Ailun's eyes were red and it seemed he had been crying silently, pretending to rest his head on the table.
Without asking any questions, Hong held him up and covered his face with his hand as he walked with him, away from the gathering, and out of the house.
Ailun also followed him without any form of resistance.
"Do you mind a walk around the vicinity? I thought you might want to be away from the crowd?" Ailun nodded and the two strolled around the neighbourhood, in silence.
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"Mommy!!" The twin boys shouted and went to hug their mother as soon as they spotted him. They had moved away from the party and were now playing behind the servant's quarters.
Xu Wu cleared the dust off his clothes and went to sit on the verandah as he watched his boys and their mother.
He had seen Lui with the other guy by chance, before the two had entered their house.
