Song Zhe held Su Tian tightly, unable to understand what could have made her so sad and upset.
In his heart, she has always been a very strong, optimistic, and confident person.
He guessed at all sorts of reasons, but he just couldn't figure it out.
Her family members are all alive and well, and she didn't suffer any mistreatment when she went to the countryside. She also knows martial arts and can protect herself, so ordinary people can't bully her.
Why are you crying so hard?
Song Zhe sighed inwardly. He held the girl in his arms and looked at the grass and trees in the suburbs. A cold wind blew by, but he did not feel the cold at all.
He waited for Su Tian to finish crying, silently keeping her company as she shed tears.
He desperately wanted to kiss her, hoping that this would stop Su Tian from crying.
But he didn't dare; even holding her required a great deal of courage.
He cared about Su Tian so much that he cherished her and was afraid that his confession or intimate behavior would be abrupt or offensive to her, so he was always very careful.
Su Tian's sobs gradually subsided, but she still didn't lift her head, remaining nestled in Song Zhe's arms.
Su Tian realized she had acted impulsively today; why couldn't she control herself and started crying in Song Zhe's arms?
She was a little afraid that Song Zhe would laugh at her, after all, she had always appeared very fierce in front of him.
Su Tian took a deep sniff of Song Zhe's scent, and the more she smelled it, the better it smelled; it seemed to remind her of her father.
She felt like she was a weirdo, either treating him like a younger brother or thinking he smelled like her father.
After hesitating for a long time, Su Tian finally slowly raised her head, staring at Song Zhe with red eyes, feeling a little embarrassed.
Song Zhe looked at Su Tian after she had cried; her eyes were misty and wet, as if steamed by water vapor.
Her once vibrant lips had turned somewhat pale, and the tip of her nose was red.
Her hair, damp with tears, clung messily to her forehead, making her look even more pitiful.
Song Zhe looked at Su Tian in her arms. She looked like a flower swaying in a downpour, fragile and helpless.
Her endearing appearance stirred his heart, and he instinctively pulled her into a tighter embrace.
Su Tian secretly looked up at Song Zhe and found him looking at her with concern. "I'm sorry, I lost my composure just now," Su Tian said softly.
Song Zhe quickly shook his head and touched her head with his hand. "Are you feeling better? If you'd like, you can tell me what happened."
It's okay if you don't want to talk about it, as long as you feel better about it.
Afterwards, Su Tian left Song Zhe's embrace, jumped off the bicycle, and walked onto the grass.
Seeing this, Song Zhe parked his bicycle, walked over to Su Tian, and sat down.
Su Tian looked at the mountains and forests ahead and said softly, "I miss home, I miss my home far away, I miss my parents who are somewhere far away..."
Song Zhe listened quietly to Su Tian's story, and for some reason, he actually understood it.
He knew Su Tian wasn't talking about her parents in Guangdong Province. He knew she had a secret, but she didn't tell him or ask.
Song Zhe wondered, could Su Tian really be a fairy from a storybook, descended from heaven to undergo tribulation?
Song Zhe didn't know how to respond to her, so he could only silently share her sadness.
The two sat in silence for a long time, both looking at the blue sky, white clouds, fields, and forests ahead.
"Is the song I hummed nice?" Su Tian suddenly asked Song Zhe.
Song Zhe felt a pang of panic; he hadn't even clearly heard what Su Tian was humming. Seeing her cry made him anxious and worried.
He could only say, against his true feelings, "It sounds very nice."
"I'll sing for you again next time, okay?" Su Tian asked expectantly.
Looking at Su Tian's expectant eyes, Song Zhe could only helplessly say, "Okay."
He really didn't want her to sing, afraid that she would start crying again if she hummed a song.
"Let's go. Although we can't go back, I'm lucky to have survived in this era." Su Tian looked up at Song Zhe with her red eyes.
"I'll spend time with you whenever I can, okay? Even though I can't be by your side all the time, you can treat me like family," Song Zhe said tenderly.
"So, do I consider you my father?" Su Tian couldn't help but laugh.
Seeing that Su Tian finally smiled, Song Zhe felt relieved. He patted Su Tian's head and said happily, "Okay, you can treat me like any kind of family member, as long as you're happy."
"Let me see your clothes. Are they soaked?"
After Su Tian finished speaking, she stepped forward and pulled at Song Zhe's clothes, carefully feeling them. "A large area is wet. Let's go back and change."
You can ride your bike around with me a few times, then go back.
Su Tian walked to the bicycle and looked at Song Zhe.
"Okay, get on." Song Zhe braced his feet on the bicycle and let Su Tian sit on the crossbar again.
He drove Su Tian around and around, her arms outstretched, feeling the wind whistling past her ears.
A big smile appeared on her face again. Seeing Su Tian's happy expression, Song Zhe also smiled happily.
After circling around several times, Su Tian called him to ride his bike back to the compound.
When the two returned to the compound, it was almost time for dinner.
"Do you want to go upstairs to change your clothes?" Su Tian asked, looking at him.
"No need, let's eat first, then take a shower and change."
"Okay then." Immediately, Song Zhe parked his bicycle at the door, picked up the gifts Aunt Fang had given him, and followed Su Tian into the house.
"You're back! Come and eat! The food was just ready, and you're already back. You're amazing, haha..." Grandma Song said kindly, looking at the two children.
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