msmithbooks Chapter 746 - 789: Substitute
Chapter 746 - 789: Substitute
Time quietly slipped away, and winter nights came early!Mo Xuehong took the chance to quickly make some noodles for herself while little Chu Yi was still asleep!
After eating the noodles and tidying up the kitchen, Mo Xuehong eagerly returned to the bedroom! She initially thought that little Chu Yi was still asleep in the bed, but to her surprise, when Mo Xuehong entered, little Chu Yi was wide-eyed, looking around!
Seeing that little Chu Yi was awake, Mo Xuehong leaned over by her side, gently pinched her chubby little cheeks, and said with a smile, "Little one, you’re awake. When did you wake up? You’re such a good girl, waking up without crying! I thought you were still asleep!"
Perhaps feeling Mo Xuehong’s teasing, little Chu Yi immediately burst into giggles!
"Don’t worry, just lie down for a bit! I’ll go get you some clothes and blankets, I just bought them for you! Let’s see if you like them!" With that, she got up and took the clothes and blankets, now dried on the heater in the living room, into the room. As though little Chu Yi was a child several years old with a consciousness, she spread the clothes and blankets out before her like a treasure, excitedly saying, "How is it? Do you like it? I bought it just for you!"
Looking at the pink clothes and blankets in front of her, little Chu Yi continued to smile happily!
Automatically interpreting her expression as one of liking, Mo Xuehong dressed her while talking to herself, "Little one, let me tell you, pink is Muyao’s favorite color! I remember when she was little, every time I bought her pink clothes and dresses, she would be so happy, hugging me and giving kisses nonstop! You two look so much alike, so you must like the same color, right?"
Little Chu Yi just continued giggling in response to her words!
After putting on her new clothes, Mo Xuehong thought little Chu Yi would be very happy! But suddenly, the little one who was just smiling started to hum in discomfort!
Seeing her looking uncomfortable, Mo Xuehong quickly and nervously asked, "What’s wrong? Is the new outfit uncomfortable?"
How could little Chu Yi answer her question? She just kept whining restlessly!
Frowning in puzzlement, Mo Xuehong was about to check if something on the clothes was bothering little Chu Yi when she smelled an odd odor coming from her!
Upon smelling it, Mo Xuehong laughed out loud, "Little one, did you go poopy?" With that, she opened the diaper wrapped around her!
Sure enough, the diaper was full of her pasty yellow poop.
"Turns out you’re a little one who loves to be clean, knowing even at this young age that pooping feels uncomfortable! Just like Muyao when she was little, she loved being clean!" Mo Xuehong said while going to the bathroom to get warm water and came back to clean the yellow poop off her bottom, then dusted some talcum powder, and checked if the poop had gotten on her pants! Only after confirming that the pants were clean did she put on a fresh diaper and wrapped her in a blanket!
Once the poop was cleaned, little Chu Yi’s scrunched-up face immediately beamed with a smile again!
Mo Xuehong couldn’t resist touching her forehead lightly with her own, smiling as she said, "Just wait a moment, I’ll go pour the water out and then come back to play with you, don’t cry, okay!" With that, she carried the water out of the room, washed her hands clean with soap, and then returned to the room to pick up little Chu Yi from the bed.
Mo Xuehong held little Chu Yi in one arm while sitting on the bed, gently stroking her smooth soft cheek with the other hand, "Little one, are you hungry? If you are, remember to let me know! I bought the best formula for you!"
In response was little Chu Yi’s giggling laughter.
Mo Xuehong held little Chu Yi tightly in her arms, gently rocking as she talked to herself, "Little one, stay here with me from now on! The two of us will rely on each other! Muyao has left me forever, and I’m all alone; with you here, I won’t be so lonely anymore!"
After little Chu Yi woke up, aside from making milk for her to drink, Mo Xuehong almost always held her in her arms, playing with her lovingly as if little Chu Yi was a newly discovered toy that could ease her longing for her precious daughter!
Time gradually passed, and the night deepened further!
Deep into the night, little Chu Yi tired herself out from playing, and after drinking milk, she fell asleep in Mo Xuehong’s arms!
Mo Xuehong untied the blanket, laid her on the bed, and covered her with the quilt! Then she climbed into the bed quietly, lay down next to little Chu Yi, held her in her arms, turned off the light, and stared intently at the little one in her embrace!
As she watched, her eyelids grew heavier, and soon, she fell into a deep sleep!
Since Qin Muyao’s death, Mo Xuehong hadn’t slept so soundly! Every night she would dream of her precious daughter crying, asking her to seek revenge!
For more than a month, she had been plagued by nightmares, feeling guilty because she couldn’t avenge her daughter, and at one point, because she didn’t dare to face her daughter and was afraid of being blamed, she chose not to sleep! She even feared sleep!
But this time, perhaps because of little Chu Yi’s company, Mo Xuehong slept peacefully and sweetly! Even Qin Muyao, who had haunted her dreams, did not appear again! The entire night, she slept soundly and peacefully!
And the scene of Mo Xuehong sleeping with little Chu Yi in her embrace became the most beautiful image of the night!
The night... was so tranquil........
As Mo Xuehong and little Chu Yi slept soundly, three other people remained sleepless!
These three were Ye Anxin, Mu Beiting, and Xiao Bai!
Ye Anxin lay on the hospital bed waiting for news from Pete, while Mu Beiting and Xiao Bai couldn’t sleep because they were worried about little Chu Yi!
Xiao Bai sat on the chair by the bed, pouting, and said sadly, "Daddy, I really miss Chu Yi! I haven’t seen her all day; I don’t know how she’s doing now. Does she miss me as her brother?"
"...!" Mu Beiting remained silent, wanting to comfort him but not knowing how to start!
Xiao Bai gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "If Mo Xuehong dares to do anything to my sister, I swear, I won’t let her go! If I’d known she would take my sister away today, I shouldn’t have let her go in the first place! A vicious woman like her should have died along with Qin Muyao!"
Hearing Xiao Bai’s words, Ye Anxin was silent for a while!
If it were in the past, she might have spoken on Mo Xuehong’s behalf! But now, with her daughter’s whereabouts completely unknown, all she could feel was hatred, and nothing good came to mind about her!