Chapter 1833: The Fate of Childhood Sweethearts

"If I leave, I won't be able to see Yueyue, I won't be able to see Grandma and Grandpa, I will miss them so much..."

Shi Ran felt a sour, uncomfortable sensation in her heart as well.

She did not know how to tell the child that if Black Widow had only cared about her own pleasure in the past, she could certainly have kept the child.

But things were different now; Shi Yuan was, after all, of the Qi Family's bloodline, and he carried an inherent mission!

This kind of immense responsibility was not something personal feelings could contend with.

Finally, she said, "Be a good boy, Yuanyuan. You can come back to see us often after you go back. You can also video call or phone us normally."

"Mm, I know. I'm a foreigner and can't stay in Jiangzhou all the time. I still have to return to my country. I will never forget Jiangzhou, and I will never forget you all."

Shi Ran:...

She had thought Shi Yuan was still a child, yet he knew everything.

This child was too sensible, so sensible that it made one's heart ache.

Aside from Shi Ran, the others were even more reluctant to let him go.

Especially Yueyue.

Yueyue gave a map to Shi Yuan and said to him, "If you aren't living well in Country L, just come back. This is money and a map; it also has flight routes and schedules inside. Keep these things safe and don't let anyone else find them."

Shi Yuan:...

"Why are you giving me these things?"

Yueyue: "Are you silly? With these things, you have a way out. If your biological mother isn't good to you, you can run back anytime."

"Okay."

He put them away very carefully and properly.

Shi Yuan looked at Yueyue, was silent for a moment, and gathered his courage to speak: "Yueyue, from now on you won't be my little aunt anymore, I'll call you Yueyue."

"Fine, no problem. You can call me whatever you want."

"I will definitely come back to find you."

He used the word "find," not "visit."

Yueyue didn't think that much; she smiled very sweetly: "I'll wait for you to come back. After you return, I won't tease you anymore, and I'll share half of my candy with you."

"More than half."

Yueyue had liked eating candy since she was little, and she was still the same now that she was older.

When she was small, it was easy to forbid her from eating candy, but it wasn't easy to manage now that she was older. She had pocket money and would always buy candy in pretty shapes and various flavors when her parents weren't looking.

She couldn't bear to eat these candies either; she kept them hidden in the refrigerator and would take them out to look at them whenever she was bored, which made her feel very happy.

The Sheng Family all knew that candy was Yueyue's most precious thing, bar none.

Now that she was willing to share more than half of her candy with Shi Yuan, Shi Yuan was very moved.

He nodded heavily: "After I go to Country L, I'll send you the delicious and pretty candy from there."

"Good, you have to keep your word."

"I will definitely keep my word. We can pinky swear."

"Mm."

The two of them solemnly pinky swore, making a sweet promise!

Finally, the day Shi Yuan was to leave arrived.

Black Widow came to pick up the child. She hadn't been seen for many years, yet she still maintained her original appearance and had basically not aged.

After meeting, Black Widow exchanged pleasantries: "Auntie, you are still so young and beautiful, as if time hasn't carved any marks on you."

If it were any other time, or if it were someone else, Shi Youxuan would also say nice things, but she was not pleased right now.

Shi Youxuan said: "I'm not that great, I can't compare to you. I look young because I have a big heart; I don't care about small matters. Plus, life is smooth and satisfying, society is stable, and there's nothing I need to worry about."

"It's not easy for you to look so young. Every day you're busy drinking and clubbing, and you have to brave hails of bullets. You left your son at someone else's house without a care, and you can still be this young—it's not just having a big heart, it's having no... If you weren't going to care, you should have just never cared. Now that he's sensible and doesn't need worrying about, you want to take him back."

"I just met you too late. If I'd met you earlier, I would have learned from you earlier, and I'd be even younger than I am now... You don't keep your word. Didn't we agree to let Shi Yuan make his own decision at eighteen? You changed your mind early again. What is this?"

Shi Youxuan vented her dissatisfaction with a string of complaints and disparagement.

Fortunately, Black Widow had thick skin and didn't blush at all.

She sat down uninvited, as if she were in her own home, and curled up on the sofa with her legs crossed.

"Please, keep scolding. I'm listening. You can scold me for whatever you want; anyway, this is all what I deserve. After you've scolded enough and feel better, I'll apologize."

Shi Youxuan:...

This "dead pig isn't afraid of boiling water" attitude of hers actually made her feel bored.

She stopped scolding; it was too meaningless.

"Li Jie, go bring the young master down."

"Yes."

The servant agreed and went upstairs to get Shi Yuan. Soon, he was brought down, accompanied by a dozen boxes containing the toys, books, and clothes he usually liked.

The rest were the various gifts everyone had given him.

Black Widow greeted her son: "Yuanyuan, Mommy has come to pick you up."

Shi Yuan reflexively hid behind Shi Youxuan, but he quickly came out again, being sensible.

He knew that the person in front of him was the mother who gave birth to him and raised him, and she had come to take him away.

Although he was very sad, he couldn't show it. He was a primary school student now and had passed the age of using crying and tantrums to express dissatisfaction.

"Grandma, I'm leaving. I will miss you all."

"Go on, good child. Listen to your mother after you go back, and study hard."

"Mm."

Shi Yuan looked back every few steps, reluctantly saying goodbye to his grandmother.

He thought his mother wouldn't come to see him off, but he met her at the airport.

"Mom."

Shi Yuan threw himself into Shi Ran's arms, and as Shi Ran hugged him, her heart was filled with a complex mix of emotions.

This child was too sensible; from a young age until now, he had been so sensible that it made one's heart ache, and there was almost never a time he made her worry.

He had grown up by her side since he was so small, but now he had to go back.

Her mother was right; she shouldn't have adopted him in the first place.

If she hadn't taken him in and kept him by her side back then, she wouldn't be feeling so sad and heartbroken now.

"Be good, and listen to your mommy."

"Mm, I will."

"Goodbye Mom, goodbye Dad!" Shi Yuan waved goodbye to Shi Ran and her husband.

Black Widow held Shi Yuan's hand, and the mother and son boarded the plane; as the plane flew away, Shi Ran's heart ached for a moment.

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Sheng Family.

Sheng Zirui was called back by his father, who pointed at his mother and said, "Go and persuade your mother; she hasn't been feeling well these days, and she has been gloomy ever since Shi Yuan returned to the country."

Zirui was in a difficult position: "Dad, you know I'm the worst at persuading people; for this kind of thing, it would be most appropriate for Zihan to do it."

"Zihan has already tried, but it was no use; your mother is still gloomy, which is why I called you all back one by one to give it a try."

"Alright, I'll try."

Zirui went to his mother's side and said to her, "There is no banquet that doesn't end; don't be too sad, go travel with Dad, it would be good to clear your mind."

Shi Youxuan wiped away tears that didn't actually exist from the corner of her eyes and said, "It's all your sister's fault. I said back then not to adopt Shi Yuan, but she just wouldn't listen, saying something about how it was too pitiful for the child to have no one to look after him, and even swore that when this child grew up, he would be different from the Qi Family."

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