The hospital.
Shen Yu had talked himself hoarse before finally calming his fuming second brother. Just as he breathed a sigh of relief and looked for water, a cup of hot water cooled to a comfortable temperature was brought to his lips.
"Eat something mild for the next couple of days. I'll have the housekeeper make soup and bring it over tonight." Lin Yujing tenderly looked after her youngest son. This laughing, talking Shen Yu had a liveliness she had not seen in days.
"Thanks, Mommy. Love you so much."
Shen Yu was generous about expressing his feelings, too. If his body had allowed it, he would even have raised his arms to make a heart. In the end, he could only make a forlorn little finger heart.
"Mommy loves you, too." Lin Yujing's eyes brimmed with tears of emotion, but his pitiful expression also made her laugh.
The little fellow always sensitively picked up on the moods of those around him, then clumsily tried to cheer everyone up in his own way.
Outside the hospital, Shen Jin had just stepped out of the car when he spotted the three people following close behind. Ji Cიცen's brisk, decisive strides in particular made him look even more eager than Shen Jin himself.
Shen Jin gave a quiet huff, but he had no time to dwell on it. The two exchanged a knowing look, then ran toward the inpatient building without looking back.
Ji Cიცen knew the familiar route by heart. Seeing the elevator packed full, he even chose to take the stairs to save time.
He reached the floor full of anticipation, only to hear familiar laughter-Shen Yu was cackling in his clear, distinctive voice.
"Mom, Dad, eldest brother, second brother, we're back." Shen Jin paused for three seconds before resolutely