But they hadn't been hugging for long when Su Yun's anxious voice called from the doorway, "Xiao Yi, have you found Jiao Jiao?"
Their courtyard home was a single-family residence with its own main gate, unlike the large, communal courtyards that housed many different families.
Since it was just family inside and the main gate was locked, it shouldn't have been possible for someone to just go missing so late at night.
But when Su Yun pushed the door open and saw the two of them embracing, she froze.
Even then, Shen Yi was reluctant to let go. Qin Jiao pushed him away and said to Su Yun, "Mom, I was over in the little study. I fell asleep while reading, so Shen Yi didn't see me and thought I was somewhere else."
The image of the two of them embracing filled Su Yun's mind, along with the red "double happiness" characters pasted on the windowpanes nearby.
