“You just focus on getting well . Don’t worry about anything else!”
With that, he turned around, took Youyou in his arms, and walked away!
The old man lay weakly and lamely on his sickbed; his wan face was looking lifeless .
Inside the car .
The boy turned his head to the fleeting scenery outside the window as his tender voice rang heavily . “Daddy…”
“If you want to discuss the issue of exchanging hostages, then keep quiet! Don’t talk about it!”
The boy simply continued . “Mommy is seriously injured; I can’t bear to see her suffer any longer! I think that exchanging me with her in order to save her life takes priority!”
At a crossroads, the car came to a smooth stop when the man stepped on the brakes at a red light .
He turned around to gaze at his son .
“Don’t overestimate yourself! I admit that you are smart, but no matter how smart you are, you are just a boy without protection! I can’t lose your mother, and the same goes for you and Little Yichen, too!”
“I understand . You are worried that my life will be in danger if I do this, but mommy is really seriously injured . Can you bear to see her—”
“No means no! Don’t speak anymore!” The man clasped his fists hard . “I can’t lose any of you!”
“I, too!”
The boy was somewhat agitated by now as he knitted his brows .
“Daddy, like you, I can’t lose any of you . No one can be lost in our family!”
He closed his eyes and put his little hand on the back of his father’s palm .
It was as if, by doing this, he could impart strength to the adult!
“Daddy, trust me; I know what I’m doing!”
The man looked away with an inexplicable expression .
“How do I trust you? Do you want me to believe that you won’t face any danger?”
The loving tenderness expressed in his father’s eyes was scorching and real .
As the boy saw this tenderness in his father’s eyes, his heart nearly melted .
He knew how much this man worried and cared about him .
“There’s no other solution right now except for this, though . ”
“That reason isn’t good enough to put you in danger!”
The boy smiled out of the blue, his lips breaking into a slight hook .
“Daddy, please believe me just this one time! I promise you: Not only will I be free from harm, I’ll bring Little Yichen home safe and sound . Our family will reunite, yeah?”
With that, he drew close to his father and whispered his plan in full details into his ear .
The man looked shocked upon hearing his son’s plan and his brows started to frown doubtfully .
“Daddy, trust me; I won’t disappoint you!” reassured the boy solemnly .
His eyes showed exasperation momentarily before closing them in rumination . Suddenly, he fluttered open his lids and warned seriously, “All right, but you must promise me that you’ll look after your safety!”
“Mm! I promise!”
At dawn .
There was a sound of approaching footsteps in the dark and damp underground room .
Yun Shishi opened her eyes groggily . In her hazy vision, she saw a few trained soldiers in front of the iron cell . Their hands were armed with loaded guns .
“What… do you want?!”
She was scared stiff, though she tried not to show it as she brought the boy closer to her embrace .
Little Yichen was suffocated by her action and came about, too .
Taken aback by the scene before his eyes, he stood up guarded instantly .
“Woman, follow us!”