Madam Xiao stood quietly to one side.
She understood how the child's parents felt.
After all, they didn't know anything.
The unknown made it easier for all sorts of bad guesses to take root.
Juzi couldn't help putting her hand on the hospital room door.
She looked up.
It seemed she wanted to see inside through the translucent window above the door.
But she wasn't tall enough.
She couldn't reach the window.
After waiting a little longer, Juzi couldn't hold back anymore.
It had really been a long time...
She couldn't imagine...
What could her sister's son possibly have to say to her child that was taking so long?
When Juzi knocked for the first time, Madam Xiao's brow twitched.
She stepped forward.
She reached out, wanting to stop Juzi.
"Juzi."
Madam Xiao had complete faith in her child.
Her child must have had his reasons for speaking to Bao Bao alone.
Since they had chosen to be alone, they clearly didn't want anyone else to disturb them.
Not even the child's dad and mom.
The Child's Dad also came over to Juzi.
Madam Xiao rested a hand on Juzi's arm, but didn't press down.
Juzi knocked on the door twice more.
She called for Bao Bao, too.
Juzi pressed her ear against the door.
"I think I heard Bao Bao call me!?"
"Did you hear that?"
Juzi was both surprised and delighted.
Huh?
The Child's Dad pressed his ear against the door.
The focus on his face slowly turned to confusion.
"...No, I didn't."
"You didn't?"
Juzi couldn't believe it.
"But I heard him..."
She pressed her ear against the door again.
At the same time, she opened her mouth to call out to her child—
Madam Xiao stopped her.