No one knew what they had talked about, but when Zeng Rou came out, Huo Mian saw her face was livid.
Zeng Rou probably knew Huo Mian and Qin Chu were suspicious of her, so she decided to drop the facade after her bugging mission failed.
After dealing with Zeng Rou, Su Yu returned to the great hall to grab a bite.
Seeing him back, Han Yueyao walked up and asked, “You didn’t eat anything… Tell me what you like to eat, and I’ll go get it for you…”
“Not necessary. I’m not hungry.” Su Yu looked displeased.
“What happened? Did Sister Mian scold you? Haha…”
She thought Su Yu was not happy because Huo Mian called him out and gave him a lecture.
“You know nothing, so stop guessing. Don’t be such smarty pants…”
“Hey… Did you swallow bullets? You’re cranky.”
Han Yueyao felt she came at a bad time…
In one corner of the great hall, Qin Chu’s mother and Qin Ning were soothing the twins.
They were both weeping silently but didn’t explain why or eat anything, making senior Mrs. Qin anxious.
“Well, my precious babies, what’s wrong? Why are you crying?”
“Pudding, you’re crying, too… What’s wrong with you guys?” Qin Ning squatted down before them and asked cautiously.
“Auntie, I’m just blue… Let me be; I’ll feel better in a while.”
Hearing Pudding’s words, Qin Ning was exasperated.
“My majesties, today’s your mommy’s birthday. Can you stop crying on this happy day?”
“Keep crying. When Mian comes, she’ll deal with you kids,” senior Mrs. Qin said in a huff.
Sure enough, Huo Mian and Qin Chu walked toward them.
“Sis, stop crying… Mommy’s here.”
Seeing her mommy, Little Bean immediately stopped her tears and even issued a warning to her sister.
“Even if Mommy is here, I can’t stop crying… The tears are mine; no one can order me to stop crying.”
Despite her usual composure, Pudding was a single-minded girl and it wasn’t easy to change her mind.
“What’s wrong…”
Seeing the tears on his daughters’ faces, Qin Chu strode to their side before Huo Mian did.
“Fine. Now that your Daddy and Mommy are here, I’ll leave you girls to them…”
The old lady stopped soothing the girls and vacated her spot to Qin Chu and Huo Mian, pulling Qin Ning with her.
Before she left, Qin Ning instructed, “Guys, please don’t lecture them. Be patient.”
“I know. They are my daughters… I know how to handle them.” Qin Chu was amused by her words.
“Now tell me what’s bothering you,” standing before the kids, Huo Mian asked calmly.
“Mommy… Wu… I miss Grandpa and Auntie… But…I know they left.”
“Who told you that?” Huo Mian asked the weeping Little Bean.
“Sis said you got us out of there because Grandpa and Auntie were leaving.”
“Yeah, they left.” Huo Mian didn’t lie to them.
Hearing her words, Pudding and Little Bean froze for a moment; then they exchanged a look and bawled even louder.
The twins loved their grandpa; they loved their Auntie Lu Yan even more…
Each time they visited, the kids always felt the time was too short and were sad to see them go. Huo Mian and Qin Chu understood their feelings.
“Do you plan to keep crying until tomorrow morning?” Huo Mian demanded.
