Chapter 584 - Childhood Memory

Thirteen years ago...

In the spring season where flowers bloomed most beautifully, the main mansion of the Guan family were filled with the lively laughter of five children running around.

However, when the smallest boy with a fluffy silver head could not catch up with the other boys and tripped on his feet instead, a loud cry rang out.

Another young boy, with dark hair and was a foot taller than the silver-haired boy, looked back and saw his brother on the ground. He hurriedly ran back.

"Little Yin! Are you hurt?"

Little Yin, Lu Yin Ze who was eight years old at that time, hugged his brother's waist and cried with his small pink mouth pouted aggrievedly. "Waahh, big brother, it hurts. It's bleeding!"

The young Lu Jin was anxious. "Hold on." 

He took out a clean handkerchief from his pocket and wrapped it around the wound on Little Yin Ze's knee. 

But the little boy cried louder when his big brother touched the wound inadvertently.

A boy with the same height as Lu Jin walked back to them while pulling another little boy with him. "What a cry baby." 

Little Yin Ze cried louder when he heard what Guan Xixin said.

"Xixin, you should not be rude to Little Yin. He is younger than you, so it is normal for him to cry." The tallest of the boys, Guan Gu Ri, came forward with a kind smile on his face and checked on Little Yin Ze's wound.

Guan Xixin was reprimanded by his older brother. He felt ashamed so he pushed out his little brother.

"Gao Huan and Yin Ze are at the same age, but Gao Huan is not crying."

All heads turned to the timid little boy whom Guan Xixin was holding hands with. The little boy also had a small wound on his knee. He must have tripped when they ran all the way here.

Little Gao Huan's eyes were wet and his cheeks were red but he was doing his best to hold back his cry. 

However, when Little Gao Huan finally saw Lu Yin Ze's wound and heard his cry, the tears he was holding in burst out.

"Wahhh!"

"Eh! Why are you crying!" Guan Xixin was shocked and tried to pacify her little brother.

Guan Gu Ri approached Little Gao Huan. "My brave little brother, it must have hurt a lot. Come here, big brother will take you to the nurse." 

"Wahh! Big brother! It hurts!" 

"Alright, alright, let's stop playing for now."

Guan Gu Ri carried Little Gao Huan while Lu Jin piggy-backed Lu Yin Ze.

Thus, the boys' playtime were temporarily stopped as the two youngest ones among them had to be treated first.

....

Little Gao Huan and Little Yin Ze were left in the room. Their wounds were already treated and were covered by cartoon band-aids.

They were munching on snacks.

"I want to play too..." Little Yin Ze grumbled as he put a tiny bear cookie into his small mouth.

"We can't play outside. Doctor Han told us to be careful." Little Gao Huan said. He also threw another milk cookie into his mouth.

"But I want to play... With Big brother Jin, Big brother Gu Ri and Big brother Xin... hic." Little Yin Ze started to cry again.

Little Gao Huan shoved another cookie into Little Yin Ze's mouth. His shiny black eyes too were tearing up. "I know. Me too. I want to play tug of war. But we need to grow taller and healthier before we can play that. So we need to eat lots and drink lots of milk!"

The cookie made Little Yin Ze forget that he was crying. He wiped his tears. His large wet blue eyes blinked at Little Gao Huan. "Are you still sick? Big brother said that you can't play long."

Little Gao Huan's tears also stopped. He pouted. "The doctor said I need to be careful and not play around too much. He said it is for my heart."

"Is your heart sick?"

"I don't know. Can hearts be sick?"

"Maybe. My mom's lungs are weak. Maybe your heart, too."

"Maybe."

The two boys talked a lot and they forgot the sadness they felt for being forbidden to run outside.

...

The two Madams of the Lu family and the Guan family were done with their small tea party. They called to get the children back to their side.

The two radish heads Little Yin Ze and Little Gao Huan were holding hands when they came out of the children's room. When they saw their mothers, their eyes lit up. They ran to their own mother and hugged their waist.

"Mom!"

"Mommy!"

"Oh, be careful!" 

The two women carried their youngest with big smiles.

Lu Fan Rong smiled helplessly at Guan Yaoyao, the Madam of the Guan family.

"We should go now. It's kind of late already. I really want to stay longer while you are still in the country. We will visit you again," Lu Fan Rong said to her best friend with longing in her voice.

"Then make sure to visit us, Ah Rong. Once Gao Huan is done with his treatment abroad, I will let him continue his studies here. I will be more at ease if he has friends like Little Yin. He is quite timid when left alone."

"That's good to hear! We can see each other anytime by then. I will be patient and wait for you."

Guan Yaoyao chuckled. Then she smiled sadly. "I really hope my Little Gao Huan will get better soon. I am afraid of the worst."

Lu Fan Rong gently patted Guan Yaoyao's hand. "Don't worry too much. Your youngest will recover and will grow healthy. I have weak lungs since young. But as you can see, I am still healthy and very well kicking. A total winner in life!"

Guan Yaoyao laughed and smiled at her friend. "Alright, I won't worry. I will bring Gao Huan to the hospital tomorrow. Do you want to come with Little Yin? It seems the two has gotten closer."

Little Yin who heard their conversation was excited. "Mom! I want to come!"

Lu Fan Rong shook her head. "We can't. Tomorrow is your daddy's return."

"Daddy is coming home?!" Little Lu Yin became even more excited that he squirmed in Lu Fan Rong's embrace.

"Be careful! Little Yin!"

"I will tell it to big brother!" 

Lu Fan Rong put down Little Yin Ze and the boy ran to where his brother was.

That was the last time that Lu Yin Ze saw the Madam of the Guan family.