On the road.
Bai Shengsheng briefly inquired about Shi Youxi's recent situation. Although the mother and son were distant and polite, Shi Youxi was still very happy.
He recounted his life at school in detail, except for matters concerning Mu Yiran.
"I heard you're performing next week, I'll come to see you."
Shi Youxi: "Really, Mother?!"
"But your body..."
Bai Shengsheng was amused by his reaction. "Don't worry, it's okay."
"I will not be like I used to be."
"Those days will soon be over..."
Shi Youxi vaguely felt that something was wrong with Bai Shengsheng's words, but he attributed the situation to the fact that Bai Shengsheng's condition was gradually improving.
The driver first took the Maybach to Zhongzhai, where Bai Shengsheng had just returned from abroad and needed more rest.
Outside the main gate of the house, Shi Yan and a group of men in black were already waiting.
"I'll rest for a few days. I have an interview in a couple of days, and then I'll have dinner with Xiaoxi, okay?"
"Interview?"
"It's just a fashion weekly report, there's no pressure about it."
Shi Youxi was surprised. Her mother had not been involved in social activities for a long time, and rarely even attended the Shi family's annual meeting.
It seems that my mother will soon be able to return to the life she had before she got sick.
"As long as my mother is happy, I'm fine with anything." Shi Youxi nodded.
As for meals, he has an older sister now, and she eats with him.
Shi Youxi will no longer wait alone every day to see her father and mother, just like before.
The car stopped, and Shi Yan walked over.
Bai Shengsheng looked at the handsome man outside the window. The light and shadow passed through her eyes without leaving a trace. She sighed softly without realizing it and turned to look at Shi Youxi's face beside her.
Carefully and meticulously, down to the smallest detail.
"I'm leaving, you can go back now."
Bai Shengsheng's gaze swept over the cardboard box on the small table, and she paused in getting out of the car.
Shi Youxi subconsciously reached out and covered the cardboard box: "This is..."
"I know you've never liked sweets, but this..."
Bai Shengsheng took the two carefully wrapped boxes of candy and handed them directly to the maid standing outside the car. "I'll get rid of them for you."
Shi Youxi's outstretched fingers curled up as she watched the maid turn and walk toward the trash can.
"Mother...that was just a gift from a classmate."
That's what my sister likes...
The candy was for my older sister.
Bai Shengsheng glanced at him with amusement, "Just go through the motions."
"And you shouldn't eat these."
Shi Youxi: "..."
The boy remained silent, and Bai Shengsheng didn't pay any attention. She stood outside the car and leaned over to rub Shi Youxi's cheek again.
"You're out of coffee beans, aren't you? Your scent has faded."
Shi Youxi: "...Hmm."
"I'll have someone bring it over. Remember, you have to drink it with every meal, okay?"
"....."
"Okay, Xiao Xi?"
Shi Youxi felt a pulling sensation in her cheeks and remained silent for a moment before nodding.
As the towering buildings receded into the distance, the Maybach drove into the shady path in front of the villas in the East District, where Shi Youxi absentmindedly picked at the flesh of his fingernails.
He hadn't touched coffee in a long time, and had gotten used to drinking the milk that Mu Yiran made for him.
He had assumed that his mother, when she was lucid, wouldn't pressure him like she did when she was having an episode.
But the result... was still the same.
Whether he was conscious or not, his mother's love for him was because of "that person." If Shi Youxi wanted to win Bai Shengsheng's love, he had to continue being that person's substitute.
"Young Master, don't be sad. Once Madam recovers, she will love you even more. Everything will be alright."
The driver looked at the boy Emo's face in the rearview mirror and offered words of comfort.
Since following Mu Yiran, the driver and the young master have occasionally been able to exchange a few jokes.
The boy only looked up in a daze after hearing this: "Everything will be alright?"
The driver, ever the sycophant, chimed in, "Yes, that's right."
"Yeah."
Driver: "Yes! Trust me, you won't go wrong."
When Bai Shengsheng recovers, everything will be alright... Perhaps then, Shi Youxi will be able to win back the love of Shi Yan and Bai Shengsheng.
Perhaps by then, Shi Youxi will be able to go home whenever he wants, instead of "going to the central residence."
Perhaps by then, the long tables in the restaurant won't just be empty seats.
Maybe... perhaps...
But Shi Youxi almost forgot.
He forgot that Bai Shengsheng wasn't sick from the beginning.
The car slowly came to a stop, and the bright lights of the detached villa illuminated the courtyard in front of the car.
The glass that Shi Youxi was leaning against made a "thump-thump" sound.
The boy slowly turned his head.
Outside the car window, Mu Yiran was backlit, her figure reflected on the window, while Shi Youxi hid in the shadows.
In his eyes, the girl's bright smile was clearly visible.
Mu Yiran opened the car door and leaned into the back seat. A sweet fragrance instantly wafted in. She pinched Shi Youxi's lips and pulled them upwards.
"We're home, my little master."
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