That year, Ji Tingyang was seven years old. His parents said they were going out to do something, so they asked him to stay at home and take care of his younger siblings.

Ji Tingyang sat on the sofa, holding the cup with both hands and took a sip of milk, with milk foam still on the corners of his lips. He nodded and said seriously: "Don't worry, Mom, I will take good care of my younger brothers and sisters."

Lin Xu went forward to wipe the milk foam off the corners of his mouth. Before leaving, she wanted to rub her son's head, but he moved his head to the side.

"Mom, I'm grown up now. You can't touch my head anymore. The teacher will laugh at me." Ji Tingyang said seriously.

"Okay, our Tingyang is a big boy now, and mommy can't touch his head casually anymore." Lin Xu lowered her head and wiped the non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes, pretending to be sad.

Ji Tingyang panicked for a moment, but soon reacted, "Mom, you didn't cry at all."

Lin Xu was not embarrassed after being discovered. She smiled slyly at him and said, "Okay, Mommy and Daddy are going out. Bye."

Watching Lin Xu and Ji Yanli wave to him, turn around and go out, get in the car...

As the car started, it sped out.

A deafening cry came from the bedroom on the second floor. Ji Tingyang immediately finished the milk in the cup and ran upstairs to coax his sister.

As a result, after a few minutes, Ji Zeqiu also woke up and ran around the room looking for his mother.

Ji Tingyang had no choice but to go out to look for Ji Zeqiu again, "Mom and Dad are out and won't be back until the evening."

"I also want to go with my mother." Ji Zeqiu had tears still hanging in the corners of his eyes.

"Mom will be back soon. Let's go play with my sister first." Ji Tingyang took Ji Zeqiu and walked into his sister's bedroom.

The two children stood on tiptoe, lying on the edge of the crib, and teased their sister in the bed with their fingers.

Ji Lanyue grabbed a finger and giggled.

The night outside the window gradually darkened, and glaring incandescent lights were lit everywhere in the villa.

Ji Tingyang coaxed his sister at home all day until night fell outside the window and he heard some movement at the door downstairs.

His eyes lit up for a moment, and he came down from the second floor. When he was about to reach the door, his face sullenly said, "Mom, why are you guys here so late..."

However, when the door opened, the people who came in were not Lin Xu, but Tang Biqin and Lin's father.

The two of them looked haggard and dazed. If Ji Tingyang looked closely, he would notice their red eyes.

When he saw the two of them, Ji Tingyang was stunned for a moment, then he called out "Hello, Grandpa and Grandma" obediently, and then stretched his head to look behind them.

There was no one behind.

"What is Tingyang looking at?" Tang Biqin asked.

"I'm checking to see if mom and dad are back. They said they would be back in the evening. My sister has cried many times." Ji Tingyang said.

Tang Biqin's expression suddenly turned ugly, and her eyes flickered. "They suddenly had other things to do and couldn't come back, so they asked grandpa and grandma to accompany you."

Ji Tingyang's little face wrinkled immediately, and his soft voice immediately condemned, "Mom lied to me again. They said they would come back tonight and bring me toys."

Tang Biqin turned her head away and her eyes turned red again.

"I'm going to call my mother." Ji Tingyang took out his phone watch and turned to Lin Xu's name.

Father Lin hurriedly stopped him from making the call and said, "They are dating outside. It's better not to call and disturb them."

Ji Tingyang recalled his father's cold and serious face when he interrupted his mother and father's kiss, and his heart trembled with fear.

Ok.

Still no call.

He will wait until his mother comes back tomorrow and gets the toy.

He muttered and turned back to the living room.

Tang Biqin and Lin's father looked at each other, and a trace of pain appeared in their eyes.

I don’t know how to confess this to the kids, or should I just keep it a secret and wait for them to understand when they grow up…

Because of this incident, Tang Biqin didn't sleep well all night. When she woke up the next day, there were dark circles under her eyes.

When she went downstairs, Father Lin was already having breakfast with the children at the dining table.

"Grandma, you didn't sleep well last night, did you? Are you missing mom like me?" Ji Zeqiu had a worried face at such a young age.

Ji Zeqiu is still at the age where he likes to stick to his mother, and even at night he needs Lin Xu to tell him a bedtime story before he can fall asleep.

Although grandpa also told him a bedtime story last night, it was not as smooth and pleasant as his mom's. He always stopped at inexplicable places in the middle and rubbed his eyes.

Ji Zeqiu looked over in confusion, "Grandpa, what's wrong with you?"

"No, something just blew into my eyes." Father Lin's voice was a little hoarse.

"Grandpa, if you are sleepy, go to bed. It's okay for me not to listen to my story." Ji Zeqiu thought he was sleepy and kept rubbing his eyes.

Hearing his grandson's sensible words, Father Lin's eyes became sore again. He shook his head and said, "It's okay, Grandpa will continue to tell you."

Ji Zeqiu resisted the urge to call Lin Xu and continued to listen to Lin's father's bedtime story.

But when he got up the next day and still hadn't seen Lin Xu, his eyes suddenly turned red, "Grandma, can you call mom and ask them to come back soon?"

Tang Biqin's voice was a little hoarse, "Okay, I'll call them later."

As a result, Ji Tingyang and Ji Zeqiu waited day after day, but did not see Lin Xu and Ji Yanli come back.

After waiting for three days, Ji Zeqiu finally couldn't bear it anymore and the anxiety in his heart completely exploded.

His tears welled up in his eyes and fell down. "Is it because I am naughty and picky about food that my mother doesn't want me anymore?"

Even Ji Tingyang, who was usually calm, had tears in his eyes and tried hard not to cry.

"No, how could they not want Ze Qiu? It's just that something urgent happened and they can't come back for the time being." Tang Biqin took out a tissue and wiped away the tears of the two children.

Father Lin sighed and looked away reluctantly.

Just then, there was an annoying banging sound on the door.

Father Lin frowned and stood up to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, a woman with heavy makeup squeezed in.

"Who are you and why are you barging into someone else's house?" Lin's father shouted.

"Me?" The woman walked to the sofa and sat down. "I am Ji Yanli's sister, Ji Yiyun."

"Didn't he die in a car accident? He should have left behind a lot of money, right? I asked a lawyer. He and I are related, so I should be able to get some inheritance. I came here today to ask you for money." Ji Yiyu stated her purpose.

Tang Biqin's heart suddenly tightened. Before she could take her grandson back to the room, she heard Ji Tingyang asked in shock, "Dad is dead?"

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