Du Zhiyuan's small body trembled in the water as he whimpered softly and swam towards the shore.
The icy pool water lapped over his chest, yet it was nowhere near as piercing as the panic swirling inside him.
His little arms and legs flailed urgently and chaotically, almost choking on the water several times. Tears mixed with the pool water blurred his face and even his vision.
His mind was filled with the scene he just witnessed: his mother leaning into the arms of a stranger, smiling so gently—a truly relaxed smile he hadn't seen since dad left.
He had clearly told his mom that if she could be happy, it wouldn't matter if she found a new dad.
But seeing it for real made him realize how scared he was.
He feared that with a new support, mom would forget dad.
Feared that this new dad wouldn't like him and would take all of mom's attention away.
Feared that from now on, he would no longer have a home.
"Wah~"
