with comments:
[My mom is the same! She knows I'm busy at work, but she still sends me "Have you eaten?" every morning and evening. It turns out she understands everything, she just feels sorry for me.]
"I just called my mom, and the first thing she said was, 'Have you been eating properly lately?' I'm so upset."
[...]
Luo Liang's sobs grew louder. She clung to Gu Feng, her hands gripping his trouser leg tightly. Tears mixed with her smudged eyeliner, leaving dark marks on her face.
She recalled when Luo Shuhe first successfully negotiated a collaboration independently within a subsidiary company, she simply said, "Don't get carried away"; she recalled when Luo Shuling often stayed up late for club activities, she never even said, "Go to bed early"; she recalled when she forcibly asked Luo Shuning to leave the entertainment industry, she didn't even ask, "Do you like it?"
What she perceived as "strictness" was actually all escapism; she never even gave her daughters a "heartfelt nagging."
On stage, Luo Shuning's smile became even more strained, her eyes red like a rabbit's, yet she still stood tall, gripping the microphone tightly, singing each word with unwavering conviction:
"Please rest assured and let me embark on the life that is mine—you are so brave and kind, just like me, so I'm not afraid..."
Tang Qi looked at her "pretending to be strong" appearance with a tender expression that could melt hearts.
He raised his hand, tucking the stray hairs from Luo Shuning's forehead behind her ear, his fingertips tracing the reddened earlobe, his singing voice filled with the tender affection of blood relatives:
"One day you will become a mother too..."
Will we embrace deeply that day...?
Luo Shuning's tightly taut face suddenly broke down, and tears streamed down her face again. She lunged forward and crashed into Tang Qi's arms.
Tang Qi caught her steadily, wrapped his arms tightly around her back, rested his chin on the top of her head, and gently patted her back.
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