Asking for Recommendation Tickets and Monthly Tickets
Four chapters today (2/4)
Bao Ruoxi seemed to have expected Lin Dong's silence. The hand holding up the bun did not lower; instead, it grew a little more determined.
She tilted her small face up slightly and looked at Lin Dong's expressionless yet sharply defined face.
"Big Brother Lin Dong, you... helped me before. Do you remember? It was... it was when we'd just been captured, when everyone was packed together. Someone almost knocked me down and stepped on me. It was you... you blocked that person away..."
She tried hard to describe that hazy yet deeply engraved fragment of memory. "I... I've always remembered it. This bun... this bun really is delicious, and the effect is good too. You... try it, okay?"
Her voice carried the childish innocence and sincerity unique to a child, along with a trace of stubborn grievance at receiving no response.
In the corner, Xiang Feng, who had been watching the whole time, lightly nudged Bian Zhu, who was still stretching his limbs, with his elbow. He lowered his voice, his tone carrying a hint of self-mockery. "Hey, Pillar, looks like we're the extras thrown in with the gift."
Bian Zhu did not mind. He grinned and chuckled, his attitude excellent. "Having one is already good enough! Sister Ruoxi has a kind heart! Besides, the effect's so solid!"
A few more breaths seemed to pass.
Just as Bao Ruoxi's small face was turning faintly pale, and the arm holding up the bun was beginning to tremble from soreness, almost unable to hold on any longer—
Lin Dong's ice-cold gaze shifted ever so slightly.
His right hand, which had been hanging at his side, finally lifted slowly.
He did not look into Bao Ruoxi's eyes. He merely extended