Chapter 26: Waves Rise Again

  In that instant, the young man's eyes turned to Xinyue with a soft and warm gaze, but when he turned his head to look at Xu Song, his eyes were filled with rising killing intent, making people's hearts tremble with fear.

  What's the girl for? This sentence stirred up ripples in Xinyue's mind, a sweet and warm feeling that was almost intoxicating. The passionate and heroic words of the men still echoed beside her ears:

  "Count me in!"

  "Me too!"

  "You little stinker!"

  "Sister, stop crying! Such a pretty little face has become a big tear-stained face, what a pity!" A wave of warmth surged in her heart as she was suddenly pulled into the arms of an older sister.

  Turning around, it was a stunning beauty with a model-like height, a face full of temptation and... an impressive figure. Xiang Yue suddenly blushed as she heard the beautiful woman say: "Don't move, big sister will wipe it for you."

  "Song Yun'er, use this one." A girl of similar age handed over a faintly scented tissue, but was intercepted by a middle-aged woman who took out her own handkerchief and said: "How can that be? Use mine! You don't see how tender this sister's face is, if you scratch it, you'll have to pay for it?"

  Everyone burst out laughing at once.

  Xīn yuè mǐ zhe xiǎo zuǐ xiǎng xiào què gèng xiǎng kū.

  English Translation:

  She puckered up her small mouth, wanting to smile but even more wanting to cry.

  That feeling of being pampered and cared for, like a moon surrounded by stars, has returned. Xinyue's eyes have become moist again, with layers of misty water obscuring her vision. In the past, she had lived a carefree life in the Yin household, but inexplicably became someone else; her father and mother were no longer her own family members, friends could only pretend not to recognize her, all difficulties could only be endured silently, all grievances could only be suffered quietly, her small world had completely changed.

  But in this strange world, coming to this strange little shop, I actually got the warmth I had been longing for among a group of strangers... it feels great!

  "Sister, sister, sister!" A little boy handed over a cup full of Coke with both hands and said in a milky voice: "Sister, you cried again and shed a lot of tears. Drink some Coke or the water in your eyes will dry up."

  Everyone was stunned and then burst into loud laughter.

  Xīn Yuè's face turned red with embarrassment, she turned her head and hid in her older sister's arms. All that could be heard was her using a tone similar to teasing a child, saying "Don't laugh! None of you are allowed to laugh, who dares to bully my little sister, I'll fight him!"

  What about Xu Song?

  In order to avoid readers saying that the author is biased towards the protagonist, I won't go into details about Xu Song's outcome, so as not to rub salt in the wounds of the supporting characters and cause them more pain!

  The autumn night's gentle breeze blows softly, cool and refreshing, making one feel carefree and at ease.

  Under the moonlight, beside a big tree on a small path, Xinyue is walking home with quick and light steps. The little flowers swaying in the wind are smiling at her, the chattering birds are singing along with her, and the twinkling stars are guiding her way.

  After leaving the warm and cozy little hotel, our little Xiangyue suddenly felt an infinite sense of loss. Although her hands were full of small gifts from everyone, and there was still a lingering warmth on her cheek from the kiss that Yong'er sister had forcibly given her...

  Xin Yue smiled and thought that this Song Yun'er sister and En Qi big sister really looked like they had a chance to get to know each other.

  As I walked, I suddenly heard the sound of a child sobbing.

  Outside the park, under a small tree, a little girl with a tender and delicate face was dropping golden beans. Crying so sadly that Xiangyue's sympathetic heart hurriedly surrounded her, hugged the little girl in her arms, cooing while wiping away her tears.

  This won't work, comforting her will only make things worse. The little girl sees someone trying to comfort herself and feels even more wronged, crying louder and louder until she's almost screaming at the top of her lungs.

  Xīn yuè hadn't folded suddenly appeared little girl was so familiar, right? Isn't that Xià Yán's little guy's favorite little beauty Shuāng ér? She even came to our house to play twice, how come they're not together?

  Could it be...

  Xia Yan bullied her and made her cry, then ran away?

  "This little scoundrel! I'll teach him a good lesson when I get back home!" Xiang Yue held the twins in her arms even tighter and said softly, "Don't cry, don't cry anymore! Sister will go back and help you teach that little rascal Xia Yan a lesson!"

  This trick is really effective! Xinyue secretly rejoiced. Only to hear Shuang'er crying and complaining: "Sister? Are you Xiaoyan's sister? They bullied us! Waaah~"

  "What?! Xiangyue got angry "Did Xiaoyan call other boys to bully you together?! Humph, when I get back, I'll definitely spank his butt!"

  "No!" Meng Er hastily clarified: "Two uncles in black clothes bullied us! They caught me and Xiaoyan, and forced Xiaoyan to turn over the money. Xiaoyan refused to say anything unless they let me go first. So I ran and ran and ran, using all my might... then I tripped and fell, but I didn't cry, really didn't cry! I got up and continued running..."

  "Stop! Stop!" The little kid spoke hastily, her words tumbling out in a rush as she anxiously interrupted, "Where's Xia Yan? Where's my brother Xia Yan?"

  "He...he...Wooo~" Shuang Er became even more heartbroken and couldn't speak as she cried.

  Good heavens... Xīnyuè only felt dizzy and disoriented, but she still heard Shuāngér continue to cry and say: "Waaah... I couldn't find him anymore waaah..."

  What? So that means little brother is not dead! Xiang Yue tightly grasped Shuang Er's arm and asked: "Then do you still remember which direction those two uncles in black clothes took you?"

  "Ah, I remember!" Er'er jumped up and pointed to the park excitedly, saying: "It was over there that we were eating ice cream on a stone bench when they came to catch us!"

  The direction Shuang'er was pointing to was the southeast corner of the park. Xiangyue gently put down the little girl in her arms and squatted down, saying: "Shuang'er listen to me, Xiaoyan will be fine, maybe it's just his two mischievous uncles teasing him." In fact, there were no uncles, but Xiangyue made up a comforting phrase for the little girl. She pinched Shuang'er's chubby cheeks and continued: "Shuang'er, don't think about this anymore? Sister will go bring Xiaoyan back home safely!"

  "Are you sure?" Erniang was half-believing and half-doubtful. After all, the frail sister in front of her was not much stronger than herself.