234 Lack of Security (1/2)

He scratched his head with his fingers, and his eyes grew darker. Li Manni continued to go in and out of his office without noticing that at the moment, a look of frustration flashed in the man's eyes.

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Xia Ruoxin returned to the hospital. She could hear her daughter's cries from afar.

Startled, she started running towards the sound.

The closer she got, the more certain she was that it was Rainy's voice. However, why was she crying? Was she being naughty? Why was she crying in such a heart-wrenching way?

”Mommy… I want Mommy…” The toddler's voice was hoarse from crying, and there was the nurse's constant coaxing voice. Only that the child had no intention of stopping.

Her daughter would seldom cry, much less making a fuss like this.

She ran in and saw the tiny frame, shoulders shaking with two streaks of tears rolling off her eyes. Her face was flushed from crying.

Her tiny arms clutched tightly at her doll while the nurse's hand patted her little back.

”Mommy…” She kept crying and coughing no matter how much coaxing the nurse gave.

”Rainy, don't cry. Your mother will be here soon.”

The child kept crying which caused a few nurses to fumble.