He An knew that he wasn’t involved in anything, so he followed Fu Yuling and talked to her.
He Wen, He Qiu, and He Xuan intentionally stayed half a step behind and talked in soft voices.
“No one saw it?”
“No.”
“Don’t worry, we’ve been very careful.”
After exchanging these words, they fell silent.
Talking too much might alert Fu Yuling.
On the way back, Fu Yuling bought some books and snacks for the children.
Although she could make them herself, buying was more convenient.
All the way home, He An was somewhat distracted. Once he was out of Fu Yuling’s sight, he sat in the yard and let the wind blow around him.
He Xuan saw him and walked over, sitting silently beside him.
As the weather turned cold, the two roosters stopped crowing and huddled in the little nest Fu Yuling had made for them, not moving at all. Even when someone approached, they would lazily glance up and then go back to resting.
The white cat that loved to sleep on the tree trunk hadn’t been there lately, instead jumping into their room and napping on the table. Occasionally, when it got hungry, it would meow a couple of times, and Fu Yuling and the others would know that it was hungry and get it some food.
In return, the cat would lead them to places with fruit when they went up the mountain.
The wind was gentle and words drifted into He Xuan’s ears.
“Does brother know who he is?”
He An really wanted to know.
He Xuan thought the man looked very familiar. A face flashed through his mind, but he couldn’t recall it when he thought harder.
So he sadly shook his head. “I don’t know either.”
He An paused for a moment and suddenly said something shocking, “He looks like Dad!”
He Xuan quickly glanced around and then quickly covered his mouth.
“Did you forget what Xiao Qiu said before? Don’t say those two words at home, or she’ll get angry.”
When she got angry, they felt very sad and panicked.
What they hated most was seeing Fu Yuling unhappy!
He An worriedly peeked inside and saw Fu Yuling talking to He Wen, not noticing him, which relieved him.
What they feared most was her getting angry.
If she got mad at them, they could still coax her. But if she got mad at He Jingsi, no matter what they did, it wouldn’t help.
Therefore, He Jingsi was really annoying!
Thinking of this, He An decided not to mention him.
As for the main topic He Jingsi, he had noticed Fu Yuling approaching and was hiding not far away, his narrow eyes watching their figures fade away.
He watched for a long time, lowered his eyes, and sneered.
“This is your own choice, isn’t it? Why feel disappointed?”
Soon, his outward emotions were retracted as if they had never appeared.
The person bound tightly had his head resting against the wall, looking resigned.
It was obviously just an ordinary rope, yet no matter how he struggled, he couldn’t loosen it. It only seemed to tighten more.
Now the rope was digging into his waist, causing him pain. He could only arch his body against the wall to ease the discomfort.
Hearing footsteps approaching, he thought his companion was coming to find him. He quickly made muffled sounds to get attention.
As a result, he caught sight of a pair of straight legs from the corner of his eye. He was so shocked that he didn’t dare to look up.
He wanted to cry but had no tears. Could someone please loosen the ropes first?
