234 Lack of Security (2/2)

”Rainy.” Xia Ruoxin rushed forward. Upon hearing her voice, Rainy finally stopped crying. However, beads of tears continued to fall from her red and swollen eyes.

”Mommy…” she called out to Xia Ruoxin in a grievance. She reached out with both her hands.

Xia Ruoxin scooped her daughter into her arms. When she rested her hand on her daughter's head, she realized she had half of her hair left, and it's getting lesser.

How could this happen?

”Miss Xia, Rainy knew she had lost a lot of hair, and she was worried she would become bald. She started crying and wouldn't stop no matter how we coaxed her,” a nurse explained apologetically. It hurt so much to hear the child's pitiful cries.

Xia Ruoxin shifted her hand gingerly and placed it on her daughter's shoulders instead.

”Rainy, were you crying because of this?” She lowered her head and asked her daughter who was clutching her clothes.

Rainy's nose sniffed. ”Mommy, will I become ugly once I'm bald? Will you not want me when I become bald?” She squeezed herself carefully in Xia Ruoxin's embrace, afraid she would be forgotten or abandoned. Perhaps, Xia Ruoxin had been too occupied recently and neglected Rainy's existing lack of security.

She had always been an overly sensitive child.

”How could I? Mommy loves Rainy the most. Have you forgotten that? You are Mommy's little angel. How could I abandon you?” Xia Ruoxin placed her hands on her daughter's face and wiped her tears away tenderly. How could she abandon her precious baby? She would not be herself without Rainy.

”Really? Mommy will still love me even if I'm bald?” the child asked carefully. There was a look of unhidden fear in her red eyes.