“Nothing . ” Little Yichen blushed as he shyly shook his head . “I just think that mommy looks very pretty when smiling . ”

“Such sweet words . ”

She could not help pinching his cheek, yet her actions were gentle .

Suddenly, she turned to look around . “Where's Youyou?”

“Eh? He was just beside me moments ago . ” He panically looked all over for his brother's trail .

Finally, her sharp eyes spotted the little guy . He was picking up crabs by the seaside .

Helpless, she called out to him . “Youyou, what are you doing?!”

Youyou was squatting at the seaside with his hands around his legs . After the waves ebbed, the sight of the little crabs' constant struggles in the sand fascinated him .

He found this scene to be very interesting .

The little crabs were so small, not even half of his palm's size .

Waves. .h.i.t the beach and water splashed, making the little crabs retreat to the sh.o.r.e . As the tide receded, the waves dragged many little crabs back with them to be swallowed by the sea .

How fun; how fun!

Just like her, this was his first time being at the seaside .

He had only seen how an actual sea looked like at this moment .

At sunset, as the orange sun dotted the horizon, the sea surface mirrored the sky's reddish color all the way, dyeing the vast body of water with an incredibly gorgeous color .

It was children's nature to be curious about new things .

Youyou's body huddled into a ball as he squatted by the seaside, staring intently at the little crabs struggling to flip themselves over in the sand . He would, from time to time, kindly reach out and a.s.sist these poor sea creatures in flipping over; following their instincts, they would quickly flee to the sea .

Some instantly buried themselves into the sand; from afar, they looked like little insects .

She could not bear to disturb his curiosity, yet she was also extremely worried .

When the tides receded, the waves were very powerful .

The boy was so small she feared him being swept into the sea; hence, she hollered, “Youyou, don't play at the seaside! It's dangerous!”

“What?” He stood up . The pa.s.sing breeze carried and scattered her voice all around, so he failed to hear her clearly for a moment .

“Come back! Don't stay at the seaside!”

“Got it! I'll be right there!”

With that response, he stepped on the waves and moved toward her .

Just then, a huge wave pounded on some protruding rocks by the sea . Frightened by the loud sound, he turned to look and saw a surge of waves not far away .

The momentum was frightening .

He hastened his footsteps .

The waves flipped over, rolling to a height of five feet, and hit him squarely on his back . Suddenly, he felt a horrifying force violently propel him onward . He staggered and toppled forward .

The sand by the sea was soaked with seawater .

His feet slid as his body lost its center of gravity, resulting in him falling to the ground .

“Mommy…”

She jerked her head in shock as she witnessed him get swallowed by the waves .

“Youyou!”

Crying out in fear and shock, she cast her basket aside and ran toward her boy .

Yichen heard the commotion and gazed in the same direction, only to see that his brother was in danger . He dashed desperately toward him without further ado .

Another ferocious wave hit and caught Youyou without warning .

The little boy gulped a mouthful of salt.w.a.ter with this sudden a.s.sault .