Do Not Approach

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And if Sister Qin wasn't happy, it must have something to do with Teacher Mu.

Xiaohua's innocent words were direct and cut straight to the heart.

Mu Xiaoxiao's heart ached, and she lowered her head.

Xiaohua continued softly, "I went to see her, but she didn't talk. She just taught me words and kept looking toward the door, like she was waiting for something."

What was she waiting for? Xiaohua didn't know.

The little kid's words hit Xiaoxiao like a heavy blow. There were things Mu Xiaoxiao couldn't say, and the young miss couldn't express them either. But now, Xiaohua had said it aloud, striking a chord deep in Xiaoxiao's heart.

"Teacher Mu, you need to be happy," Xiaohua said, looking into Xiaoxiao's eyes. "That way, Sister Qin can be happy too."

......

It had been a long time since Mu Xiaoxiao's emotions had stirred so deeply. She wanted to say something, but her throat felt constricted.

Zhang Qiao, still holding her phone, noticed something was off and walked over. "What's wrong?"

Mu Xiaoxiao shook her head, eyes half-lowered. "Nothing..."

"Come on, it's a video call from our mom and Qiuqiu."

Mu Xiaoxiao never checked her phone while teaching, so she'd missed several of Qiuqiu's calls. Eventually, Qiuqiu had started pestering Zhang Qiao instead.

As the video connected, Qiuqiu spotted the little girl crouching on the ground practicing her writing. Her smile froze. "Sis, who's that?"

Mu Xiaoxiao, distracted, took the phone and pointed it toward Xiaohua. "That's your little sister-Xiaohua."

"Who wants a little sister? I'm still a kid!"

Qiuqiu was recovering well and had been discharged from the hospital to rest at home, with Su Qiuyun taking care of her, nursing her to a healthy, chubby state.

Xiaohua curiously looked up at the camera and met Qiuqiu's gaze.

"Mom! What a beautiful little girl."

Look at those bright, watery eyes, look at that fair little skin, look at that cute nose that's perfect for sliding down a slide.

Qiuqiu stared at Xiaohua in shock, covering her mouth with one hand, struggling to accept the reality: "Sister, it hasn't been long at all, and you've already got a new little sister. Do you even care about me?"

Mu Xiaoxiao: ...

She's really crazy.

When they treated her heart back then, they should have knocked her head open and fixed it too.

Qiuqiu glared at Xiaohua, then turned to Xiaoxiao: "I knew it! You think I'm ugly, so you have to find a pretty little sister to feel secure."

She covered her chest: "I didn't expect that one day I'd become one of those pitiful characters in your writing-I-"

Su Qiuyun pulled Qiuqiu aside, taking the phone to look at Xiaoxiao: "Why are you so thin? Is it because of not adjusting well to the environment?"

A mother worries thousands of miles away, Mu Xiaoxiao, afraid of her mom being worried, cheerfully replied, "Not at all! The air in the village is good, and there are fewer cars. I've been doubling my five kilometers to ten!"

Su Qiuyun observed her, she really had lost quite a bit of weight, her chin a little sharper, but her complexion was still fine.

After asking about the situation on Xiaoxiao's side, she told her about Qiuqiu's state, and everything was relatively stable.