"Why would parents not love their children?" Wen Yi choked up. "I wanted so much love when I was little, so I was good. If I was good, I would get candy and lots and lots of love."
"But as I grew up, I realized I was the opposite. It turns out that obedient children don't get candy. I was so obedient, suppressing my own feelings. It didn't matter what I wanted. I could give my little sister whatever she wanted. It didn't matter if my little brother bullied me. As the older sister, it was enough for me to be good to my little brother..."
"I'm really a good girl."
"But why...why..."
"Why is it that no one loves me, no one gives me that piece of candy?"
When Wen Yi shouted out the last sentence, he completely broke down.
I tried so hard to please others, so hard to improve myself, so hard to not care about so many other things, all just to get a piece of candy.
A piece of candy I've never had, a candy I desperately crave.
I want to know what it tastes like.
“I’ve been jealous of Wen Ge since I was little, very jealous.” Wen Yi smiled bitterly. “What I envy is that I want to know what it feels like to be cherished and pampered by your parents, and what it feels like to be protected by your younger brother.”
At this point, Wen Yi suddenly stared blankly at Gu Huaixu, "A-Xu, what does it feel like to be protected by someone?"
"What does it feel like to be loved and cared for?"
She blinked and stared at Gu Huaixu.
Gu Huaixu didn't speak, but simply cupped Wen Yi's face in his hands, rubbing it repeatedly with his fingertips, and pulled Wen Yi into his arms with eyes full of heartache.
“I feel like I’m being protected,” Wen Yi suddenly said playfully, “when I’m with Xu.”
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