"Haha."
Mother Hua covered her mouth and laughed.
Father Hua glared at Hua Ziyun. "You brat, you should be grateful."
"Now both you and your mother have seen a monster."
"I'm the only one who hasn't."
"Dad, maybe you'll get to see one someday, too."
Hua Ziyun tried to comfort Father Hua.
Father Hua shook his head.
He didn't think so.
Master Xiao had said that children were more likely to see monsters.
But even though he told himself that, he couldn't help holding on to a little hope.
His son could see monsters now.
Maybe there was still some hope for him?
Actually, he hadn't had the heart to tell Mother Hua and Hua Ziyun that after hearing Mother Hua's story, he'd carefully thought back to his childhood, trying to see if anything similar had happened to him.
In the end, he'd found nothing.
He didn't know whether he'd truly forgotten everything, or whether nothing like that had ever happened in his past.
Xiao Xiao had no idea what had happened at the Hua family's home.
He turned to the girl in the driver's seat. "Sister Yanyan, are you staying for dinner this time before heading back?"
"Of course."
Yu Yanyan smiled, her eyes crinkling.
"Yanyan's here?"
Mother Hua came out of the living room.
"Auntie."
Yu Yanyan reluctantly tore her gaze away from the White Plum Blossom tree.
"Auntie, your White Plum Blossom tree is so beautiful."
Even though this wasn't her first time seeing it, she couldn't help being dazzled.
"Thank you."
Madam Xiao glanced at her son behind the girl and smiled warmly.
That evening, the Xiao family sat in the living room, chatting.
The White Plum Blossom in the courtyard seemed to glow, drawing everyone's gaze.
"We'll be able to sit out