Mo Yuxin smiled, but her eyes were serious. "The Central Continent is where you belong, or at least where your road should continue. Staying in this small city forever was never the right ending for either of you."
Shen Mingyue's gaze changed. It carried gratitude, but also the unspoken weight of all the years she had not been there.
Mo Yuxin saw it and waved a hand. "Don't look at me like that. If you really feel guilty, just take care of them properly."
"I will," Shen Mingyue said.
"You'd better."
Mo Lan reached out then, touching Mo Yuxin's hand. "And you?"
Mo Yuxin covered her mother's hand with her own. "I'll go do what I always do. Cause trouble, survive it, come back stronger."
Su Yubing added calmly, "I'll make sure she does not cause too much trouble."
Mo Yuxin looked offended. "So little faith."
"Not little," Su Yubing said. "Accurate."
Mo Feng, still half asleep, murmured, "Big sister causes a lot of trouble."
The entire table laughed.
