"Mother, I will join the military academy tomorrow morning since it's Monday, you don't have to worry about me..." Tinghao nervously spoke up after the nurses tended to him, disinfecting those scratches and applying a medicinal cream to them. He was okay and so ready since it was the same as a boarding school.
"Momma, me too... I just need a uniform and a few essential things for staying in the military camp!" Since their mother hadn't abandoned them, then it was easier to lessen her troubles and choose a path for themselves; they knew they just showed up abruptly and their mother wouldn't prioritize them as they hadn't been together since birth.
They didn't want to have any expectations and be hurt along the way. Their relationship hadn't materialized into any tighter bond, and they didn't mind receiving the least from her, so long as she tried to remember their existence.
