Qin Bai lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, when the door opened again.
Cheng Jing said, "I forgot to ask you earlier, were you worried because they're all coming tomorrow?"
How did you know?
Cheng Jing snorted coldly: "Because I'm a woman too."
She leaned against the doorframe with her arms crossed: "Do you know when a man feels most accomplished?"
Qin Bai sat up abruptly, and the mini-lesson began.
This mother wouldn't say these things to me for no reason.
He asked earnestly, "What?"
"Pretend in front of women—pretend to be knowledgeable, pretend to be rich, pretend to have everything..."
"Anything that can only attract a woman's attention falls into the category of pretense."
"When you see a woman looking at you with adoration, treating you like a god, you feel extremely satisfied."
Qin Bai frowned slightly: "What does this have to do with them coming here?"
"No, I just wanted to remind you that they all look silly, but that's because they like you."
"Don't assume that's really their personality. None of the three of them got the results they wanted today."
"If it were me, I would also come back tomorrow to talk to you privately."
Qin Bai jumped off the bed and grabbed Cheng Jing's hand.
He asked excitedly, "Master, is there a way to break this?"
Cheng Jing slapped his hand away in disgust.
"Ha! You remember me now? You weren't like this when we were eating oranges."
Qin Bai was in a daze for a few seconds before he remembered the incident of tricking his mother.
Why does she have such a good memory?
It's been so long, yet I still remember.
After all that talk, it turns out you were waiting for me here.
This little old lady looks all smiles, how come she's learned to hold grudges?
"Mom, I was wrong."
"Now you realize you were wrong? Too late?"
Cheng Jing poked his forehead, then turned and left the bedroom.
"Hey, Mommy, Mommy..."
Qin Bai followed closely, and when they arrived in the living room, they saw an open suitcase containing some daily necessities.
"Are you going to run away? No way, even if all of them come, you don't need to be so scared."
Cheng Jing turned her head and smiled, "Why should I be afraid? They're not here to see me. You should worry about yourself."
"Hmm? You didn't prepare this for me, did you?"
Qin Bai admitted that he was indeed not keeping up with Cheng Jing's unconventional way of thinking.
"What do you think? What are you waiting for? Let's go!"
"No, I..."
Suddenly, Cheng Jing's expression changed, and the smile on her face gradually disappeared.
She walked up to Qin Bai and gently hugged him.
He whispered, "Son, go out for a walk, just a casual stroll, a walk where you just want to see the beauty of the world."
"You're too tired. You didn't want me to continue earlier, wasn't it because you were afraid to face these things?"
"Go out and see the world, and come back when you've figured out how to handle these things."
At the end, Cheng Jing's voice choked up a bit.
She was also reluctant to part with Qin Bai, but there was nothing she could do.
If things continue like this, she fears that one day she might suddenly see her son's name in a mental hospital.
With the help of several straps, even the most basic human decency is impossible.
When that time really comes, she might go crazy too.
Qin Bai experienced all the hardships of life.
Life has finally improved, why make things difficult for him?
Neither the mother nor the son said anything more; they simply embraced each other quietly.
After a long while.
Qin Bai patted Cheng Jing on the back.
"Mom, come out for a walk with me."
Cheng Jing shook her head: "No, I'd better stay home. The others are coming over tomorrow."
"Actually, I really like them. When I'm with them, I feel like I'm several years younger."
"And they're all so good-looking; just looking at them makes me feel much better."
Qin Bai was somewhat surprised by his mother's answer: "Really?"
"Of course, they are all so well-behaved and talkative in front of me, who wouldn't like them?"
He stared at his mother's face carefully for a while, and only felt relieved when he confirmed that she wasn't being perfunctory.
"Let me think about where I should go."
Cheng Jing took out her phone and sent him a message.
"Don't worry about it, the tickets are all bought tomorrow morning. You should be leaving soon."
"Huh???" Qin Bai was stunned. "What kind of ticket did you buy for me?"
"Of course it's a fun place. You should go and get some sleep. I'll pack your clothes and wake you up in a bit."
Cheng Jing hummed a little tune as she cheerfully packed the things he needed.
Qin Bai scratched his head.
He always felt like something was off.
Does this mother really want to get away and clear her head?
Now I'm starting to doubt her true motives.
It feels like I've been kicked out of my home.
Who's so happy to send their son off?
Qin Bai lay in bed and glanced at the messages on his phone.
It's a high-speed rail ticket, for the 8:43 AM train tomorrow.
Destination: Fukagawa.
Qin Bai's eyes widened in shock; he suddenly felt as if he had been stripped naked and thrown into an icy river.
My body is cold, but my heart is even colder.
Oh, all-knowing and all-powerful Mom, what else do you know?
Even fortune tellers wouldn't dare claim to see through people's hearts, so why have you managed to?
Turning to look at his overjoyed mother, Qin Bai fell into deep thought. Could she have been possessed by something?
"What are you looking at? Put your phone down right now! Lying in bed with that thing on, don't you know it's hurting your eyes? If I see you lying in bed again..."
blah blah blah...
Qin Bai closed his eyes peacefully.
The familiar taste, the familiar recipe.
It is absolutely confirmed.
She is her biological mother.
It could have been a few minutes, or it could have been a few hours.
A hand gently patted his head.
Qin Bai slowly opened his eyes.
"Son, have some warm water."
Looking at the cup Cheng Jing handed him, Qin Bai slowly sat up, took a sip of water, and felt much more refreshed.
"Get up and eat something."
"It feels like we just finished eating, are we going to eat again?"
After Qin Bai got out of bed and washed up, he saw two bowls of porridge and several light side dishes on the table.
Cheng Jing walked up to him with a towel and reached out to wipe the water off his arm.
"You're so old now, and you still don't know how to dry yourself properly. You're just like when you were a child, when you were out alone..."
Qin Bai sat at the table, slowly sipping his porridge with a spoon, his nagging voice echoing in his ears.
The warm sunshine fell on my body.
His eyes were squinting from smiling.
It's so good to have a mom.
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