Yu Dong was visibly upset about what happened to Lang Hui but she didn't show it on her face, yet her husbands could still tell her just how upset she was, she sucked in a breath and blinked away the tears in her eyes. She didn't want to worry them but it looks like she still ended up worrying them, how pathetic—— she couldn't save the kid and even caused her husbands to worry about her. Sniffing, she hugged the two of them as she tried to take as much strength as she could from the two before pulling away and smiling at them, only when she pulled away did she see that her husbands were crying in her stead.

  She smiled and wiped the tears that were cascading down their cheeks as she let out a watery chuckle. " Why are you two crying? I should be the one crying." She peered over at the little Lang Hui who was still so young yet was paralysed to his bed. "I couldn't even save the little kid, so shouldn't I be the one who should be crying?"

  Shen Li shook his head and got on his tippy toes before rubbing his nose with hers. " You did everything that you could have done for the kid, it's not like you tried to hold yourself back, right? I saw you giving it your all—— it's just." He paused and then very hesitatingly added, " Those who are born with a fate that's full of sufferings, have no choice but to suffer, it's not because you didn't try hard, it is just the destiny of that child… maybe he will get better after a while?"

  Ye Liu also nodded by her side as he breezed his arms up and down hers. " That's right, didn't you save the child in Chu Chang's womb as well, it's not that you aren't trying enough but you also need to remember that you aren't a God, there are something's that you can't do, no matter how powerful you are."

  He was right, she was not God and she couldn't save everyone. Even Lang Hui was supposed to die if not for her stubborn interference he would have been dead instead of just being paralysed. But at the same time, Yu Dong couldn't help but feel that instead of living the life of paralysed mer maybe Lang Hui would have preferred to die because a mer with a disability was a mer that was no better than dead.

  In the future, if she couldn't help him get back on his feet then who knows what will happen to poor Lang Hui.

  She shook her head, no —- there was no such thing as ' couldn't', she had to do it. She has to get Lang Hui on his feet because she has seen what people in this era did to mers whose cinnabar were not as vibrant as others…just because they were worried that the mer wouldn't be able to get pregnant they dropped them to a brothel or sent them to rich ladies as toys.

  It wasn't even a big thing and yet they were treated like this —— if Lang Hui couldn't walk and his lower body didn't heal itself on time then saving him today would be similar to pushing him to the edge of the cliff and killing him.

  " Dong Dong?" called Shen Li as he cupped her face and made her look at him, his tone stern and strict. " You are not going to blame yourself for this, you hear me? If you continue to blame yourself then I will…I will…"

  " Bitch slap you, that's what I am going to do," said Chen Mi as he walked inside with a huff and placed the bowl of medicinal herbs on the table and marched up to her with his hands firmly planted on his waist. " Listen to me wife, you did your best and there was nothing that you could have done, and if you dare to blame yourself even for a second, I swear I will smack that pretty face of yours,"

  Chen Mi was so young that it was hard to believe that he was a mer who was married and had a child with someone. Thus, when he huffed and puffed, it was a rather cute sight, with his face turning red as his cheeks puffed up and resembled an angry chick. When Yu Dong didn't reply to him, he turned to look at Fang Chi who was standing there helplessly not understanding what to do, when another idea popped in his head and he whirled his head back at Yu Dong and loudly exclaimed, " If you continue blaming yourself then Brother Chi will get angry as well and will kick you out of his room!"

  Fang Chi who was dragged into the argument jumped like a startled cat and stuttered. " I …when did I … How can I do something like this——"

  Before he could finish his sentence, Chen Mi rushed toward him and threateningly whispered. " Yes, you can."

  When Fang Chi was still hesitating, Chen Mi tilted his head and gave him the 'look' that made Fang Chi instantly change his tune as he shouted, " Yes, if you keep blaming yourself… you will …… you will have to sleep on the couch tonight."

  Then he looked at Chen Mi with a ' how did I do' expression that caused Chen Mi to shoot him a weird 'are you serious?' expression. Nonetheless, he still turned around and looked at Yu Dong with a smug look, " You see that? If you dare to blame yourself for something that was out of your control, you better be prepared to face our wrath!"

  He even smacked the air for a good measure.

  Shen Li and Ye Liu were shocked by what Chen Mi said and neither of them knew what to say to him—- what was this? What kind of things was he saying to their wife?

  They wanted to scold Chen Mi but then —-

  Yu Dong burst out laughing as she strode forward and hugged Chen Mi and Fang Chi, a rare true smile blossoming on her face. " Hahaha, Mi you are really one in a million —— God knows what would I have done without you?"

  Chen Mi: "….." it sounds like praise so why does it feel like she was pulling his leg?