Ning Rongrong was a little dazed from the hug. It took her several seconds to react, and excitement crept into her voice:
"Older brother, I can talk! Older brother, I can talk now!"
Su Yu released Ning Rongrong, his eyes reddening as he looked at her:
"Yeah! My Rongrong can talk again!"
Ning Rongrong looked at his reddened eyes, then licked her lips.
Suddenly, she let out a delighted laugh and threw herself into his arms, rubbing against him with all her might:
"That's right! I can talk! Brother Su Yu, I can finally talk to you properly!"
The grievances and longing she had kept bottled up for so long erupted at that moment, transforming into scalding tears that soaked the front of Su Yu's clothes.
She no longer had to use gestures and whimpers to express her feelings. She could finally call him "older brother" clearly.
She could tell him, "I want to eat that," and, "This place is so much fun."
Su Yu held her tightly, gently patting her back with one hand and wiping the corner of his eye with the other as he laughed and scolded her:
"Silly girl, why are you crying? You should be happy."
But his own voice was choked with emotion as well.
"Older brother! Rongrong has so much to tell you! Rongrong was so worried about you!"
Ning Rongrong tightly wrapped her arms around Su Yu's waist, her cheek buried against the front of his clothes. Her voice was thick with a heavy nasal tone.
She was like a little beast that had suffered grievances for a long time, greedily breathing in his scent, as if only this could assure her that he was safe and sound.
"Older brother... Rongrong has so much to tell you. I've been so worried about