CHAPTER 424: CHAPTER 424: I’LL GO EARLY AND RETURN EARLY

After all, no matter how rebellious or naughty Song Tianxin was, she was still Song Yuantao’s daughter, with his blood running through her veins. When dealing with matters, he was bound to be influenced by personal emotions, and one misstep could easily lead to a falling out among siblings, leaving Song Yuan Yao truly ostracized.

"Can we keep it a secret?" Xu Xiuxiu frowned, somewhat skeptical.

"We’ll keep it secret as long as we can. Also, I’ll call Fu Guanglei and ask them to help look for her." Fu Guanglei and the others were still in Tiger Wolf Military Region in Z City. Over the years, they had received promotions one after another. If they were willing to help, finding a child in Z City was still possible.

"Okay!" Xu Xiuxiu agreed, "Yuanhuan, I want to go back to Z City tomorrow. Ultimately, I share some of the responsibility for this. Yuan Yao called me, and I persuaded her to send Niuniu back to our hometown. That’s why this happened." Although Xu Xiuxiu felt she shouldn’t bear the responsibility, she still felt she owed Song Yuan Yao. If she didn’t go to Z City to see Song Yuan Yao personally and take care of the trouble Song Tianxin had caused, she wouldn’t be able to settle down.

"Yeah, go ahead!" Song Yuanhuan said as he glanced at Xu Xiuxiu and reached out to touch her head.

Xu Xiuxiu felt a bit guilty under his gaze, "What, what’s with that look? Why are you looking at me like that?" Xu Xiuxiu asked subconsciously.

"Don’t put too much pressure on yourself—it’s not your fault what happened to Yuan Yao." Song Yuanhuan knew she felt guilty. When she said it was also her responsibility, he understood that she was always afraid of letting people down. She believed that if it hadn’t been for her suggestion to send Song Tianxin back to their hometown, perhaps the current situation would not have occurred. She subconsciously wanted to take on the responsibility.

"Alright." Leaning against Song Yuanhuan’s chest, Xu Xiuxiu immediately felt much more relaxed, "I’m going to Z City, but who will take care of our three kids?" This was something that Xu Xiuxiu found very troubling.

"I’ll take care of them," Song Yuanhuan readily replied.

"But aren’t you very busy? How will you manage?" Xu Xiuxiu frowned with concern. Song Yuanhuan had a rough way of taking care of the children, and every time she had to leave for a few days, she would almost want to hang the three kids on her belt like little figurines.

"It’s no problem. During the day, I’ll leave the kids at the children’s playground in the Military District, and I’ll pick them up when I get off work in the evening." Because there were many children in the Military District, there were always two military wives assigned each day to specifically watch the children, so he could ask those two military wives to help.

Besides, Song Chengguang was also a half-grown boy, and he could occasionally keep an eye on his brother and sister.

Song Yuanhuan was very laid-back when it came to childcare. He didn’t worry at all about how to take care of the three children without Xu Xiuxiu for two days. He was sure he wouldn’t starve them. Besides, his children were actually very easy to take care of, especially when not by Xu Xiuxiu’s side; they behaved exceptionally well.

Xu Xiuxiu also cared deeply about them, and they had gradually grown very dependent on her. They sought their mother whenever they felt pain or fatigue, and Xu Xiuxiu felt deeply distressed. However, this couldn’t go on forever. Song Yuanhuan felt that there should be an opportunity to properly discipline the three little troublemakers to prevent further mischief and stop adding to his worries as their mother.

"Alright! I’ll try to go early and come back early." Xu Xiuxiu knew that even if she couldn’t stop worrying, there was nothing she could do about it. So, she made the tough decision to not mind and flew from Imperial City to Z City the next day before heading straight to the hospital where Song Yuan Yao was staying.

When Xu Xiuxiu arrived at the hospital room door, Xu Jingjing’s girl, known as Wei Yunxiang or Little Hong Dou, had also heard about Song Yuan Yao’s accident and came with her mother to visit.

"Mommy..." As Xu Xiuxiu entered the room, Little Hong Dou was the first to see her. The little girl, with her fair and tender skin, looked at Xu Xiuxiu with a face full of curiosity, not shy in the least.

"Third sister, you’re here!" Xu Jingjing turned around at her daughter’s call and saw Xu Xiuxiu, then asked enthusiastically, "Did you come alone? Didn’t Cheng Guang and Little Baby, Little Moon come with you?" Xu Jingjing had been missing her nephew and niece, her anticipation evident upon seeing Xu Xiuxiu.

"They’re in Imperial City. I came by myself," Xu Xiuxiu explained while walking to the bedside, gazing at Song Yuan Yao’s pale face with eyes full of pity.

"Sister-in-law, the child almost had an accident..." Song Yuan Yao’s eyes reddened upon seeing Xu Xiuxiu, and as soon as Xu Xiuxiu got closer, Song Yuan Yao grabbed her sleeve, choking up, "I feel so sad, so guilty. Every time I think about what could have happened to this child, I don’t want to live anymore."

"Don’t talk nonsense. Even if something happened to the child, there’d be other chances. And besides, the baby is strong. So don’t cry; it’s not good for the baby inside you," Xu Xiuxiu said, wrapping her arms around Song Yuan Yao’s shoulders to comfort her.

"Mm." Song Yuan Yao immediately tried to suppress her emotions and hold back her sobs, "Sister-in-law, I really didn’t expect Niuniu to react like that. I meant to have a good talk with her, but before I could finish speaking, she blew up, acting like I wanted to drive her away. She started packing her things as soon as she got to her room. After my accident, nobody knows where she went. Lixue and Yuanying are searching everywhere for her. We’re so anxious. What if something happens to her? How do I explain it to big brother?" Song Yuan Yao worriedly continued, imagining that without any news of Song Tianxin, the whole situation was unbearable.

How could that girl be so willful? Because of her push, the baby inside her nearly couldn’t be saved, yet she coldly packed her bags and ran away, even secretly taking hundreds of dollars from home. Although knowing to take some money with her showed she had some sense, the fact that she took it secretly still upset Song Yuan Yao. But giving it further thought, realizing the girl was only in her teens, she felt both worrying and irritation—an utterly vexing situation.

"Just speak to him honestly! Big brother isn’t unreasonable, and your second brother has already contacted some friends in Z City who will help look for her. As long as Song Tianxin hasn’t left Z City, we should have news soon." Of course, the premise for finding someone is that Song Tianxin hadn’t met with any misfortune because if something had happened, searching would prove quite difficult.

"Mm! Once we find her, we’ll send her directly back to her hometown." Song Yuan Yao made up her mind. Initially, if Song Tianxin had been willing to listen and attend school, she wouldn’t have insisted on sending her back. But after what had happened, she could no longer treat her calmly and, if not for remaining rational and remembering her young age, she might not even want to care about Song Tianxin’s life or death.