Late at night, when all was quiet.
Ye Zhaoxuan rubbed her bottom.
As the most obedient and clever Holy Little Angel, she was finally getting to experience a childhood that felt complete.
On her little bed, Ye Ranxing made childish faces at Ye Zhaoxuan.
Her expression seemed to say,
"Bleh, you got spanked! That's what you get for pretending to be good all the time."
"You...finally got what was coming to you."
Ye Zhaoxuan had no answer. Awkwardly, she burrowed under the covers.
I actually wasn't asleep yet. I'd only closed my eyes to reflect on life, letting my daughters think I was already out.
The three of them were far more lively than I'd imagined.
Today, I'd only pretended to sleep, and accidentally discovered a whole new world I'd never known about before.
It turned out the three little dumplings shared a world of their own.
Sometimes they talked after I fell asleep.
They even had little activities together.
These were all things I'd never known before.
But when I thought about it, it seemed perfectly normal.
The girls weren't far apart in age, and they were sisters born to the same mother. How could they not have a world of their own?
Yangyang kept checking to see if I was asleep.
Once she was sure my breathing seemed even, a little head suddenly poked out from the bed. She whispered to the other two, "No more sneaky antics. When it's time to sleep, go to sleep."
Ye Zhaoxuan suddenly poked her head out, her voice full of worry. "Mother really can't see anything at all?"
At that, Ye Ranxing's voice turned inexplicably more despondent. "When will Mother get better?"
"I still want Mother to come with me and make them answer for what they did."
Yangyang glared at