Chapter 167 It’s You...
Tu Hengsha had already dried her tears and seemed nonchalant by the time she entered the house.
"Mom!" She could smell the fragrance of food at the door already; it must be Mom making ginger duck. "Smells so good!"
Shu Hui turned her head and smiled, as serene and gentle as ever, as if she hadn’t been to the prison today. "It’ll be ready soon! All your favorite dishes."
"You’re the best, Mom!" Tu Hengsha hugged Shu Hui from behind, resting her face on Shu Hui’s neck and gently swaying. The evening smoke, the peaceful passage of time, it all remained unchanged.
Shu Hui was sensitive, and with Tu Hengsha behaving like this, she immediately sensed her daughter’s emotional fluctuations.
"Did you... see him?" Shu Hui turned around and embraced her daughter.
"Yeah..." Tu Hengsha snuggled in Shu Hui’s arms. "But he didn’t talk to me, we had no conversation. Mom, do you feel it’s a pity not to see him?"
"What about you? Do you regret not being able to talk to him?" Shu Hui stroked her back.
Tu Hengsha shook her head in her embrace. "At first, I had complicated emotions, resentment, hatred, longing, reluctance, unwillingness... too many, but later, there was nothing at all. Mom, what about you? Are you sad?"
Shu Hui gave a bitter smile. "It’s been twenty years, no amount of sadness can last twenty years. All these years, I’ve grown accustomed to being without him. Suddenly meeting would feel unfamiliar, it’s actually more comforting not to. Let’s leave it at that... Little Sha, I hope you don’t think your mother is heartless."
Tu Hengsha shook her head. "Mom, I’m used to it too, just the two of us are quite fine. I also want to say, let’s just leave it like that." She paused, then asked, "But Mom, since that’s the case, why didn’t you find someone new?"