"Mother, youāre finally awake! Iāve called you so many times, I thought something happened to you."
"Lele!" Yang Chuxia sat up quickly, "Why are you back so soon?"
"Oh dear, Mother, what are you saying? It sounds like youāre upset because I came back early." Lele pouted, his lips sticking out like he could hang an oil pot from them.
Rarely seeing her son like this, she couldnāt help but laugh, "I misspoke. Itās just a bit surprising. Your father only sent people to pick you up a couple of days ago."
"Hehe," Lele chuckled, "Mother, you should tell Dad to call them back. They wonāt find me; I didnāt actually go far. Iāve been living up in the mountains these past few days."
"In the mountains? How did you end up there? Which mountain?"
"The mountain behind the Luo Familyās cemetery." Lele proudly knocked his head against Yang Chuxiaās blanket, "Who would have thought Iād be bold enough to live near someoneās cemetery? The day Dad and the Luo Family left, Uncle Ye Er and I came back. Weāve been on the mountain this whole time."
"Yesterday, Uncle Ye Er went into town, found out you guys were okay, so I came down the mountain with them." Lele looked a bit downcast, "Mother, I know about my little brother. Donāt worry, Xiao Er is so smart, heāll be fine."
"Yes, Mother believes that." Yang Chuxia stroked her sonās small face, noticing he had slimmed down and his skin had become rough. Living on the mountain, she could imagine, was not easy.
"Such cold weather, I never thought you could manage on the mountain."
"Mother, itās not cold up there." Lele laughed, "Did you forget? We took our luggage with us when we left. We moved everything up the mountain."
"How did you hide so well? Your father and I went to that mountain and didnāt run into you. It would have spared you a few days of hardship."
"But my son is smart, hiding in such unique spots that itās hard for regular folks to find him."
"Hehe."
Lele was quite embarrassed by his motherās praise.
"Mother, hurry and get up. Iāll keep you company for breakfast."
With that, he ran out with a little patter of feet.
Yang Chuxia chuckled softly, quickly getting herself ready, and when she came out, Ming Lan had already prepared the food.
"Wow, home-cooked meals are the best. In the mountains, all we ate was roasted meat every day. It tasted good but gets you heated up if you eat too much."
"Now that youāre back home, eat whatever you like. Mother will have the kitchen make delicious meals for you every day." Seeing a little grain of rice sticking to the corner of his mouth, she raised her hand to wipe it off.
Thinking to herself, this son of hers was always so elegant, eating so leisurely, but now he gobbles down food.
"Thank you, Mother!"
When Ye Ziāan came back, he was quite surprised to see his eldest son, and when he learned heād been hiding in the mountains, his eye twitched.
This child, how brave he must be. After what happened with the incense scare, he still dared to live near the Luo Familyās cemetery.
Who wouldāve thought a kid would dare to hide in such a place?
From that moment, Ye Ziāan felt completely at ease with his eldest son. Bold and careful, with such brains, he was truly proud.
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It was night again, and the people at Prince Anās Mansion were all asleep, leaving a few night watchmen dozing off.
Suddenly, they felt a chill wind blow in, pushing the window ajar. Then they witnessed a startling scene.