Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?
Chapter 423: Choosing Mom

Chapter 423: Chapter 423: Choosing Mom

This "Mom", Zhang Yuxia didn’t react for a moment, after all, Shen Junzhe had been deceased for over a year. She just inexplicably felt it sounded familiar.

Turning her head to look, she saw a small figure stumbling towards her.

"Slow down."

Zhang Yuxia instinctively opened her arms, suddenly feeling something was off.

She rubbed her eyes, looked up at the sun in the sky. The sound of the waves seemed to turn into a buzzing, making her feel dizzy and lightheaded.

Am I having a heat stroke?

But if so, being able to see Xiao Zhe again seemed nice.

So she took large strides to meet him. The salty sea breeze brushed her face, bringing a touch of coolness.

It made her regain a bit of clarity, her movement paused. But at this moment, the little guy had already run over, hugged her legs.

"Mom."

Xiao Zhe looked up, joy almost overflowing from his face.

"Xiao Zhe?"

Zhang Yuxia widened her eyes, reaching out to stroke his cheek, but dared not, fearing everything in front of her was an illusion, breaking with a single poke.

"Mom, you can finally see me." The little guy said happily.

Zhang Yuxia’s trembling hand in the air gently landed, first lightly rubbing Shen Junzhe’s head, her movements incredibly gentle, fearing the scene before her would burst like a soap bubble.

But the real tactile sensation, gave her a sense of reassurance. Her palm moved down, gently caressing the little guy’s smooth face, finally holding his cheeks in her hands, their eyes met.

"Xiao Zhe."

Zhang Yuxia bowed her head, her voice trembled as she called out.

"Mom, I missed you so much." The little guy said happily.

"Mom missed you too, Mom missed you too, am I... am I dreaming?"

Zhang Yuxia squatted down, embraced him, as if afraid that loosening her grip, Xiao Zhe would fly away.

Shen Junzhe reached out his small hand and gently pinched Zhang Yuxia’s cheek.

Then he asked smugly, "Does it hurt?"

"No." Zhang Yuxia shook her head, tears in her eyes.

Shen Junzhe curiously reached out, pinched his own cheek, indeed felt no pain.

"Could it really be a dream?" The little guy was a bit puzzled.

Zhang Yuxia came back to her senses, understanding why he did so, the gentle pinch just now did not hurt, but it didn’t mean there was no feeling.

"It’s not a dream, this is real, you... weren’t you dead?"

Zhang Yuxia held her son’s little face, her mind was like paste, not knowing what exactly was going on, why a deceased person suddenly appeared in her presence.

"I don’t know, but you can ask brother, brother said if you want to know anything, you can ask him..."

The little guy pointed behind him, Zhang Yuxia looked in the direction he pointed, and saw a young man, with three children, standing on the distant beach.

A slightly older girl stood quietly beside him, two smaller ones frolicking around him, their laughter couldn’t be drowned out even by the sound of the waves.

Zhang Yuxia picked up Xiao Zhe and walked towards them.

But at this moment, she suddenly noticed, Xiao Zhe in her hand was unusually light, barely feeling any weight, which was very strange...

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"So that’s how it is."

Zhang Yuxia easily accepted Shen Siyuan’s explanation.

She kissed Shen Junzhe’s little face, somewhat regretfully said, "Mom wanted to take you to eat something delicious, but unfortunately, you can’t eat now."

"Hehe, I can watch mom eat." Shen Junzhe waved his little hand.

"Alright, let’s go, mom will take you back." Zhang Yuxia took Shen Junzhe back to the hotel.

But suddenly she came to her senses, turning to Shen Siyuan and asked, "Mr. Shen, how long can I stay with Xiao Zhe?"

"For one night, I suppose."

Shen Siyuan looked up at the sun in the sky.

"Thank you."

Zhang Yuxia, holding Shen Junzhe, bowed deeply towards Shen Siyuan.

"Thank you, brother."

Shen Junzhe imitated his mother and thanked Shen Siyuan.

Then he waved his little hand towards Dou Dou and them.

"Wait till you come back to play together." Dou Dou said.

"I want to be with mom, goodbye little sister." Shen Junzhe clung to his mother’s neck.

Dou Dou huffed angrily, feeling this little brother was not cute at all.

Shen Siyuan glanced at the little guy, then reminded Zhang Yuxia: "Remember what I just told you."

Zhang Yuxia nodded: "Mm, I will make it clear to Xiao Zhe, he’s very obedient, always listens to me."

The little guy didn’t know what mom was saying but was still happy to nod: "I’m a good kid, I always listen to mom."

"Yes, our Xiao Zhe is the most obedient."

Zhang Yuxia kissed his cheek lightly again.

Looking at her lively son, she couldn’t help but recall the tragic image of seeing him last, her eyes moistening, her voice choking.

She carried her son towards the shore, subconsiously looking back once she was almost out of the beach boundary.

But she saw the three young girls just now had already disappeared, only Mr. Shen walking ahead along the beach, his shadow stretched long by the sunlight.

"Mom, I waited for you for so long, you never came to find me, I was a bit angry, but seeing you, I’m not angry anymore..."

"Mom, I’m really hungry, I want to eat the meat you made for me, but I can’t eat anything now..."

"Mom, I’m not a brave child, I couldn’t help it, I cried for a long time, cried so many times, am I not going to become a man..."

"Mom, please don’t leave me, I want to be with you forever and ever..."

"Mom, I don’t need you to tell me stories, I can fall asleep without them, am I being good, but I don’t need to sleep now..."

...

The little guy buzzed around Zhang Yuxia’s ear like a little bee, yet his every word made Zhang Yuxia’s face full of tears.

"Xiao Zhe."

"Mm?"

"If in the next life you get to choose your mom, you must see clearly, pick the best mom, and also pick the best dad."

At the mention of the word dad, the little guy instinctively shivered, hugging Zhang Yuxia’s neck tightly.

"I don’t want a dad, I only want mom."

"Then you must choose a mom who treats you well, who loves you a lot." Zhang Yuxia said, choking up.

"That’s you."

The little guy in her embrace straightened up, his big dark eyes looking at Zhang Yuxia.

"You are the best mom, the gentlest, the prettiest mom." The little guy said.

Zhang Yuxia smiled, softly pinched his small face: "You’re just making mom happy."

"Then in the next life, be my son, mom will definitely love you well."

"Okay." The little guy was overjoyed.

He hugged mom’s neck, nestled in Zhang Yuxia’s embrace, and whispered: "Mom, I want to hear you sing."

"Okay~"

The dark sky droops

The bright stars accompany

Little insects fly

Little insects fly

Who are you missing

The stars in the sky shed tears

The roses on the ground wither

...

"Mom, actually I know, you are not my mom, right, my mom doesn’t want me anymore..."