637 The Secret About the Past 255 (2/2)

Noticing how aggrieved Wen Yuechan looked, Jin Yiheng interjected, ”Xiaoxi, tell us, why are you so insistent on refusing to let Yuechan come along?”

”Because she called me fat in the past,” Long Xiaoxi said without hesitation. After all, she was only a four-year-old child who doesn't think twice before she speaks.

”Was she wrong about that?” Jin Yiheng blurted, which was the to the shock of everyone, including himself. It seemed like it was too late to try to comfort her.

Dumbfounded, Long Xiaoxi stood rooted to the ground, staring at Jin Yiheng in disbelief while being at a loss for words.

Her sudden silence caused an awkward tension to fill the air.

Wen Yuechan was the only one who was as happy as a lark. Jin Yiheng was defending me just now, wasn't he? she thought to herself.

”Xiaoxi, you're forever Brother's little princess. I don't find you fat at all,” Long Wenlun said, breaking the silence.

Long Xiaoxi nodded as tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. ”I'm going to go look for Mommy.”

She turned around and scurried away.

Due to the fact that she was running too quickly, the hat on her head flew away, exposing her bald head.

Although the hair salon had already turned her hair into a buzz cut, a chubby girl like her really did not look great with a bald head.

Apart from Long Wenlun and Zhong Minhe, it was everyone else's first time seeing her bald.

Jin Yiheng had never seen it either.

However, he finally saw it now.

Long Xiaoxi bent forward to pick up her hat, which she put back onto her head. This time, she did not sprint away and instead walked back home slowly.

As soon as she stepped foot inside the living room, Mei Yangyang saw the tears on her face and asked in astonishment, ”Baby, what's wrong?”

”Nothing,” Long Xiaoxi answered dejectedly.

She returned to her room, where she sprawled herself across the bed and began bawling loudly.

Mei Yangyang only understood the situation after asking her son.

Thus, she constantly tried to console Long Xiaoxi.

”Mommy will tell Daddy not to allow that girl to go.”

”No, if you don't let her go, Brother Yiheng is going to think that I was the one behind it. Mommy, Brother Yiheng doesn't like me anymore,” said Long Xiaoxi, choking with sobs.

”Why not? Our Xiaoxi is so cute and adorable.”

Long Xiaoxi shook her head in disagreement.

”Mommy, get out, please. I'd like to take a nap.”

”Alright, be good, don't brood over it.”

Once Mei Yangyang left, Long Xiaoxi leaned against the window and stared at the backyard.

The children were having a joyous game of soccer in the backyard, seemingly having a whale of a time.

At this moment, she continued to stare quietly for a long time.

The four-year-old child experienced her first heartbreak.

——

In Sanqiao Estate, An Xiaoning sat cross-legged on the couch with the new proposal file in hand.

Lin Mingxi was seated beside her, opposite the film director, Jing Tian.

A deafening silence filled the living room as An Xiaoning kept her eyes fixed on the document she was holding.

After half an hour, An Xiaoning finally put the proposal away and looked at Jing Tian in awe. ”I can't help but say that you've always been a splendid director. You've always had the eye for selecting great films. I'm particularly interested in one of the few scripts you've mentioned in the proposal,” she said.