The next day.
Xiaobai waited eagerly, believing that Leng Sichen would truly allow him to see his mommy, but after stretching his neck from morning to evening, no one came.
Finally, when Leng Sichen got off work, he returned alone, and after he had dinner, he just sat on the sofa and watched TV, without showing any intention of bringing up the matter.
After another hour, Xiaobai couldn't hold back any longer.
"You promised that I could see Mommy, are you planning to go back on your word now?"
"Of course not, I guarantee you'll see your mom today."
Hearing the certainty in Leng Sichen's voice, Xiaobai didn't know what else to say, so he sat quietly on the sofa, absent-mindedly fiddling with the Nine Linked Rings in his hand, disassembling them, then putting them back together, over and over...
