Chapter 1008: The Child Is a Mute
Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
Under the starry night, there was a seething mass of people in Sea City. As for Lu Yi, an indescribable desolation had filled his heart.
He felt someone pulling his shirt from behind. Turning around, he saw Xunxun with her little head looking up. She was staring at him while blinking her big eyes that were like a pair of black pearls.
Lu Yi squatted down and tidied his daughter’s soft hair.
“You really look like your mom. Your hair, your face and your personality are so much like her. Xunxun, if you ever forget about mom, just take a look at the mirror, and you will know what she looks like.”
Xunxun’s little hand was still pulling the corner of his shirt. Her little face was starting to resemble her mother even more. However, Xunxun did not like to smile, otherwise they would look even more alike.
Xunxun was just like her father who did not like to smile, and Ye Shuyun was worried about her. Ye Shuyun already had two grandsons who inherited Lu Yi’s boring personality, much like a piece of elm wood. Nevertheless, they were boys, and they would be more prudent with such a personality, so it did not matter that much. How about girls? She can’t possibly become a cold beauty! Well, in this case, a wooden beauty.
Her Little Xunxun had such a beautiful face; she could not possibly become a wooden beauty.
She was worried sick about this, but Lu Yi did not feel that his daughter was apathetic. In contrast, he knew that his daughter was just timid and was missing her mother too much. She did not have her mother to protect her. That was why she was afraid.
“Come on, let’s get you some milk.”
Lu Yi carried his daughter, thinking to himself that it was almost time for Xunxun to drink her milk.
He carried his daughter with one hand and began to walk, but after a few steps, he turned around. Starlight was still shining brightly, and in its light was Sea City’s sky, ground, wind and rain.
However, his heart was dry, helpless and bitterly cold.
Looking down, the little girl appeared clueless, but her little face that resembled her mother’s made his heart ache.
He caressed her little face gingerly, his heart beginning to ache again.
The wind finally stopped after a few windy days, and the sky was beginning to brighten. Carrying Xunxun herself, Ye Shuyun ordered two housekeepers to carry each boy. They were bringing the kids out for some sunlight.
The three children were locked home recently. They had not been exposed to the sun for quite some time. Let alone kids, even adults could not withstand the stuffiness of being cooped up for a few days. Ye Shuyun took the chance to bring the kids out for a walk while the weather was good.
They showed up with a great demeanor.
Three adults and three children made their appearance. Two boys looked exactly the same while the girl who was carried by Ye Shuyun looked slightly younger with a beautiful face. No wonder she was the apple of the eyes of the Lu family. Even Old Master Lu who always preferred peace deliberately went to Lu Yi’s house every day just to see his great-granddaughter. If it wasn’t because the girl was too shy with strangers and would cry every time she had to go to other places, otherwise, Old Master Lu would definitely have brought the child back to his courtyard to stay with him.
Other people were so jealous and envious of the Lu family when they saw these three children. They definitely knew how to bear children. Although Lu Yi got married late and bore children later, shown by how he only had these kids in his thirties, it had even been assumed that the Lu family would end in his generation, but unexpectedly, they got three children through one birth.
It was the best example of marrying the right person instead of getting married early, and giving birth at the right time instead of giving birth early.
It was already rare to have one child. Now that they had three children of both genders, it was hard for others to catch up with them.
“The little girl is very good-looking.” Coincidentally, some bypassers’ attention was caught by the child Ye Shuyun was carrying in her arms. Tender and soft, her little face was lovely, having terribly charming eyes and a sharp chin. She was skinnier than other kids who were around her age, but her complexion was particularly fair. Her 10 little fingers were like newborn gingers, so fragile as if it could be snapped into half easily.
“Her mother is an internationally renowned actress, the fifth prettiest in Asia. How could she not be pretty? She has her genes. Although the three of them are good-looking, the girl is the prettiest. She’s just like her mom, but… what a pity.”
The person who was talking let out a sigh. She was indeed unfortunate and pitiful. How could anyone not pity or feel bad for her?
“This child can’t speak. She’s almost two years old. Besides the fact that she’s skinnier than other kids, she can’t even talk. The two boys already knew how to talk way earlier than this.”
“She’s a mute then,” someone interrupted, feeling sorry for her, “No one is perfect after all. She comes from a wealthy family and is a beauty, but sadly, she is a mute. Isn’t it a pity?”
These people were gossiping with a volume that was neither too loud nor soft. Ye Shuyun heard all of it.
Ye Shuyun pressed her lips together unhappily, lowering her head to place her chin on Xunxun’s head. Xunxun was still young and could not understand how much harm these people’s words would cause.
Xunxun had not been hurt for now, but Ye Shuyun’s heart was aching as though it was pricked by a needle.
Her Little Xunxun was a mute.
No… She isn’t. She shook her head. Her Little Xunxun was not a mute. How could they say she’s a mute? Her Little Xunxun just missed her mother. She was sad. She was unhappy. That was why she was unwilling to speak. In fact, she did know how to call her mother.
Ye Shuyun placed her hand on her granddaughter’s face, covering half of her face.
Xunxun might have sensed that her grandmother was unhappy, so she curled her tiny body into the latter’s arms. Sniffling, she sobbed with grievance. Suddenly, she raised her little face, her little mouth pouting. Tears hung at the corner of her eyes, rolling down her face from her long curly lashes. She was staring at a place, her little face pitiful.
Ye Shuyun stopped walking and let out a sigh, looking at the sky in the distance. It was still bright and sunny a moment ago, but now the sky had turned dark. A breeze soon followed to blow on her face, and it seemed to have brought a sense of dampness.
Is it going to rain?
Ye Shuyun quickly placed her hand above Xunxun’s head, turned around and told the housekeepers, “Quick, let’s go back now. It might rain. The weather was fine just now. How come it changed so suddenly within a few minutes? Make sure to keep the kids warm.” Now she was worried that Xunxun might catch a cold and fall sick.