The more Dongfang Xiong thought about it, the more embarrassed she became. She kept herself wrapped in the quilt and only came out when Yun Tian called her.
"Dinner's ready. Come on out."
"Oh."
Only then did Dongfang Xiong leave the room. Outside, she saw Yun Tian carrying the dishes to the table. She walked over to him, and when he saw her approaching, he asked,
"What is it?"
Dongfang Xiong lowered her head and said,
"Um, did you see me naked?"
"Yes, when I changed your clothes. You have a nice figure."
Dongfang Xiong blushed even harder when Yun Tian admitted that he had seen her naked. Hearing him compliment her figure made her feel a little happy, too. Then she suddenly snapped back to her senses.
Wait, that's not right. He saw me naked. I should be angry, so why am I not angry at all? And why am I so happy to hear him compliment my figure? Could I like him? No, no, Dongfang Xiong, you're already in your thirties, while Yun Tian is so handsome and young. How can you go after someone so much younger?
While Dongfang Xiong was lost in these thoughts, a voice rang out.
"Mom, you're awake!"
Dongfang Xiong froze at the sound. She knew that voice all too well-it was her daughter's. She slowly turned around, afraid to move too quickly. She feared that this was only an illusion, that when she turned, there would be nothing there.
When Dongfang Xiong turned around, she saw her daughter, Dongfang Tiexin. Dongfang Tiexin saw her, too. Dongfang Xiong slowly walked up to her and reached out to touch her face. Only when her hand actually touched her did she know this was no illusion. It was real. At that moment, Dongfang Xiong could no longer hold back. She threw her arms around Dongfang Tiexin and burst into tears. Dongfang Tiexin hugged her and cried as well.
"Tiexin, my daughter! I've finally found you!"
"Mom, I missed you so much, too!"
Yun Tian watched the two of them crying in each other's arms without saying anything. He knew how much they had missed each other. Dongfang Xiong had spent all these years searching for Dongfang Tiexin, and now her wish had finally come true.
So he said to the others,
"All right, let them cry for a while. They haven't seen each other in so long, and they need to let their feelings out. Let's go ahead."
"All right, Husband."
"Got it, Yun Tian."
Yun Tian and the others went to eat first. When Bailing saw the food, she said,
"Wow, Husband, why did you cook yourself today?"
"Yes, Yun Tian, why did you cook yourself?"
"Well, Tiexin and her mother have finally reunited today. That's worth celebrating, so I cooked the meal myself."
"Oh."
Seeing that Dongfang Tiexin and her mother were still crying, Yun Tian told Ling'er and the others to start eating.
"Tiexin and her mother won't be finished for a while. Let's eat first."
"Yes! I want the pig's trotters you made, Husband."
"I want the chicken feet you made, Husband."
"I want the lamb leg Yun Tian made."
They were halfway through the meal when Tiexin and her mother finally returned. Seeing Tiexin come back, Yun Tian said,
"You're finally back. Any later, and Ling'er and the others would have eaten all the pig's trotters."
Dongfang Tiexin still hadn't recovered from the reunion, but when she heard Yun Tian say that the pig's trotters he had made were almost gone, she hurriedly looked at the plate. There was only one left, and Bailing had just picked it up and was about to put it in her mouth. Dongfang Tiexin was about to call out, but she was too late. The last pig's trotter was gone.
All at once, Dongfang Tiexin felt that life held no more hope. Seeing her expression, Dongfang Xiong asked,
"Tiexin, it's only a pig's trotter. Why do you look like that?"
"Mom, you don't understand. That guy made it himself. You have no idea how delicious his cooking is. He hardly ever cooks, only once in a while. Today, he finally made pig's trotters, and I didn't even get one."
Hearing Tiexin say that Yun Tian could cook, and that he was exceptionally good at it, Dongfang Xiong could hardly believe it.
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