Suddenly, I understood so many things.
I was a little cat.
So when I was little, I couldn't understand human speech.
I was a little cat.
So when humans showed me affection, I acted a little numb.
And because I was a little cat,
I couldn't understand human writing at all.
All the things that had puzzled me suddenly made sense.
I lifted my feet and walked on.
Ye Qingxian hurried after me. "Well? Did you remember anything?"
"Yes." I suddenly looked at her and spoke one word at a time. "I thought of an older sister."
I tried to read something in Ye Qingxian's eyes.
The answer was bound to disappoint me.
There was rarely any emotion in her eyes; they were always crystal clear.
Ye Qingxian paused for a second. "Who?"
Her voice was ordinary, as if she were asking offhand.
"Someone who adopted me when I was little." I turned my gaze slightly away. "I've forgotten what she looked like. Didn't I tell you last time? She had a butterfly mark on the back of her hand."
"She said she was my older sister..."
"I was too little to understand what that meant, so I didn't refuse."
I blinked innocently. "So she became my older sister..."
Ye Qingxian: ...
"Then what am I?" The question slipped out of her completely without thinking.
I gave a little hum in my heart and softened my voice until it was almost unrecognizable. "Of course, you're my lover."
"You're an indispensable part of my life."
Ye Qingxian was caught completely off guard.
I secretly flashed a victory sign in my heart.
That's the way to do it. I'd found a chance and confessed.
Ye Qingxian didn't answer. She simply walked on beside me.
About five minutes later, I reached the secret