Ling Xiao smoothed down Xie Yuhua's furrowed brows, gently kissed him, and softly called out to him, "Little Flower Brother, were you having a nightmare?"

Jieyuhua felt Lingxiao's touch and that softness, and slowly woke up from his dream. Because he woke up suddenly, his consciousness was still a little hazy, and he even felt that he could not distinguish between dream and reality.

I felt a voice in my heart saying, "That is the real life of a child. You must treat him well."

This feeling is very strange; it was clearly just a dream...

"Snap out of it!" Ling Xiao waved his hand in front of Xie Yuhua's eyes and kissed her cheek.

Jieyuhua smiled affectionately at the child and stroked the child's hair, but she looked somewhat tired. Ling Xiao noticed this, his eyes darkened, and in the end, he said nothing.

Seeing that Xie Yuhua didn't seem to be in a good state, Ling Xiao massaged her head again, which made Xie Yuhua feel a little better. When she got up to wash up, she found that the child had prepared everything as usual. The clothes she had chosen were on the clothes rack, and her favorite breakfast was on the table. The water in the basin for washing her face was still warm, the toothbrush was filled with water, and toothpaste was squeezed onto the toothbrush. Ever since they had been together, the child had been like this, keeping everything in perfect order, leaving no room for criticism.

"I know how you feel, but you don't have to keep doing this. These things should be done for you by me!" Xie Yuhua said sincerely to Ling Xiao during the meal.

Ling Xiao smiled sweetly and nodded, replying, "Okay! But we don't need to be so formal with each other."

Xie Yuhua was momentarily stunned. He realized he seemed to understand the child's expression somewhat; that smile... the little Ling Xiao in his dream had smiled like that too...

"Are you unhappy?" That's what Xie Yuhua thought, and that's what she asked.

Ling Xiao ladled a spoonful of tofu pudding for Jieyuhua, chuckled, and playfully scolded, "Little Flower Brother is still half asleep. I was clearly smiling, my lips were practically twitching from the laughter, how could Little Flower Brother have noticed that I wasn't happy?"

"Eat quickly, stop thinking about other things. I promised to take you to a temple today. I've never been to a temple before! You can't go back on your word!" Ling Xiao said, pretending to be fierce to Xie Yuhua.

Jieyuhua found the child's behavior even stranger. When the temple was mentioned, the child's eyes flickered, as if he clearly didn't want to talk about it. Did the child dislike temples? If he didn't like them, why did she agree to his request?

The more she thought about it, the stranger it seemed—the child's expression...and the way he looked when he was angry...Jieyuhua seemed to have figured something out, chuckled softly, and thought to herself, "So it was all fake!"

Xie Yuhua lowered her eyes, swept the pig brains out of the bowl, and then said slowly, "I said I'd take you, so how could I break my promise?" Xie Yuhua was thinking about something as she gently rubbed her index finger with her thumb.

After the two finished getting ready, they went to the temple that Yu Hua had mentioned. Sure enough, the temple gates were tightly closed, looking as if not even a fly could get through.

The temple had several gates, and the gates were all crowded with people. "Strange, I clearly found out that today is the day with the most worshippers, so why is the temple closed?" Jieyuhua looked around and found that he was not the only one with doubts.

"Since it's closed, we can come back another day," Ling Xiao advised.

Jieyuhua nodded, and just as the two were about to turn and leave, an older woman shouted, "You said you were coming to offer incense and fulfill your vow today, and you've already bought the incense. There are clearly people inside! Why aren't you opening the door?"

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