The man looked at the woman with a wry smile. "What did you say to him?"
"You didn't hit him, did you?"
"Why is this child so angry?"
The man felt like an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire, and terribly wronged.
"Let's talk when we get home."
As she spoke, the woman reached for the child's arm. "Xiao Yi, let's go home."
"No."
The child hid behind Xiao Xiao, evading his mother's outstretched hand.
"I hate Mom, and I hate Dad too."
"I don't want to go home."
"You little—"
"Child's Mom."
The man interrupted the woman as her voice began to rise. "What exactly happened?"
"He's so angry. Could it be that you really did accuse him unfairly?"
The woman's lips moved as if she wanted to speak. Her face looked uneasy, but she said nothing.
"Go on."
The man patted the woman's shoulder, then looked at the child. "Dad will help Xiao Yi decide who's right. Did Mom accuse Xiao Yi unfairly?"
The child glanced at Xiao Xiao, then hid a little farther behind him and nodded hesitantly.
Xiao Xiao didn't move aside, serving as the child's "shield."
He was also a little curious about what had left the child so aggrieved and angry.
Though they had only spent a short time together, he could tell the child wasn't one to throw tantrums.
Still, this was their family matter. If they didn't want him there, it wouldn't be appropriate for him to stay.
He asked, "Uncle, Auntie, would you like me to step outside?"
"Big Brother."
The child anxiously clutched Xiao Xiao's clothes.
Was Big Brother going to leave?
He didn't want Big Brother to go.
The man shrugged at Xiao Xiao. "I'll do what my son wants."
"If he wants you to stay, then