Seeing the wariness in Little Wukong's eyes, Jiang Yourning fell into a momentary daze.
She knew that expression all too well.
Back when she had been abandoned at the orphanage, quite a few people had come looking for their missing children.
Once, a couple's description had sounded just like her.
At the time, she had felt just as Little Wukong did now-hopeful, but afraid too.
Fortunately.
Little Wukong was luckier than she had been. The people on the other side of that door really were his birth parents.
"Sister, why aren't you saying anything?"
Seeing Jiang Yourning daze off, Little Wukong couldn't help tugging on her sleeve and changing his question. "Sister, are you unhappy? Whether His Majesty and Her Majesty the Empress are my parents or not, you'll always be my sister."
"Besides, even though I really like Her Majesty the Empress, I like you more. If it'll make you unhappy, I won't look for my parents anymore. I'll just be your little brother."
Jiang Yourning quickly suppressed the emotions that would make her unhappy and reached out to gently pinch Little Wukong's cheek.
"Why would I be unhappy? His Majesty and the Empress really are your parents. Otherwise, I wouldn't have made a point of taking you to see the Empress every time I entered the palace."
"Now you're about to be reunited with your birth parents. I was just feeling a little wistful that this day had come so quickly."
"Really?"
Little Wukong's eyes instantly brightened considerably, his gaze burning with excitement as he looked at the door before him.
"Yes. The Empress Dowager summoned us here, so unless something unexpected happens, you'll be seeing your parents any moment now."
Jiang Yourning nodded.
The hope in Little Wukong's heart filled his face, but only a few seconds