Surrounded by the Billionaire's Deep Doting-Chapter 684 - 524: Peace in Pieces

And she, perhaps suffering from still being in the plane’s journey, was unable to get news about Yin Shixiu in time.

So, she could only wait.

Waiting for the call back from Shan Mingxu, waiting for a result...

Claire made dinner, and it was a sumptuous one. Claire’s skills in cooking Chinese food improved significantly.

The thickness of the egg custard was just right, and both Shuangshuang and Huanghuang loved it.

Spoonful after spoonful, they mixed it with white rice, allowing Shuangshuang and Huanghuang to eat a few more bites.

"Mom, you eat too!"

Shuangshuang lowered his head, shoveling the rice into his mouth with gusto.

His large, mischievous eyes glanced at his overly quiet mother as he ate, noticing her staring blankly at the food on the table, he couldn’t help but remind her.

However, Su Xiaomeng didn’t hear at all.

Prince Huang gave Su Xiaomeng a pat on the back—

"Ah!"

Just that small action made Su Xiaomeng scream out!

The spoon in her hand also fell onto the dining table.

Claire knew that something had happened to Yin Shixiu in Beijing.

She wasn’t entirely clear on the details, but from Su Xiaomeng’s current distracted state, Claire could guess...

Mr. Yin’s safety was indeed worrisome at this time.

"Mom..."

Prince Huang was also startled by Su Xiaomeng’s scream, his big eyes wide open, now staring at Su Xiaomeng with a bit of a blank look.

"Mom, what’s wrong with you?"

"Ah? Oh... it’s nothing, nothing..."

Su Xiaomeng said, quickly trying to pick up the spoon that had fallen on the table, but as she reached out, her hand knocked over the glass of water on the table...

"Crack!"

The glass broke.

Su Xiaomeng’s heart suddenly sank, her big eyes helplessly watching the floor covered in shattered glass...

Claire hurried over,

"Madam, please don’t move, I’ll clean it up."

Saying that, Claire crouched down and carefully picked up the larger pieces of broken glass from the floor.

"Claire... do you think this is a bad omen?"

Su Xiaomeng murmured, her voice ethereal.

Claire quickly looked up and said to Su Xiaomeng,

"Madam, don’t scare yourself. There’s an old Chinese saying, a good man is naturally protected by heaven, he will be fine."

A good man is naturally protected by heaven...

Su Xiaomeng silently repeated this phrase in her heart.

Is Yin Shixiu a good man?

The left side of her chest felt like a drum was beating, the intense anxiety made her chest tight, a little hard to breathe.

Seeing Su Xiaomeng’s face really didn’t look good, Claire quickly added,

"Right, don’t you Chinese also say ’broken safe’?"

"..."

"It’s a good omen, really a good omen!"

Claire smiled comfortingly.

"Mom, what are you talking about?"

Prince Huang, always sensitive, sensed something amiss just by watching Su Xiaomeng’s expression.

So, with a hint of fear and anxiety, Prince Huang blinked his eyes and looked straight at Su Xiaomeng, asking.

Xiao Meng moved her lips, looked at Prince Huang, and lightly laughed,

"’Broken safe’, wasn’t talking about anyone."

"’Sleep safely’?"

Shuangshuang, cheeks puffed with rice, puzzled, repeated it, and then asked,

"What does it mean?"

Su Xiaomeng picked up her chopsticks again, put some green vegetables in her bowl, and while eating nonchalantly, explained,

"The ’broken safe’ means... accidentally breaking a bowl, or a cup, is actually a good omen. It will protect our cherished family members’ safety."

As soon as Prince Huang heard, he immediately said,

"I want to protect Dad’s safety!"

"..."

"Hope Dad comes home soon!"

"Okay."

Su Xiaomeng nodded.

"Then I also want Dad to be safe! Want Dad to come home soon!"

Shuangshuang quickly raised his oily hands, shouting slogans with his brother!

"Yes, Dad will definitely be safe, once he finishes work, he will come home immediately!"

Su Xiaomeng said seriously and firmly.

She wasn’t talking to Shuangshuang and Huanghuang, it seemed more like a form of self-hypnosis.

After dinner, Su Xiaomeng returned to her room, keeping the video connected, she asked Yin Meng,

"Is there any news yet?"

Yin Meng shook her head,

"Not yet..."

Su Xiaomeng nodded, with a faint smile on her face, noticing Yin Meng’s furrowed brows, she also reassured,

"It’s okay, no news in a way is good news."

Seeing Su Xiaomeng still relatively calm, Yin Meng couldn’t help but say,

"I believe uncle will be fine, Mingxu personally took people to rescue him, they are all professionally trained, I think there won’t be any problem."

"Yes, Mingxu is very reliable."

Su Xiaomeng responded, then asked, "Are your grandparents not asleep yet?"

Yin Meng looked up at the two elderly, their expressions somber to the point of stiffness, and sighed slightly,

"How could they sleep... if something really happened to uncle, I fear grandparents won’t be able to bear it..."

"It will be fine."

Su Xiaomeng said.

"Have Shuangshuang and Huanghuang finished dinner?"

"Yes, Claire is playing with them for a bit, then they’ll take a bath and get ready for bed."

"...Okay."

"I’ll keep the video on, I’ll tidy up the dining room a bit, inform me immediately if there’s any news."

"Okay."

Yin Meng agreed, Su Xiaomeng then left the bedroom, it was only when her hand touched the wall that she realized how much she was trembling.

The dining room and living room didn’t really need Su Xiaomeng to clean, but she just needed to do something.

If she only stayed idle, waiting for news, counting the "tick-tock" passing seconds...

She feared she would be driven mad by countless terrible speculations in her mind.

At the very least, she needed to find something to divert her attention...

When Claire finished cleaning Shuangshuang and Huanghuang and exited the children’s room, she saw Su Xiaomeng sitting on the sofa, holding a broom, her forehead resting on it, motionless.

"Madam..."

Hearing Claire’s voice, Su Xiaomeng finally moved and looked up...

"Madam, if you’re tired, go back to rest."

"Are they already asleep?"

"Yes, they are already asleep."

Su Xiaomeng initially wanted to do something to distract herself, but her mind was in chaos, she couldn’t do anything, her fingers hadn’t stopped trembling.

No news... is good news.

But so far there’s still no news...

Su Xiaomeng found it really hard to think of anything optimistic and positive anymore.

"Alright, I’ll go back to my room, you should rest early after tidying up."

"Okay."

Su Xiaomeng returned to the bedroom, picked up the tablet, and the video connection hadn’t been cut off.

Her nerves taut with high tension, Su Xiaomeng felt extremely exhausted.

As she let out a breath, she then heard a mournful wail coming from the other side of the tablet...

Su Xiaomeng’s heart suddenly jumped...

Following the mournful wail, came intermittent cries...

What’s... going on?

They... what are they crying about?

Why... are they crying so sorrowfully, so painfully?

Su Xiaomeng grasped the tablet tightly, murmuring,

"Is there, is there news, Mom?"