After losing Xiaoxiao, Mu Qian's personality changed a lot.
Once a person has nothing to lose, the world will become very simple.
Because I have nothing, I have nothing to fear.
She seemed to have relived her life from the inside out. There was no one she dared not approach and no case she dared not investigate.
Because of her fear, she stayed in the past.
The only thing she dared not face was the smile that was no longer alive.
This fear was buried deep in my heart and had not been seen for a long time.
Until Huo Jinxi unearthed this matter again.
He was forcing her to face it, and he was also healing her.
For him, to a certain extent, it may have cured her, and it was also a healing for him.
So Mu Qian accepted it calmly.
Even though she was filled with guilt and anxiety, she still came.
But the moment she saw her daughter's smiling face on the tombstone, she knew she was wrong.
She was really, really wrong--
Xiaoxiao has been so well-behaved and obedient since she was a child. How could she possibly blame her mother?
Even if she has never taken good care of her, even if she hasn't seen her for so long, Xiaoxiao still won't blame her.
Mu Qian squatted in front of Xiaoxiao's tombstone. After crying, she quickly started laughing.
With red eyes, she gently touched the smiling photo and smiled slightly.
Huo Jinxi stood two steps behind her, watching her quietly without disturbing her.
Huo Jinxi didn't turn around until he heard the sound of approaching footsteps coming from his side.
Some unexpected but expected people - Ye Xi, and Ye Jinfan behind her.
Ye Xi held a bouquet of sunflowers in her hand. She looked past Huo Jinxi and landed on Mu Qian in front of the tombstone. She was clearly stunned.
Ye Jinfan walked behind Ye Xi and saw this scene from a distance. He looked at Huo Jinxi and nodded slightly.
Mu Qian, who also heard the footsteps, finally turned her head when the two were very close. She quickly smiled after seeing Ye Xi, "I knew you would come."
On this day in those years, whether she came or not, Ye Xi would always come and never be absent.
Ye Xi and Mu Qian looked at each other for a moment, but in the end they didn't say anything. They just stepped forward, put down the sunflower in their hands, and stretched out their hands to hug Mu Qian.
"I didn't expect to see you here." Ye Xi said, "But you are here, I... am very happy."
Mu Qian laughed softly and stretched out her hand to stroke Ye Xi's back.
Ye Xi was silent, her eyes reddening silently.
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In the evening, Huo Jinxi and Mu Qian took Huo Qiran and made an appointment with Ye Xi and Ye Jinfan for dinner.
Seeing Huo Qiran, Ye Xi greeted him with a calm smile, and Huo Qiran responded with a smile.
Because today is a special day, even if friends gather together, the atmosphere at the dinner table is not necessarily lively. Everyone talks in low voices with tacit understanding. It only becomes normal when Mu Qian supervises Huo Qiran not to be picky eaters.
Ye Jinfan found this situation interesting, but Huo Jinxi had long been accustomed to it.
Ye Xi is also used to this kind of situation, but this is the first time she has eaten at the same table with Mu Qian and Huo Jinxi at the same time, and her eyes can't help but wander back and forth between the two of them.
Huo Jinxi noticed her gaze and raised his eyes to look at her without saying anything else.
It wasn't until she went to the bathroom with Mu Qian that Ye Xi asked, "Are you guys here for vacation together this time?"
"That's right." Mu Qian replied, "But he deliberately arranged to come here."
After hearing this, Ye Xi was stunned for a moment and said slowly: "He is really... quite thoughtful."