Chapter 40: A Good Opportunity to Show Attentiveness
Even though Shen Meng was scared, she couldn’t show her fear at this moment, especially since she had her child tightly clinging to her leg. If she were to get scared and run away by herself, it would frighten the soul out of the child.
"There’s nothing to worry about, Xiao Kai, there are no ghosts in this world. Let’s pretend we didn’t see anything and go home; we’ll be home soon." She bent down to pick up Lu Ming Kai in her arms, suppressing the urge to run, and quickly walked towards home.
Lu Ming Kai was still young and clung to his mother’s shoulder, closing his eyes out of fear, yet he couldn’t help but open them to look towards that place. Suddenly, something moved there, and he tightened his grip around Shen Meng’s neck.
"Mom, the ghost moved, it really is a ghost, wuwu, Xiao Kai is scared."
Shen Meng herself was frightened, and with Lu Ming Kai’s crying, fear mixed with heartache suddenly turned into anger. She gritted her teeth, turned around, and walked towards the "ghost". She wanted to see what it was that dared to scare her lovely child.
Seeing his mother walking towards the "ghost," Lu Ming Kai’s heart sank. He thought his mother’s soul had been hooked away. He used a trick learned from an old lady he saw before, stretching out his little hand and fiercely pinched Shen Meng’s philtrum.
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Shen Meng: "Hiss! What are you doing, Xiao Kai? That hurts mom so much."
"Mom, you’ve just had your soul hooked away, that’s not the direction to our house, you went the wrong way, Xiao Kai saved you."
Shen Meng: "...."