Just as Chaochao was about to explain further, she suddenly caught a glimpse of the girl's swollen, blood-stained lips out of the corner of her eye. "!!"
Yu Ning saw her nervously approach, her soft almond-shaped eyes filled with genuine concern: "Sister, what's wrong with your mouth!"
She wanted to touch it but didn't dare, afraid of hurting Yu Ning.
Yu Ning was brought back to her senses by the voice, and while the little dumpling hesitated, she awkwardly turned her head to the side.
She didn't want the child to know anything dirty, unbearable, or dark.
I felt that she should always be sincere and pure.
Chaochao, who had been dodged, didn't care at all. She leaned closer and stared at Yu Ning's wound, frowning in pain as she asked, "...Does it hurt?"
Yu Ning suppressed the rising ache in her nose and tried her best to keep her voice calm and indifferent:
Didn't I say we wouldn't see each other again?
Chaochao, who was sadly observing her sister's wound, opened her eyes wide in shock upon hearing this, her little mouth agape in bewilderment:
"When did you say that, sister?"
She'd never heard of it before!
Chaochao was filled with confusion upon learning that she was actually her ex.
Yu Ning avoided her incredulous gaze.
I said it in my heart.
"So...you heard it now."
The girl paused, her voice hoarse and strained, and after taking a deep breath, she finally finished speaking her short sentence.
The little dumpling opposite her was stunned for a long time after hearing her words, her almond-shaped eyes gazing at her cautiously and sadly.
"So, sister, you still don't want to play with me anymore."
"Is it right?"
The little dumpling's voice is always soft and gentle.
What do you mean by playing or not playing...?
We're not from the same world.
Yu Ning felt that the world of children was indeed innocent, simple, and naive. She wanted to put on an adult air and give a cold smile, but when she listened to the childish questions, her heart clenched and spasmed with pain, and she didn't even have the strength to force a smile.
She chose not to look into the little dumpling's eyes.
"You can leave now."
She heard herself trying her best to remain calm.
In reality, his hands, which were behind his back, were trembling uncontrollably.
She scolded herself in frustration, feeling utterly disappointed in herself.
Damn it, Yu Ning, you need to be more mature.
Wang Jie, standing at the door, looked distressed.
She couldn't understand why Miss Chaochao was so fixated on a high school girl, or why the situation was so complicated...
After a long pause, Chaochao finally came to her senses.
She gave a soft "oh," and as she slowly walked to the door, she turned back to look at herself. "Well, sister, I'm leaving now?"
"Um."
As she stepped across the threshold, the dejected Chaochao skillfully comforted herself.
It's okay, just like the adults in TV dramas, if you're destined to be apart, it's best to part amicably.
She's not the kind of child who clings to you.
But as soon as he stepped outside, his lips immediately pursed.
Waaaaah, but it seems like she really was rejected QAQ...
After hearing the front door click open beside me.
Yu Ning gasped for breath like a drowning person on the verge of death, biting her lip tightly as she pondered whether she had said too harsh words to the child, while simultaneously suppressing any urge to back down or try to salvage the situation.
Do you really think she wants to play games with you? After learning about your dirty and shameful past, are you sure she won't regret it?
His thoughts were a jumbled mess, but in the end, they all came down to a decisive strike.
You're about to be wiped out, so why are you still being nice to them?
Do you want to make her cry at your grave and let it become a childhood trauma for her?
All around was completely silent.
Yu Ning, on the verge of a mental breakdown, buried her face in her arms.
Slowly, it emitted a dull, painful whimper.
As if sensing something, Chaochao, who had just descended half a flight of stairs, couldn't help but turn back for one last look at the door.
If we never see each other again...
Then I hope my sister will be happier in the future.
[Ding—An abnormal corruption value detected in the mission target, triggering an Easter egg bonus—]
Just as Chaochao was about to continue down the path, she suddenly heard a female voice she had never heard before in her ear.
Chaochao looked left and right in bewilderment. Was it a divine wood surprise or a divine wood subsidy?
The system was also encountering this situation for the first time and was completely baffled. Could this be called triggering a cheat?
Just as Chaochao was scratching her head in confusion and about to leave...
A faint, hazy murmur suddenly echoed in my mind.
"Should I have said those things...?"
"I wish I could be hugged..."
Just a moment will do…
Both Chaochao and the system were stunned.
This is... Yu Ning's voice.
To be precise, it was Yu Ning's innermost thoughts.
The little dumpling's dark eyes widened after a three-second pause, and it turned its head sharply to look at the door.
Wang Jie asked in a puzzled voice:
"What's wrong with Miss Chaochao?"
Chaochao raised her finger: "Shh—"
Separated by a door, Yu Ning curled up against the cold wall, the events of her past and present lives flashing before her eyes, and she tightened her arms to hug herself even more.
But it was still so cold, so cold that the chill seeped into my bones.
Until a pair of soft little hands covered her arm.
A warm body temperature emanated from the cool fabric.
Yu Ning looked up from her arms, stunned.
What catches the eye are the soft little tufts of hair arching against her cheeks.
Chaochao, who had returned, opened her short arms and put them around her shoulders, resting her soft, sweet face on her forearm in a comforting way. "Are you feeling better, sister?"
A burning sensation surged from her lungs to Yu Ning's eyes, and she tried to open her eyes wide to hold back the annoying tears.
She tried to revert to the same demeanor she had when she chased them away, but her hoarse, trembling voice betrayed a sob that escaped her lips.
Why did you come back again?
Chaochao, who was patting her sister's arm absentmindedly with her little hand, looked up at the sound, blinked her bright and clear almond-shaped eyes, and explained in a sweet, childlike voice, "I'm hugging you."
As soon as the little dumpling finished speaking, Yu Ning, who could no longer hold back, burst into tears that rolled down her cheeks. She awkwardly raised her hand to cover her face, and warm liquid trickled through her fingers, dripping onto the ground with a soft patter.
She didn't cry when her biological mother abandoned her to save her son in her past life, and she didn't cry when her father hid her ID card and tore up her admission notice after she was admitted to a top university...
She didn't cry when she wore out her heels and walked out of the remote village only to be ridiculed by the villagers; she didn't cry when she refused to be subjected to unspoken rules and was blacklisted for a year and a half; she didn't cry when her own parents colluded with marketing accounts to call her an ingrate; she didn't even cry when she was indiscriminately attacked by a mentally ill person and was on the verge of death...
Why couldn't she hold back after the child only said one sentence?
Yu Ning thought she had already built a solid barrier, but she didn't expect that the most terrifying thing was not the wind and rain, nor the thorns and spears.
Instead, it is a flower that takes root and sprouts from the soil between the bricks, breaking through the earth.
She looked away, her red nose flaring as she inhaled, sobbing as she nudged the little boy's arm.
"Who...who asked you to hug them..."
You clearly wanted to hug her, didn't you, sister?
Chaochao looked down at the girl's hand gesture as if she was about to push her away, but her taut fingertips were gripping her sleeve tightly, so hard that her knuckles turned white and protruded.
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