Shi Tiexin was instantly rendered speechless, staring in dumbstruck astonishment. As he looked at Sister Mengmeng, it felt as though a bolt of thunder and lightning had torn through the fog in his heart, pointing out a direction amid his powerful sense of being lost.
He suddenly realized that this matter could be viewed this way too, that one could hold such feelings in one's heart.
Such sentimental yet happy emotions were far beyond anything he himself had ever understood.
"Sister Mengmeng!" Shi Tiexin's eyes could not help growing moist at that moment. "Thank you. Once again, you've given me the most important guidance!"
"No, what I've done amounts to nothing." Sister Mengmeng smiled warmly, while the light of the setting sun scattered a golden halo across her face. "Actually, I can tell that you still have many doubts, but I can't give you the answers, nor should I give you the answers."
"At your age, it's normal to have doubts."
"And what you need isn't my answer."
"What you need is a father, or a Big Brother."
"Every boy, during adolescence, needs such a mature, wise, and decisive man—someone to imitate, a goal to learn from, and a guide on the road to growing up."
"By observing him and learning from him, you can compare yourself against him and reflect upon yourself. Whether that goal makes you admire him or despise him, you will grow more mature day by day through that process, until you figure out the answers to your questions yourself."
"By then, the knot in your heart will naturally come undone."
Hearing Sister Mengmeng's words, Shi Tiexin felt waves crashing and churning in his heart.
He had never considered the matter from that angle.
Yet it seemed to make a great deal of sense.
But... a