"…Mama… you're always with Lian. Cari wants to be with Mama too."
Just as Qiong Xing suspected, Cari had been feeling uneasy.
"Mama… don't want Cari anymore?"
"Of course, no," Qiong Xing said immediately. "I'm very happy that Cari is here. Lian is important, but Cari is also my precious family. Or… has Cari started to dislike this kind of mama?"
"No! Cari loves Mama!"
"I also loves Cari very much. So please stay with me forever, alright?"
"Okay!"
When Qiong Xing hugged him tightly, Cari smiled and hugged him back just as firmly.
"Lian is also my child," he continued gently. "She will surely like Cari too. What should I do if she says she loves her big brother and then refuses to play with me because she only wants to play with his big brother?"
"Cari is here! Cari is here!"
Qiong Xing had only meant it as a joke, but Cari quickly insisted that it would be fine because he was there.
