After Bai Xiao left, the relatives who were supposed to leave had all departed. It was getting late, and people needed to rest. Both families were from the same village, which made things convenient.
Li Chunmei wiped the sweat from Liu Hong's brow and asked, "Do you want some water? I can get it for you."
Liu Hong shook her head; she was not thirsty at all.
"Mom, what's the deal with Bai Xiao?" she asked. Having had a brush with death, she was no longer a child and could tell that her mother was very close to Bai Xiao, keeping nothing from her. Thus, Bai Xiao must be fully aware of her situation.
"You're still asking? If it wasn't for Bai Xiao, you would have been dead without anyone knowing. He saved your life," Li Chunmei told her daughter everything, and only then did Liu Hong realize how critical her situation had been.
