Even though they hadn't seen each other for over a decade, Lu Xiu recognized her at a glance.
This is her son.
Her abandoned son—
"Hongze, are you Hongze?" She left when he was eight years old. At that time, he was very thin.
He was a completely different person from the elegant and charming man he is now, but his eyes have never changed.
So she recognized it at a glance.
Lu Xiu walked up to Ning Hongze in a few steps, and before he could even acknowledge her identity, her eyes were already bloodshot.
"It's been a long time, Mom." Ning Hongze's voice was calm, and her expression remained unchanged.
“Hongze, it really is you, it really is you.”
Lu Xiu's eyes were red. She wanted to reach out and touch Ning Hongze, but as soon as she reached out, she looked at Ning Hongze's slightly indifferent face and didn't dare to.
Hong is now a head taller than her.
Tall and handsome, with excellent looks, he seemed unfamiliar yet also familiar.
"Long time no see—"
They are mother and son, but the words they speak now are like those of ordinary friends who haven't seen each other in a long time.
Long time no see, it really has been a long time!
A full twelve years.
Lu Xiu felt a pang of sadness in her heart.
"If there's nothing else, can't you at least let our family have a proper meal?"
Is this your daughter?
Looking at the ginger tea in Ning Hongze's arms, Lu Xiu hesitated for a moment before asking.
Ning Hong and Jiang Cha's expressions both froze.
"We haven't seen each other for so many years, have you even forgotten how old I am this year?"
Of course, it's not impossible, after all, Zhang Rui is only a year older than him.
"No, of course I remember, it was—"
To be honest, Lu Xiu had some doubts about what the villagers said. She had checked online and found that Ning Hongze's name was indeed on the list, and that he was an outstanding person. However, while she was proud, she would sometimes wonder if it was just a coincidence of names, since there was no photo of this person online.
Seeing Ning Hongze like this now, she was shocked to realize that in the years she had been away, her son had grown into such an outstanding young man.
How have you been these past few years?
Lu Xiu asked, trembling.
Deep down, she probably knew that an orphan like him couldn't possibly have a good life; he didn't even have a single relative.
"not bad."
That's the truth; he's not really a child.
But clearly, Lu Xiu didn't believe it. "How could it possibly be okay? You're just a child—"
“I’ve grown up.” Ning Hong stood up. “I’ve grown up since the moment you left.”
“Aze—”
Do you hate me?
"To be honest, at first, I really didn't understand why you wouldn't want me even though my father is dead."
Ning Hong paused for a moment, her gaze falling on Zhang Zhanxuan and the twins standing to the side. "I'll understand when I'm older."
Ning Hong chuckled softly, "If I were you, I might do the same, so you don't need to feel embarrassed or guilty."
"Since it's not necessary anymore, I think we can just continue interacting as before."
Like before?
They had never interacted before. Lu Xiu bit her lower lip, feeling as if her heart was soaking in bitter water, extremely astringent.
Although Ning Hong kept saying that he didn't care and that he didn't blame her.
But if she really wasn't to blame, why would she say such a thing?
"Hongze, listen to me, I have my reasons, I—"
"This lady."
Zhang Rui frowned and spoke. "You are—"
“I am Hongze’s god-sister, and that girl is my daughter.”
"Oh, my god-sister, you must have taken great care of Hongze all these years. Thank you so much."
Hearing this, Lu Xiu sincerely wanted to thank Zhang Rui.
"Don't thank me, he took care of me more, I didn't do anything." At most, I provided a daughter. "Madam, I didn't mean anything by it, I just wanted to say a few words for my godson."
"——"
"Since you had your reasons for not being able to have him when he was a child and had to abandon him, have those reasons disappeared now that he's grown up?"
"It hasn't disappeared—"
"Since you haven't disappeared, why don't you just continue as before and pretend you never had this child? Why do you have to acknowledge your identity just because you're famous?"
“He is my child, and I have always missed him. I wanted to find him three years ago, but you are no longer in that town.”
Three years ago—
Zhang Rui scoffed, "Your maternal love came way too late." Three years ago, Ning Hong was already a sophomore in college, long past the age of looking for her mother.
"Mom, I'm serious. I really don't blame you. If I did, I wouldn't call you Mom. I would have treated you like a stranger."
"But—" Your attitude isn't much better than that of a stranger.
Lu Xiu wanted to say that, but she also knew she had no right to. She and he hadn't seen each other for over a decade. To be honest, aside from their blood relation, they were practically strangers.
"Mom, who is he?"
Zhang Rui, the chubby boy from the twins, tugged at Lu Xiu's clothes and asked warily.
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