Xia Mingyu’s emotions were in complete chaos. She stared blankly at Si Konghuai, unable to react at all.
Lu Ning had been quietly observing her. Seeing her expression, he could already guess that she had realized the truth.
How pitiful. What a tragedy!
He also wondered how Si Konghuai would handle this.
Si Konghuai did not know Xia Mingyu, but he recognized her immediately—the woman holding a little rice-dumpling-like child that looked exactly like him, with Lu Ning standing beside her.
At a glance, he already knew.
This was the mother of the children. The woman from that night.
His handsome face tightened, his whole body going stiff.
Si Konghuai stared straight at Xia Mingyu.
Xia Mingyu had specially tidied herself up today just to meet the man who had saved her child.
She had not applied any strange substances to her face, and her hair was neatly tied up, revealing a delicate, beautiful face the size of a palm.
Though her clothes were still simple, they were clean—and on her slender figure, even a rough garment looked beautiful.
After realizing the truth, her beautiful almond eyes filled with mist.
She bit her lip tightly, her gaze at Si Konghuai filled with shock, resentment, and grievance.
Si Konghuai felt as if he had been burned by that gaze. Guilt surged up, and he lowered his eyes, unable to meet hers.
But the train station was small, and with his tall build and long stride, he quickly arrived in front of her.
Neither of them could calm their emotions.
Only the two little rice-dumpling children knew nothing and cried out excitedly.
“Brother! I missed you! You’re finally back!”
“Brother, sob sob…”
YuanYuan, the crybaby, immediately hugged TuanTuan and burst into tears.
TuanTuan also hugged his younger brother tightly, tears streaming down his face, though he tried hard to maintain his “big brother” dignity.
He wiped his tears quickly and gently wiped YuanYuan’s face as well.
“Don’t cry, YuanYuan. Brother is here.”
Then he looked at Xia Mingyu with wet eyes.
“Mom, what’s wrong?”
“Did someone scare you?”
“I’m fine! This uncle saved me, and he even bought me a lot of food!”
TuanTuan explained earnestly.
But what he didn’t know was that the person who scared Xia Mingyu the most… was exactly that “uncle.”
“Comrade Xia, I…”
Si Konghuai looked at her and spoke.
But Xia Mingyu snapped back to reality, shivering slightly. She forced herself to shake her head.
“Comrade Si Kong!”
“Thank you for saving my son. Our production team leader has also prepared a meal to thank you. Please come with us.”
“We’ll have a simple meal together.”
She forced out a stiff smile and suddenly took TuanTuan from his hands, turning away with both children.
It didn’t matter anymore.
Whether he was that man from that night or not—it no longer mattered.
Her children were hers. She would never let anyone take them away.
“Comrade Xia, listen to me!”
Si Konghuai stepped forward quickly and grabbed her arm.
“I won’t harm you or take the children away.”
“I swear on my military rank—there was a misunderstanding about what happened back then.”
At that moment, he had essentially admitted it.
Xia Mingyu understood everything instantly.
Her eyes turned red again as she bit her lip hard.
“Sorry.”
Finally, under the pressure of the crowd and the situation, she nodded slightly.
She agreed to talk.
Lu Ning immediately took the two children away.
Si Konghuai led Xia Mingyu to a quieter corner.
There was no one around now.
He looked at her directly.
“Comrade Xia, I believe you already guessed it from my face.”
“I am TuanTuan and YuanYuan’s father.”