"Mommy!"
"You're finally awake, we missed you so much."
Hearing the excited cheers from inside, Di Mingjue put aside Ye Chenhan and quickly entered the ward.
The children's excited voices as they told Ye Ziyu how much they missed her were effective. Ye Ziyu was currently embracing and comforting the crying children, overwhelmed with happiness.
"Mommy's here, Mommy won't leave you again!" Ye Ziyu patted their backs. Looking at the children before her, she saw reflections of Si Bao and the unborn child.
If not for the terrible things that had happened, they too would have been in her arms seeking comfort like Qianqian and the others.
Where was her Si Bao now? Was he suffering?
Tears uncontrollably streamed from Ye Ziyu's eyes.
Her warm tears fell on Yuze's forehead. He looked up in surprise at Ye Ziyu, her face streaked with tears, "Mommy, you?"
Ye Ziyu's gaze fell on Yuze's worried face.
"Your tears have brought out Mommy's tears too." Di Mingjue, holding a handkerchief, walked over and gently wiped away the tears from Ye Ziyu's face.
The children, worried about Ye Ziyu's health, each raised their arms and roughly wiped their eyes with their sleeves.
"Mingjue, I want to be discharged," Ye Ziyu said.
She disliked the smell of disinfectant in the hospital, and while lying in the quiet ward, her mind constantly wandered to Si Bao and the child she had yet to meet.
Di Mingjue was unwilling to stop Ye Ziyu from doing anything she wanted. Since she didn't want to recuperate in the hospital, they would return to the Ye residence. As long as she was willing to rest and take care of herself, it didn't matter where.
"Alright, I'll go and process the discharge procedures now," Di Mingjue said.
They had come as two, but leaving, they could form a team. The children were afraid Ye Ziyu might stumble or bump herself, so they positioned themselves on either side of her, protecting her.
Di Mingjue opened the car door, using one hand to hold the doorframe to prevent Ye Ziyu from bumping her head when she bent to get in.
"I want to sit next to Mommy."
"Me too!"
The children scrambled to sit in positions close to Ye Ziyu.
Seeing them vying for her attention, Ye Ziyu's face showed a faint smile. She opened her arms and held Qianqian on her lap, then turned to Xiao Ran and Yuze on either side, saying, "You two, sit on either side."
Being able to be next to Ye Ziyu, they all quieted down.
Di Mingjue closed the car door, then opened the passenger door and got in.
"Wait!" Ye Chenhan knocked on the car door. "You all have seats, so where do I sit?"
Even the driver's seat had a driver. He felt abandoned.
The passenger window was rolled down, and Di Mingjue turned his head to look at him, "You can take a taxi back!"
"This is too much!" Ye Chenhan kicked the car tire in frustration.
The car was his, the driver was his, and in the end, he was the one left without a seat!
The car window was rolled up, and the car sped away, leaving a trail of exhaust fumes.
Ye Residence.
Upon hearing that Ye Ziyu was returning, Ye Qianzhi had already rushed back to the Ye residence and was waiting at the entrance.
Shen Meixiu fanned herself continuously with a round fan. Looking at the empty road in the distance, her arm fanned with more force, "Qianzhi, the weather out here is quite harsh, and there's no news from them. Why don't we go back inside and wait?"
"If you're hot, then go inside," Ye Qianzhi's eyes were fixed on the intersection ahead.
To show her concern for Ye Ziyu, Shen Meixiu had been waiting with him for a long time. If she went back now, wouldn't all her efforts be in vain? She placed the fan by her leg and smiled fawningly, "I'm not hot. I'm just afraid you'll be too uncomfortable in the sun."
Ye Qianzhi glanced back at her hypocritical expression, then turned his gaze away, not responding to her.