There was no trace of Fourth Master Xiao in the room anymore. She felt the clothes on her body and realized she was dressed neatly, and even the bedsheets had been changed. Her face reddened involuntarily, and she coughed as she looked at Mrs. Zhou and said, "I know, go call Chunliu, you can go rest."
Mrs. Zhou nodded hastily and retreated. Xiqiu then took Zhi's hand and sat up. "Did you miss your mother, Zhi?" she said as she lifted the quilt and got out of bed, squatting to hold Zhi in her arms. "Have you had breakfast?"
"Yes, yes!" Zhi nodded in response to Xiqiu, then pointed outside, "Play, play!"
These past two days, he learned several new words, but still couldn't say two-word phrases. Xiqiu nodded as she listened. "Mother needs to freshen up, I'll take you out to play in a bit, okay?"
Zhi pouted briefly but did not insist further.
