"And your reaction just now..."
"I was angry with you!"
"ah?"
Little did Sang Qing know that the emotions he had been cultivating for half a day, like performing a Shakespearean play, were completely vanished by that single "quack."
She didn't hear a single word of his confession.
However, that's how people are; once they miss that moment of courage, they never have the courage to try again.
"Never mind, never mind..." Nie Xin waved her hand, "I didn't say anything."
Sang Qing smiled gently and bent down to pat the little frog's head.
Nie Xin got goosebumps all over.
"I told you that most girls like cute kittens and puppies, but you're treating a frog like a treasure!"
"Frogs can catch pests; they're friends of humans!"
Besides, when she lived in the basement, even the rats were her friends.
Is she afraid of a mere little frog?
"Uncle, you...don't like these, do you?"
Nie Xin frowned, reluctant to tell her that he thought these things were dirty.
Fireflies surrounded her, their flickering light illuminating her delicate face.
He seemed to see a complex emotion flicker in her eyes.
Sang Qing released the frog, and the little frog hopped and skipped into the depths of the rainforest. She straightened up, suddenly chuckled, and whispered, "Actually... this is what makes us different."
“I’ve caught rats, stepped on cockroaches, and even begged for food…” A bitter smile touched her lips. “My hands have touched a lot of filth, and the reason you see me like this is because I’m trying my best to bring some sunshine into my life, just like my name…”
"Uncle, and your hands are clean."
Nie Xin's heart skipped a beat, and he looked down to meet her eyes.
Those eyes were clear and innocent, yet a hint of gloom lingered in their depths, something he couldn't quite decipher.
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