“Going back? It’s hard to say…” Chen Bing said quietly, then leaned closer to Shang Yunmiao and continued as if telling a ghost story, “But I’ve heard that many child traffickers choose to abduct children on rainy days because the rain washes away the evidence. I’ve also heard that abducted children will…”

Hearing these terrifying words, Shang Yunmiao visibly became frightened. Her legs trembled, and she suddenly threw herself into Chen Bing's arms.

"Waaaaah... Waaaaah... Chen Bing... Mmm... Waaaaah..."

Hearing the little girl crying so heartbreakingly, Chen Bing, who had just been thinking of teasing her, suddenly panicked.

He was so focused on joking around that he overlooked the fact that children's courage is completely different from adults'; they can genuinely be frightened by simple and simplistic horror stories.

"W(?Д?)w Ahh, don't cry, don't cry, it's okay, it's okay, I'll protect you, it's okay." Chen Bing patted Shang Yunmiao's back with one hand and placed the other hand on her head, gently trying to comfort her.

No, why would I sell swords like this? Why do I always bully people for no reason?

Amitabha Buddha, what a sin! What a sin!

Several minutes passed before Shang Yunmiao finally stopped crying and carefully lifted her head from Chen Bing's embrace. Her bright and beautiful eyes were now red and swollen from crying.

Despite this, she said to Chen Bing in a tearful voice, "I'm so sorry... Chen Bing, I got your clothes wet..."

What could Chen Bing say? He said things like "it's okay" with great shame, while continuing to condemn himself in his heart.

Just then, a beam of white light illuminated the somewhat gloomy pavilion. Before Shang Yunmiao could react to what was happening, a thunderous roar reached her ears.

"Waaaaah..."

The timid girl hid in Chen Bing's arms again, but this time it didn't last as long as before.

After she recovered from the shock and the continuous thunder, she lifted her head out of Chen Bing's arms again.

The first thing the little girl said after she looked up was, "I'm sorry, Chen Bing, I just can't help but want to cry..."

Chen Bing usually disliked children crying, but there's always an exception. From some point onward, Shang Yunmiao became that exception in his heart.

In his view, people cry mostly because they want to be comforted by others.

If a child falls down on the road, and if he looks up and sees no adults around, he won't cry. Instead, he'll dust himself off and go back to playing.

Shang Yunmiao was the same, but the difference was that she would only cry loudly when he was around. If he wasn't there, the little girl would hold back her tears, or, like when he first met her, she would just lower her head and silently shed tears.

For people, differential treatment is a very sharp thing. It can easily cut through a person's chest, causing them great pain, and it can also easily break through their heart, making them feel excited.

Because of this thought, Chen Bing not only didn't dislike Shang Yunmiao's crying, but was secretly pleased.

After patting Shang Yunmiao's head and comforting her for a couple of minutes, the girl stopped crying.

Although her crying subsided, the rain outside the pavilion poured down harder and harder.

Because the pavilion is built very high but not very large, a little rain can blow in if the wind outside is a bit strong.

It's better for one person to get wet than for two people to get wet together. Chen Bing, who considered himself stronger than Shang Yunmiao, naturally leaned against the direction from which the rain was blowing, silently shielding the girl from the rain.

By the time the wind died down and the rain subsided, Chen Bing was almost completely soaked.

Seeing that the rain had lessened but would continue for a while, Chen Bing ignored the still-wet bench and plopped down on a chair in the pavilion, quietly waiting for the rain to stop.

Waiting for the rain to stop is a good idea, because summer downpours often stop very quickly.

Moreover, Chen Bing was soaked to the bone and not afraid of the rain outside, but Shang Yunmiao couldn't run in the rain like him. As for leaving her here to go home and get an umbrella, not to mention whether the rain would stop by the time they went back and forth, he wouldn't feel comfortable leaving little Shang Yunmiao alone here.

If this won't work and that won't work, the only solution is to stay in the pavilion and wait for the rain to stop completely before taking Shang Yunmiao home.

However, it seems that this is not a good solution now.

"Achoo!"

Feeling a bit cold, Chen Bing couldn't help but sneeze.

"Chen Bing..." Shang Yunmiao felt terrible seeing this. She took off her coat and handed it to the other person, "Here you go..."

Chen Bing didn't stand on ceremony. After thanking him, she prepared to put it on herself.

However, before they could get started, Shang Yunmiao suddenly said, "Should we take off our wet clothes first?"

Chen Bing thought it made sense, so after glancing at the girl, he handed her his coat and then decisively took off his short-sleeved shirt.

Just as he reached out to take the coat from the other person and put it on himself, unexpectedly, a pair of small hands stepped forward to help him put on the coat and then considerately zipped it up.

Because Chen Bing was sitting on a bench, Shang Yunmiao was half-squatting while helping her get dressed. From the boy's perspective, he couldn't see the girl's pretty face, only a round head with a cute black bun on top.

Her hair was slightly damp, though it was unclear whether it was from sweat or rain. Furthermore, the girl's pointed ears looked somewhat rosy, and the milky scent emanating from her body assaulted Chen Bing's senses.

As a result, the big kid became a little embarrassed.

To be honest, not counting family members, this is the first time a girl has helped me get dressed.

Chen Bing, who had never been in a relationship, was a little distracted, but he quickly came to his senses.

No, no, if she's only six years old and doesn't understand anything, and someone tricks her into being swayed by others, wouldn't she be even more disastrous when she grows up?

But then again, this dress is so small.

Although they were both six years old, Chen Bing was noticeably larger than Shang Yunmiao. Fortunately, the jacket was quite loose, so it was fine to wear without wearing anything underneath.

After putting on the clothes, Chen Bing coughed lightly twice to ease his embarrassment. However, Shang Yunmiao, who knew nothing about the situation, assumed that Chen Bing was just cold when he coughed.

So she hugged Chen Bing from the front, supporting the back of his head with her two small hands to keep him from moving around.

"Will this make it warmer?" Before Chen Bing could answer, Shang Yunmiao continued, "My mother told me that I must keep warm after getting caught in the rain, otherwise I will catch a cold."

After listening, Chen Bing felt it made a lot of sense, so she also hugged Shang Yunmiao in front of her.

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