Michelle shook her head, "No, I want to take Cindy to Ocean Park this weekend. I have missed her appointments many times, so this time... I may not be able to go to Lyon with you."
Lake is the owner of a traditional ballet troupe in Provence. He leads his dancers on tours all year round, and Michelle is his right-hand assistant at work.
He pondered for a moment and said tactfully: "Michelle, no one knows ballet better than you. You have been working with me for almost three years. Without your help, I am really not sure I can do it well."
After a slight pause, he continued: "If I remember correctly, it has been more than three years since you came to Provence, but you seem to have never left this town... Why don't you take advantage of this business trip and take Cindy with you?"
Let’s go to Lyon for some fun, and I’ll reimburse you for all your expenses when we come back.”
"But...is this appropriate? And..." Michelle hesitated to speak.
To be honest, she didn't really want to leave this small town in Provence. The life here was quiet and comfortable, and the noisy world outside was not suitable for her and her daughter.
Lake insisted: "It's settled! You clean up, I will send someone to pick you and Cindy up."
Michelle wanted to say something else, but Lake had already hung up the phone.
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For three consecutive days, Michelle had been hesitating whether to take Cindy to Lyon with her, or to simply break the appointment again, go on a business trip by herself, and then rush back as quickly as possible.
So, the day before her business trip, she decided to have a good talk with Cindy after get off work.
"Mommy——" As soon as Cindy saw Michelle coming back, she swayed her unsteady little body and ran towards her.
Michelle, who was exhausted after work, picked up Cindy. The sleepiness on her face disappeared instantly. She kissed Cindy's pink and tender face and said softly: "Baby, are you good at home today?"
Cindy nodded seriously: "Yes, be good. Jessica and I played hide and seek at home today."
Jessica is the nanny hired by Cindy and is responsible for taking Cindy to kindergarten and taking her home during the day.
Michelle smiled with satisfaction, remembering the problems that had been bothering her for the past few days, and asked hesitantly: "Cindy, actually, mom has a small problem that she wants to discuss with you..."
Cindy blinked her confused eyes, nodded and asked, "Okay."
She put Cindy down, squatted in front of her little body, and asked softly: "Mommy will be away from the baby for a few days. Can the baby follow Aunt Jessica obediently?"
"How many days?" Cindy began to count with her little fingers. In her mind, the concept of numbers was still very vague.
Michelle explained, "Uncle Lake... well, he's the guy who gave you the teddy bear last time. He asked Mommy to go out for two days this weekend. Mommy couldn't refuse because of work, so the little baby has to follow Jesse.
Aunt Ka..."
"Mommy, what about Ocean Park? Why don't we go to Ocean Park?" Obviously, the little guy still remembers this incident and has been thinking about it.
"So, Mommy wants to apologize to the baby," Michelle looked at Cindy apologetically, with helplessness on her face, "Mommy is going to break her promise again, baby, I'm sorry."
Cindy looked at Michelle for a while, and after a few seconds she nodded in understanding: "Oh, okay then -"
The ending was long and Michelle could easily hear the hint of disappointment in her words, especially the way Cindy pursed her lips slightly, looking so aggrieved.
She frowned, feeling sour, picked up Cindy again, and asked pityingly: "Cindy, do you want to go to Ocean Park?"
Cindy nodded first, then shook her head, "Cindy doesn't have to go to Ocean Park, but Cindy doesn't want to be separated from mommy, and Cindy can't bear to see mommy leave."
Hearing this, Michelle's eyes instantly filled with tears, and she choked with sobs: "Baby, Mommy promises you, Mommy will come back soon."
From the time Cindy was born to now, Michelle has never been separated from her. Now she is reluctant to leave Cindy, but she can't take Cindy to Lyon, she doesn't dare to take the risk...
Now, her only thought is to live happily with her children in this quiet and peaceful foreign town.
"Mommy, I don't want to be separated from you." A pair of small, chubby arms wrapped around her neck, "Mommy, can you take Cindy with you?"
Cindy's voice already had a hint of crying, her mouth was slightly flattened, and her expression looked painful to the core of her heart.
Michelle looked at her sad expression and hesitated.
Cindy, who was very observant, saw the hesitation in her eyes, looked at her with pleading eyes, and said: "Mommy, please, please take Cindy with you? Cindy promises you that she will be obedient."
,I will never interrupt your work, okay?"
Michelle couldn't stand Cindy's childish and reluctant eyes anymore. She hugged Cindy's little body tightly, her eyes already covered with mist, "Okay, okay, mommy, take Cindy and let's go together."
go……"
"Yeah!" A sweet smile finally appeared on Cindy's young face. The moment her smile bloomed, she put her mouth together and kissed Michelle's cheek.
Michelle looked at the innocent smile on Cindy's cute face and felt satisfied in her heart.
On Saturday, she really took her little Cindy on the road to Lyon. This was Cindy's first time flying. She seemed very excited. She held her favorite teddy bear toy in Michelle's arms.
I walked around here and there, as if I was extremely curious about everything I saw.
Michelle lowered her head and looked at the little one in her arms, thankful that she had brought her out with her, otherwise, she would have missed Cindy crazily.
No one knows how hard it was for her to give birth to Cindy.
The reason why I named my daughter Cindy was not to give her a French name that conforms to the local customs, but because the word "Cindy" means "the fruit of hard work."
To this day, she still clearly remembers that the night she gave birth to Cindy, she had severe stomach pains. She did not expect that the baby would be born in a hurry half a month before the due date.
She knew she was about to give birth, but she didn't even have the energy to call an ambulance.
Finally, she gave birth to Cindy alone in her residence...
Because there was no medical care, she was a mother for the first time, and had no experience at all. She knew nothing, her head was dizzy, and her strength was almost exhausted. At that moment, she knew that she was almost standing outside the gate of hell.
As long as she lifts her foot, she may never wake up again.
Fortunately, the landlady heard her howling when she gave birth and quickly found someone to take her to a nearby hospital.