Chapter 456

Furthermore, Xiao Shumiao was in third grade and so young that all the kids around him were older. He really didn’t feel at ease without being there for him.

Although Xiao Shumiao was very smart in terms of learning quickly, he was exceptionally pure and innocent in all other respects. He didn’t understand anything. Without him there to protect him, he was afraid that Xiao Shumiao might be tricked or bullied by others.

In conclusion, he simply was not comfortable.

Senior Master Xiang opened his mouth to refuse, but looking at Xiao Shumiao who was crying hysterically, he couldn’t bring himself to say no.

When Lingyue was bullied, it was the Gu family that rescued him.

The Gu family treated him as their own, taking great care of him.

Now, the child of the Gu family was crying his heart out for Lingyue. If he was to force Lingyue to leave, it would simply be too unreasonable.

But he really wanted to take Lingyue home so he could raise him himself.

He hesitated for a bit, then negotiated with Lingyue, “How about I stay in Jiang City a little longer, we can try and speak to Xiao Shumiao. If Xiao Shumiao agrees, then you and your grandfather can go home together, is that okay?”

Lingyue nodded, “Okay.”

His grandfather was getting old. He wasn’t sure how much longer he could live.

Fulfilling his mother’s filial duties to his grandfather was his responsibility.

If Xiao Shumiao was willing to let him go, then he should go home with his grandfather.

But…

He glanced at Xiao Shumiao who was still sobbing while clinging on Ye Xingbei’s neck, and felt his heart ache with reluctance.

Compared to the unfamiliar Xiang home, he preferred Teacher’s house with Teacher-Mom and Xiao Shumiao.

Because of Lingyue’s injury, Xiao Shumiao’s voice had already cried hoarse once. It had just recovered a bit, but now he was crying desperately again, becoming hoarse once more.

Ye Xingbei’s heart ached for him. All she could do was comfort him: “Brother Xiaoyue said he won’t leave. He will stay with Xiao Shu until he grows up. Once Xiao Shu is a little bigger, Brother Xiaoyue will go home.”

She couldn’t say that Lingyue would never go home.

She didn’t dare to lie to Xiao Shumiao.

She was afraid if Xiao Shumiao took her words seriously, he might really never let Lingyue go home.

Xiao Shumiao, clinging to her neck and sobbing, looked at her in tears, “How old is ‘grown up’? As tall as the tree outside?”

His tiny fair finger pointed at the tree in the yard outside the window.

Ye Xingbei: “…”

Son, you’re never going to grow as tall as that tree in your lifetime!

Ye Xingbei looked at him uncertainly: “You need to grow up until you understand things.”

Once her Xiao Shumiao understood things, he would let Lingyue go home.

“Oh.” Xiao Shumiao wiped his eyes and stopped crying.

He felt reassured.

As long as he didn’t understand things, Brother Xiaoyue wouldn’t have to go home.

Whether he understood things or not, he would decide for himself.

If he stayed ignorant forever, Brother Xiaoyue would never have to go home.

He turned his head to look at Lingyue, breaking into a smile amidst his tears.

Lingyue also looked at him smiling, and held his hand.

The feeling of being liked wholeheartedly by someone was so good.

In this world, there was someone who loved him so much that it pained him to let him go. This made him feel that he was not an extra in this world, he was liked, he was needed.

Xiao Shumiao liked him.

And he liked Xiao Shumiao too.

Despite Xiao Shumiao not being a blood relative, he felt closer to him than his own grandfather.

But he couldn’t say this in front of his grandfather. He was afraid his grandfather would be upset.

After comforting Xiao Shumiao a little, he saw that Senior Master Xiang was talking to his teacher-mother in private. He then gestured for Xiao Shumiao to come closer and whispered softly in his ear: “Xiao Shu, in Brother Xiaoyue’s heart, you are closer than even my own grandfather. But don’t let grandpa know, it would make him sad.”