My Youth Began With Him

"I just wanted to give you a surprise."

"Mommy… Wu… You're bad. You caught me off guard."

Little Bean cried uncontrollably and complained that her mom didn't give her a warning and made her shed tears of happiness.

Pudding also shed tears, but as usual, she didn't say as much as Little Bean did.

"Mom, it's wonderful that you came home safe. Thank God." Pudding held her hands together as if she was sending thanks to God.

Watching the two little kids, Huo Mian's heart almost melted.

"Come and let Mommy kiss you…"

Not caring for her image, she held her daughters and kissed them repeatedly as if she couldn't get enough.

"Mommy, is the baby okay?" a thought dawned on Pudding and she asked solemnly.

"It's fine. Don't worry."

"Yeah! Awesome!"

"Seeing your mom, you just ignore your dad, right?" Qin Chu crossed his arms before his chest, playing cool with them.

"Of course not. We love you as much as we love Mom," Little Bean immediately said the words to please her dad.

"Really? But who just badmouthed me behind my back?"

"Ahem… It must've been Handsome Su." Little Bean immediately placed the blame on Su Yu.

Huo Mian stood up with a chuckle and looked at Su Yu.

She had thought he'd retort after the kids jokingly made him the scapegoat.

After all, it was Su Yu's high-profile style.

But she was mistaken.

She glanced around and saw Su Yu standing alone at the table with his back to them, seeming to be wiping away tears secretly.

The sight brought a lump in her throat.

"Babies, go to your dad. I'll say hello to Uncle Su."

Huo Mian stood up and asked the two kids to go to Qin Chu.

The twins went to their dad obediently.

Huo Mian walked to stand behind Su Yu.

"Su Yu."

"Huh?" Su Yu answered but didn't look back.

"What's wrong with you?"

"I'm fine."

"Then turn around and let me see you."

"Well, we're old friends and you know how I look. Haha! You don't have to see me."

"No. Turn around," Huo Mian demanded forcefully.

Resigned, Su Yu turned around.

The others saw his eyes were red-rimmed… Obviously, he had cried.

There were still tears on both sides of his nose.

"Whoa… Handsome Su cried," Little Bean said.

"They are tears of happiness, right?" Pudding guessed.

Qin Chu didn't speak but understood Su Yu's feelings; after all, his feelings for Huo Mian were and had always been different from others.

"You cried?" Huo Mian's heart ached for him because she had never seen Su Yu like this.

"No. It's… I tell you we can't eat sashimi at this restaurant because the wasabi is too damned spicy. I just couldn't bear it. Haha!" Su Yu tried desperately to conceal his emotions.

Huo Mian glanced at the table and saw only steak, spaghetti, and ice cream; there was no sashimi.

Obviously, he was using this awkward excuse to conceal his loss of composure.

Huo Mian didn't expose his lie; instead, she pulled out a tissue from the nearby box and handed it to him.

"I'm fine… The baby is fine, too. Everyone is fine."

"That's great," Su Yu said with a smile.

"Su Yu."

"Huh?"

"Don't worry about me. I'm back safe and standing before you alive," Huo Mian said solemnly.

Hearing her comforting words, Su Yu burst into tears again.