After finishing the call, Di Mingjue put down his phone and looked at the moonlight outside the window.
He couldn't predict whether the decision to pause the search was right or wrong.
The next day.
When Yuze opened his eyes and saw that Di Mingjue was no longer in the room, his mood sank. He touched the empty space beside him, his body curled up towards where Di Mingjue had slept the previous night.
"Awake?" Jiang Ziyu stroked his back.
The little one seemed a bit unhappy, his soft body stiffened, unwilling to respond to Jiang Ziyu.
The sleepiness dissipated, and Jiang Ziyu propped herself up on her elbows. She craned her neck to look at the distressed Yuze.
She sat up excitedly from the bed, stroking Yuze's shoulder, "Are you feeling unwell again?"
He hadn't had an episode in a long time, and before the kidney transplant, episodes had been a terrifying thing for them.
Yuze didn't want her to worry, so he opened his eyes and shook his head.
If he wasn't feeling unwell, why was he unhappy?
Jiang Ziyu observed Yuze, thinking for a long time, "If it's not illness, then what's making you unhappy?"
He stole a glance, his head hanging low.
"Then let me guess." Jiang Ziyu pinched her chin, "You're unhappy because you didn't see him when you woke up?"
Yuze's body moved slightly.
Jiang Ziyu sighed, "It seems I guessed correctly."
She openly pulled Yuze into her arms and pinched his cheek, "What can I do, our Yuze is too sensible, making me, his mommy, feel like I've failed."
In the past, when she was busy establishing her company abroad, he was so well-behaved that she felt proud. He never whined for his father since he was young. But now, seeing how dependent he was on Di Mingjue, she realized how ridiculous her previous pride was.
She didn't need a father herself, but that didn't mean Xiao Ran and Yuze didn't.
"Mommy." Yuze took Jiang Ziyu's hand and looked up at her eyes guiltily, "No, it's not like that."
"Silly child, Mommy isn't blaming you. I'm just considering whether you truly need a father's companionship." Jiang Ziyu began to think seriously.
Qianqian stayed by Di Mingjue's side, which made her particularly dependent on anyone with the title of mother. As for Xiao Ran and Yuze, while they stayed by her side, they couldn't feel the love that a father provides.
It was as if everyone envied others, always searching for something missing in other aspects of their lives.
Yuze didn't fully grasp her meaning, but his eyes brightened.
A father's companionship?
Did Mommy intend to stay and live with Daddy? Then could he and Xiao Ran and Qianqian together receive the love of both Mommy and Daddy?
Yuze's dejected mood instantly lifted. He couldn't wait to tell them about this uncertain possibility.
With a long sigh, Jiang Ziyu let out a helpless bitter smile. She rubbed Yuze's head and said, "Get up, it's time for breakfast and then kindergarten."
Hearing her words, Yuze nimbly climbed out of bed.
Changing clothes, washing up, and eating breakfast, he finished everything in half an hour.
Jiang Ziyu also hadn't seen Qianqian in a long time. She felt her wound had half-healed and personally took Yuze to kindergarten.
...
"Mommy!"
In the kindergarten corridor, Xiao Ran ran excitedly towards Jiang Ziyu.
They hadn't seen each other for over a week since she was injured.
Xiao Ran hugged Jiang Ziyu's waist, showing no shame in expressing her longing for her.
Jiang Ziyu, while stroking Yuze's head, looked at Qianqian, who remained standing shyly before her. She reached out and beckoned Qianqian into her embrace.
After a little while of affectionate clinging, Jiang Ziyu moved aside to talk with Aunt Yun, who was looking after Xiao Ran and Qianqian.
The three children gathered together, and Yuze mysteriously motioned for them to come closer.
"Really?" Xiao Ran exclaimed loudly.
Qianqian nervously tugged at his sleeve, and the three of them simultaneously turned to look at Jiang Ziyu.
"Of course, Mommy said it herself," Yuze asserted with unwavering certainty.