Lin Xi knew a storm was bound to come eventually, but she hadn't expected it to arrive so soon, especially when she was completely unprepared.
Her first reaction was to flee, but the woman had already appeared before her, eyes brimming with tears. She grasped Lin Xi's arms, her heartbreak plain to see.
"Young Miss, it really is you! I've finally found you."
Auntie Shen's crying scared off the children who had been playing around Lin Xi.
Adults stealing Santa Claus from them was just too much.
"Auntie Shen? What are you doing here?"
Auntie Shen was Lin Xi's personal housekeeper, responsible for all the trivial matters of Lin Xi's life since she was a child. In Lin Xi's world, she had spent more time with Auntie Shen than with her own parents. To her, Auntie Shen wasn't just a housekeeper but a true family member.
