Surrounded by the Billionaire's Deep Doting-Chapter 691 - 531: The Sky Over Beijing Is About to Change (Part 1)
On the day of the funeral, the weather was a bit stifling.
In the hearse, Su Xiaomeng held Yin Shixiu’s portrait, while Shuangshuang and Huang Huang sat beside her with vacant expressions.
The siblings held each other’s hands tightly, not saying a word.
For the past few days, Yin Meng and Shan Minglang had been comforting the two children, telling them that Dad was going to a very far place, a beautiful and serene place...
They used every beautiful word they could think of to describe that place nobody knows.
They tried every possible way to explain "death."
Even if it was just a white lie for another day, it would still be good.
The severed arm was sent for cremation, and Su Xiaomeng stood by, holding Shuangshuang with one hand and Huang Huang with the other.
Perhaps children shouldn’t witness such a scene...
But Su Xiaomeng thought, when her husband was leaving, how could the children not say goodbye?
Would this journey be bright or dark, hot or cold, smooth or full of thorns...
A man like him, when he was alive, protected her and the children. At this moment, she and the children shouldn’t not be by his side.
Silent tears flowed down.
Yin Shihua was crying non-stop beside her.
They were still calling out Yin Shixiu’s name, still praying for him.
After cremation and burial, it was already past six in the evening when they returned to the Yin Family’s home.
On the ride back, Shuangshuang fell asleep in Shan Minglang’s arms, while Su Xiaomeng held Prince Huang.
She gently hummed a warm lullaby,
Huang Huang nestled in her arms, and after a day of silence, Prince Huang suddenly began to cry sorrowfully...
He clutched his chest, looked up with his big red eyes brimming with tears, and said,
"Mom... whenever I think that Dad is gone, my heart just hurts so much."
"..."
"I’m so angry with my heart... it really hurts, Mom... feel it, my heart is broken..."
Shan Minglang and Yin Meng were in the same car, and upon hearing Prince Huang’s sudden words, they couldn’t help but burst into tears.
Su Xiaomeng was shocked by Prince Huang’s words.
For a moment, she couldn’t utter a single sound.
Yin Meng and Shan Minglang had gone to great lengths... even making up stories about "Dad just went on a long trip" ...
Su Xiaomeng quickly tightened her arms and hugged her son closer, lowering her head to kiss Prince Huang’s head.
Originally, Shuangshuang and Huanghuang didn’t understand anything, but the children deeply loved their father, and even though they were just young kids, this love was just as profound and heavy...
Huanghuang was heartbroken, just like her, experiencing the immense sorrow of losing a dearly beloved.
"sob sob..."
In the car, there was the low sobbing of Prince Huang, clutching his little heart...
As if doing so could ease the pain in his heart a bit.
Su Xiaomeng closed her eyes, took a deep breath...
humming a lullaby intermittently...
This was all she could do; no one can endure this for anyone else, so let’s endure it together.
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It was seven in the evening when they returned to the Yin Family’s home.
Bai Fengmao and Bai Sidong’s family came.
Bai Sixian pushed a wheelchair with Su Chengji sitting in it.
Su Chengji, severely injured, looked awful, and the news of Yin Shixiu’s death was even more devastating to his spirit.
"Dad, Mom, you’re here."
Seeing her parents, Su Xiaomeng called out, and the exhausted Prince Huang in her arms was already crying himself to sleep.
In a daze, he seemed to want to sleep; Xiao Meng didn’t wake him but let Ah Su take both Prince Huang and Shuangshuang to the room to rest.
Seeing Su Xiaomeng in this worn-out state, Bai Sixian ached with sorrow, she stepped forward to hold Su Xiaomeng’s cold hand,
"Mengmeng..."
Su Xiaomeng’s lips tugged slightly,
"Mom, have you had dinner yet?"
"We have."
Su Xiaomeng responded and walked to Su Chengji, holding his hand, squatting down,
"Dad, I’m sorry, I haven’t come back sooner to visit you... you’ve suffered..."
Su Chengji looked at Su Xiaomeng, filled with guilt, instinctively trying to look away...
With the bond between a father and daughter, how could Su Xiaomeng not know what he was thinking?
Before her father could speak, Su Xiaomeng quickly said,
"Don’t blame yourself, okay?"
"..."
Su Chengji looked at his young daughter... Not blame himself?
How could he manage that?
If it weren’t for this old man dragging down Yin Shixiu, if it weren’t...
"Shixiu did what he thought was worthy and valuable. If you remain trapped in guilt, he won’t rest in peace."
"Xiaomeng, Dad... it wasn’t worth it!"
"Dad, if it were you, you would have done the same."
"..."
"Not just you, if it were Mom or me, we would have made the same choice. We’re a family, aren’t we?"
Su Chengji’s lips trembled, choked with emotion,
"Blame me then..."
Su Xiaomeng stood slightly, stepping forward to embrace Su Chengji,
"Having you alive is already a blessing within all the misfortune. I’m grateful; how could I be dissatisfied enough to blame you?"
"..."
"Dad, get better soon; Shixiu often said that my occasionally crazy optimism is inherited from you... if you don’t smile, how can I smile?"
"..."
"If I don’t smile, Mom won’t smile either, then how can Shixiu, watching from above, be at ease?"
Su Xiaomeng comforted softly by Su Chengji’s ear.
Su Chengji’s heart felt like a warm bowl of hot water had been poured into it, warm yet scorching.
He nodded,
"Okay, Dad will get better soon. With Shixiu gone, Dad will protect you well."
"Mm!"
Su Xiaomeng nodded earnestly.
Su Chengji leaned to rub against Su Xiaomeng’s head, accidentally knocking off the hat she was wearing.
Immediately...
Su Chengji, Bai Sixian, Bai Sidong’s family, and Mr. Bai... all watched as their hearts shattered.
Su Xiaomeng knew there was no point in hiding it, she scratched her head and said,
"I promised Shixiu we would grow old together! Maybe my hair overheard, so... hehe, I’ll dye it black tomorrow."
"..."
"..."
"Um, I’ll go wash my face and change, I’ll come by later."
"...Okay."
Bai Sixian responded.
Su Xiaomeng smiled softly, left Zheng Garden, and headed toward Jun Garden... 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
But she hadn’t taken a few steps out of Zheng Garden when she heard Su Chengji’s heart-wrenching cry from behind.
Su Xiaomeng’s nose tingled, put her hat back on, and continued to Jun Garden.
In the hall, Su Chengji cried uncontrollably, while Bai Sixian couldn’t help but cover her face...
"Her hair... her hair... sob sob... wwaaah!"
The sorrow in the Yin Family lingered for a long time.
The next morning, Su Xiaomeng really dyed her hair black; Ah Su did it for her, it was a bit rough, but at least all the white hair was covered.
"Young Madam, there are rumors outside about the Yin Group’s stocks dropping due to the Young Master’s death, and negative comments are flying everywhere..."
Ah Su murmured.
Su Xiaomeng sat in the courtyard on a small bamboo chair, draped in a white cloth, looking at the stout phoenix tree in front of her.
"The Yin Group is the Fourth Young Master’s life’s work... and now because of malicious acts, it’s—"
"It’s Shixiu’s life’s work, I won’t let their maliciousness ruin it."
Su Xiaomeng said indifferently.
Ah Su pressed her lips tightly, "Young Madam, the Fourth Young Master really didn’t choose wrong."
Su Xiaomeng’s lips curled slightly,
"You know, I used to long to hear such words?"
She murmured,
"Madam Yin and Mr. Yin are truly a perfect match, Mr. Yin really has a good eye... and so on."
"But I never thought, now hearing it... I feel worse."
"Young Madam, the matter has come to this, you must take care of yourself."
Su Xiaomeng slightly raised her head. In Beijing’s June, even the breeze was fraught with an irritable heat...
The sky was still quite blue, clouds forming various shapes, enabling endless imagination,
"Take care... if not, what else can be done, this sky over Beijing, over the Yin Family, is going to start changing."
