"Do adults feel scared too?" Xia Mo asked curiously.
"Of course! We are also humans!" Qiao Mei said firmly.
"Aunt-in-law, then what are you scared of?" Xia Mo continued.
Qiao Mei looked at the children playing in the courtyard and said, "Them. I feel scared when they get sick or if something happens to them. I also feel scared if something happens to your uncle-in-law. Also, if anything should happen to your great-grandfather Qiao, I'll also be sad."
"Does my mother feel this way too?" Xia Mo asked.
"Yes, she's the same too. Everyone loves you," Qiao Mei said firmly.
Xia Mo nodded in understanding. That knot in her heart that had been bothering her for a long time had finally been untied.
"Do you want to live with your mother or your grandmother?" Qiao Mei asked.
Xia Mo replied without a second thought, "With my mother!"
"Then are you ready to face Gao Long and your younger brother?" Qiao Mei asked again.
