Li Jiaojiao could no longer hold back.
A glistening trickle of drool slipped uncontrollably from the corner of her rosy lips.
She hurriedly wiped it away, her fair little face flushing crimson. She wished she could find a hole to crawl into.
So... so embarrassing!
Chen Lin could not help laughing at how adorable she looked.
Meanwhile, Li Hongjun and his son, Li Sikong, had completely lost their composure as well.
They stood rooted to the spot, their faces etched with the ultimate philosophical confusion: Who am I? Where am I?
Chen Lin led his dumbstruck aunt and her family upstairs and opened the door to a lakeside private dining room reserved for them.
Inside, Chen Guofu and Liu Shuqin had just finished ordering and were anxiously watching the door.
When Chen Guofu saw Chen Lin walk in with Chen Muyao, he shot up from his chair, his eyes instantly reddening.
"Muyao!"
At the sight of her Second Brother's familiar face, now lined with so many more wrinkles, Chen Muyao could no longer contain the hurt she had bottled up for years. Tears streamed down her cheeks.
She hurried forward and clasped Chen Guofu's and Liu Shuqin's hands tightly, her voice choked with emotion.
"Second Brother! Sister-in-law!"
"You... you little brat! You finally remembered to come back and see us?" Chen Guofu's voice carried irrepressible excitement and reproach. Looking at his younger sister, he felt both heartache and anger.
His words sent the hurt in Chen Muyao's heart bursting out like floodwater through a broken dam, and she cried even harder.
Seeing this, Liu Shuqin quickly jabbed her husband with her elbow and shot him an irritated glare.
"That's enough. Muyao finally managed to come home, and you start scolding her the moment you see her. What kind of welcome