He did not know whether his feelings truly reached them.
Still, he believed it was better than doing nothing.
Perhaps it would bring peace to himself.
And perhaps it would bring peace to his parents as well, if they were somehow still watching over him from nearby.
"I see. If they were your parents, I would've liked to meet them too."
"I would've liked to introduce you to them. I'm sure they would've been delighted. It's unfortunate that I couldn't show them my wonderful family, but that's exactly why I built this place. I want them to watch over all of you from here."
If he was included among that wonderful family, then it made him very happy.
When Cari looked up, Qiong Xing smiled as if confirming exactly that.
For a moment, Cari felt tears threatening to spill from his eyes.
Mama always treated it as the most natural thing in the world to call him family.
Smiling, Cari nodded back.
...
"I want to eat meat."
"....."
