The boy tried not to wince. "He left without saying goodbye. No one knows where he went. I call out to him every night before I go to bed, but he doesn't seem to hear me either. I wonder where he went. Does he not want Mommy or me? He's upset Mommy. I hate him!"
Frustrated and sad, Yun Shishi discreetly wiped away his tears and chided, "Don't be so upset, Youyou."
Still sulking, the boy said, "If he doesn't come back, forget it."
"That won't happen." She cupped his face in her hands and nuzzled him affectionately. "It doesn't matter if he doesn't come back!"
"But Mommy must really want him to come home!" The boy gazed earnestly into her eyes. "I heard everything you said that day." Youyou lowered his eyes in disappointment. "Mommy must miss him, mustn't she? I didn't protect him. It's my fault…"
