Bibi Dong Suddenly Felt Heartache; That Child Didn't Seem So Annoying After All!

Bibi Dong Suddenly Felt Heartache; That Child Didn't Seem So Annoying After All!

The following days seemed no different from usual. Bibi Dong continued cultivating every day as she waited quietly for the right opportunity to assassinate Qian Xun Ji.

Qian Ren Xue, meanwhile, continued following Bibi Dong around, begging to be held. This time, the two of them celebrated a birthday together... and their relationship seemed to have warmed a little.

But!

Bibi Dong always felt somewhat restless. She kept feeling as if something was missing, and the cultivation chamber felt far too quiet.

Although Bibi Dong looked like a strong, capable woman, she was still a woman. And after what she had gone through, she was a little afraid of the dark.

And it was always at times like this!

A small figure would walk in, carrying a Food Box. His childish face was full of innocence as he said softly.

"Mom... it's time to eat."

For so long, that child had always been like this.

Bang!

The chamber door suddenly opened. Bibi Dong quickly turned her head, thinking that Qian Ren Shang had come to bring her food again.

Come to think of it, she had not seen that child for several days. She was a little unaccustomed to it. Though their mother-son relationship had become somewhat distant again over the past few months... that child had still brought her a Food Box every day.

He never stayed to see her after delivering it, only turning around and leaving.

This was the first time she had gone several days without seeing him, and without even receiving a Food Box...

At that thought!

Bibi Dong suddenly felt inexplicably angry. Just because I don't want you, you can stop bringing it? Filled with rage, Bibi Dong stood and strode straight outside. She was going to give Qian Ren Shang a proper scolding.

But... when she pushed open the door, Bibi Dong froze, because there was nothing outside!

There was no child with that innocent face, like a little punching bag pretending to be strong. There was not even a Food Box!

Rustle, rustle!

Only the breeze stirred the curtain...

There was no one outside!

Where had Qian Ren Shang gone?

Bibi Dong's gaze suddenly dimmed. With nowhere to vent her anger, she walked out of the chamber with a grim expression.

Bibi Dong's expression remained awful the whole way, radiating a clear warning for strangers to stay away!

Qian Ren Xue, who had been playing nearby, immediately ran over when she saw Bibi Dong.

"Mom! Mom!"

She called out happily, but Bibi Dong did not even glance at her.

"Mom... what's wrong?"

Qian Ren Xue cautiously probed, sensing that something was off with her mother.

"Have you seen Qian Ren Shang these past few days?"

Bibi Dong suddenly asked coldly. Qian Ren Xue froze, then shook her head.

"No... I haven't seen him these past few days either. He's probably deliberately avoiding me!"

Bibi Dong said nothing, her face darkening. A bad feeling suddenly rose in her heart. Without a word, she headed for Qian Ren Shang's room.

A few minutes later, Bibi Dong stood before a somewhat dilapidated wooden door. Just as she raised her hand to knock... she spotted a small cake beside the door. Of course, it had long since rotted and spoiled, even giving off a faint stench.

Bibi Dong recognized it. It was the cake she and Qian Ren Xue had eaten a few days ago.

She had asked Qian Ren Xue to bring Qian Ren Shang a piece of cake. Why was it here now, as though someone had deliberately thrown it away?

"Can you explain... why this cake is here?"

Bibi Dong suddenly asked with a cold face. Qian Ren Xue's face instantly turned pale, and she explained tremblingly.

"Maybe that bad guy Qian Ren Shang threw it away himself? Maybe he just doesn't like cake... I'll talk to him later!"

Bibi Dong looked at Qian Ren Xue's expression and said nothing, her face still dark.

Bang! Bang!

Bibi Dong stepped forward and knocked directly on the door, but... there was no response whatsoever. Bibi Dong took a deep breath, then abruptly used Soul Power to force the door open!

Bang!

The door slammed into the wall with a dull thud, and a stale smell rushed toward her.

The moment Bibi Dong saw the scene inside, she froze on the spot.

Before her was a dim little room. Weak light filtered through a narrow window, barely outlining its shape.

The room was small, yet very tidy, as though its owner had carefully maintained it. Yet that tidiness only made its desolation and loneliness stand out all the more.

At the center of the room stood a crude table. On it sat two lonely cakes. Their once-tempting colors had been eaten away by mold, leaving them mottled and ugly.

Beside them, the candles had long burned out, leaving only puddles of hardened wax, as though telling of warmth and hope that had vanished without a trace.

Looking at this scene, she could almost see that small, frail figure from back then, sitting alone at the table. Dim candlelight flickered across his face, revealing an expression filled with anticipation yet tinged with loneliness.

He gently closed his eyes, clasped his hands together, and silently made a wish. Then, gathering his courage, he blew out the candles himself and sang himself a birthday song in a childish yet resolute voice.

The singing echoed through the dark room, only to be mercilessly swallowed by the surrounding silence. His eyes held a longing for warmth and a hope for companionship, but in the end, it all became helplessness and strength.

At that moment, Bibi Dong stood at the doorway, as if she could still hear that faint, distant singing and feel the heart-wrenching desolation in the air.

"Could it be..."

Watching this scene, Bibi Dong covered her face as a terrible premonition suddenly surged in her heart. She hurried forward and looked at the cakes that had long since rotted and spoiled.

Two cards were still stuck in them.

One read: Qian Ren Shang's third birthday cake!

The other read: A big third birthday cake for Sister Qian Ren Xue.

Although the cake with Qian Ren Xue's card had long since rotted and spoiled, it was still visibly larger than the other one. Clearly, it had been prepared with greater care.

"Birthday cakes... There were two of them."

Looking at the two cakes, Bibi Dong suddenly understood.

That's right, that day had been Qian Ren Xue's birthday. And Qian Ren Shang and Qian Ren Xue were Dragon and Phoenix Twins born from the same mother, so that day had actually been Qian Ren Shang's birthday too!

But... why hadn't she thought of that back then? She had instinctively forgotten that Qian Ren Shang needed to celebrate his birthday too. Over the past few years, she had simply grown used to ignoring him.

As Bibi Dong watched this scene, she seemed to see Qian Ren Shang celebrating his birthday all by himself.

Bibi Dong's expression became complicated. Holding her chest, she suddenly felt a pang of heartache.

Had she... really gone too far?

She had even driven him away that night. Actually... aside from looking a little like Qian Xun Ji, that child was not all that unlikeable.

Qian Ren Xue squeezed her way over at this moment as well. She noticed the card bearing her name on the cake and realized that this was the birthday cake Qian Ren Shang had prepared for her.

Qian Ren Xue's feelings became somewhat complicated too, but then she thought of the attitude Bibi Dong had always taught her to have toward Qian Ren Shang.

Qian Ren Xue stubbornly said, "This cake is so ugly... I wouldn't want it even if you gave it to me."

As soon as the words fell, Qian Ren Xue felt the temperature in the air drop several degrees. She looked up and saw Bibi Dong staring at her expressionlessly.

Her tone was icy.

"What did you just say?"

P.S.: Chapter two is here. Still in the recommendation period... please keep sending votes.

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