"Brother? What's wrong?!"
Those present had no idea what had happened. Watching Rong Mo walk down the street dejectedly, Shen Zhi Qiu looked anxious and couldn't help but shout loudly at his back.
Rong Mo then came to his senses. He stopped and swayed slightly.
He clenched his fingers tightly, suppressing the pain in his heart. Not wanting Shen Zhi Qiu to worry, he quickly composed himself, pursed his lips a few times, and then turned around, looking at her gently and asking, "What's wrong? Zhi Qiu, let's get ready to go. It's time to go home."
Shen Zhi Qiu frowned. This was the first time she had seen Rong Mo so out of control. But seeing how he was trying so hard to hold back, she pursed her lips and didn't ask any questions. She simply walked forward slowly, gently took Rong Mo's arm, and whispered, "Brother, let's go in the same car."
Just then, Lu Jia had the same thought. He was worried that Rong Mo might have an accident on his way home, but he couldn't say it outright, fearing that Rong Mo would put on a brave face. So he immediately replied, "The hotel and home are in different directions and not on the way. I'll take my sister to the hotel first. Zhi Qiu, you and I should go home first. My sister said she hasn't seen me in a long time and wants to chat with me, so she might be a little late getting back."
Rong Mo nodded, took out his car keys, and tried his best to suppress his emotions as he replied, "Alright, I'll take Zhi Qiu home first. I'll leave after you get back. No rush."
Watching Lu Jia's car drive away, Rong Mo sat in the driver's seat and sighed softly. He placed his hands on the steering wheel but did not start the car to leave.
"Brother, did something happen?" Shen Zhi Qiu looked at him with concern, patted his shoulder with care, and asked, "There's no one else here. If anything happens, you must tell me."
Rong Mo paused for a moment, then slowly turned his head to look at Shen Zhi Qiu. He gave a self-deprecating smile, but didn't say a word. He really didn't know what to say.
"Brother, what's wrong? Is it related to that girl named Chu Xia?" Shen Zhi Qiu asked with concern, directly voicing her doubts. She leaned forward and took Rong Mo's hand in hers, finding it ice-cold. She couldn't help but gently stroke it to warm it up.
"Hmm." Rong Mo forced a smile, barely managing to twitch the corners of his mouth.
Shen Zhi Qiu didn't speak, but gently rubbed his hand. After a while, she asked softly, "She's the person you like, isn't she? I once asked Dad privately, and he told me that you had someone you cherished in your heart, and you've been waiting for her to come back. You've been waiting for many years. That person is Chu Xia, isn't she?"
"Yes. We were together many, many years ago. Perhaps it's the youthful affection that's so captivating, but I've been waiting for her to come back."
Rong Mo lowered his head, his voice low and hoarse. He tried his best to keep his expression from fluctuating, but Shen Zhi Qiu could clearly feel his deep helplessness and loneliness at this moment.
Shen Zhi Qiu sighed silently and gently patted Rong Mo's shoulder, but for a moment she didn't know how to comfort him.
“Zhi Qiu, do you know?” Rong Mo sighed, looking at the traffic outside the window with a frustrated expression. His lips moved slightly. “She recently told me she was coming back, and I thought it was for me. I never expected it to be like this.”
"Brother." As soon as the words left her mouth, Shen Zhi Qiu didn't know how to comfort him.
"That's fine." Rong Mo forced a bleak smile, his eyes deep and weary. "This is good too. I will no longer have to wait anxiously for her to come back, nor will I have to be afraid that she will leave me again."
Watching his hands hang limply at his sides, it was as if his soul had been ripped away. His back slumped, he leaned back in the chair, his Adam's apple bobbed, and as he felt his eyes welling up with tears, he quietly closed them.
Shen Zhi Qiu didn't say anything, but just quietly stayed by his side.
After a long while, Rong Mo took a deep breath, turned around, and looked at Shen Zhi Qiu gently, "I'm sorry to have let you see your brother in such a state of disarray."
“Brother, everyone has feelings, I understand.” Shen Zhi Qiu slowly raised her eyes and looked at him gently. “Don’t be too hard on yourself and try to let go. Maybe this is God helping you filter out people so that you can have someone who can bring you happiness in the future.”
"Mm." Rong Mo nodded gently, then leaned down to pull over Shen Zhi Qiu's seatbelt and gently fastened it for her, saying, "Let's go home."
After arriving home, Rong Mo escorted Shen Zhi Qiu into the villa and then prepared to leave.
“Brother, come upstairs with me and see the children. I think they might miss you too.” Shen Zhi Qiu tugged at his sleeve, her words earnest.
Rong Mo knew that Shen Zhi Qiu was worried about him, which was why she said that.
Not wanting to disappoint his sister, he calmed himself down and smiled, "Okay, I haven't spent much time with the children for several days either."
In the nursery.
"Zhaozhao, do you want your uncle to hold you?"
Shen Zhi Qiu leaned down, looked at Zhao Zhao with her eyes half-closed, waving her chubby little hands like lotus roots, and said with a smile.
Zhao Zhao seemed to understand Shen Zhi Qiu's words, and actually looked at Rong Mo.
Rong Mo took off his cold coat and put it aside. Then he bent down and gently pinched Zhao Zhao's chubby little face, and said with a smile, "Come on, let your uncle hold you and see if you've gotten any heavier."
Zhao Zhao wore a light blue cotton hat and looked at Rong Mo with her round little eyes, kicking her chubby little legs in Rong Mo's arms.
Niannian, who had just woken up on the other bed, burst into tears when she saw Rong Mo and Shen Zhi Qiu.
Shen Zhi Qiu quickly went over and gently picked up Niannian, softly coaxing her, "Niannian, don't cry, don't cry, Mommy's here."
Under Shen Zhi Qiu's comforting words, Nian Nian's crying gradually subsided. Seeing the tears clinging to her eyelashes, Shen Zhi Qiu asked Aunt Zhao to get a tissue and gently wipe them away.
"The little princess is crying?" Aunt Zhao said with a smile, teasing Niannian. "She probably felt wronged after seeing her uncle hugging her brother."
Niannian's eyes blinked as she looked at Shen Zhiqiu, her thin eyebrows twitching.
"Is that so? Niannian, are you feeling wronged? Mommy is holding you." Shen Zhi Qiu gently touched Niannian's forehead with her own. Niannian raised her chubby little finger and put it in her mouth, revealing a silly smile.
Seeing such a heartwarming scene, Rong Mo couldn't help but smile, and his mood improved. He hugged Zhao Zhao even tighter in his arms.
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