Xiao Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, the corners of his mouth lifting. "Aren't you going to go see your old friend?"
Since the Chongming Bird had recognized at a glance the doll the little girl had made by hand, and had done so many things to get her attention—
Even if it had mistaken someone else for her.
It had also remembered what the little girl had said back then...
He thought that, for whatever reason, the Chongming Bird wanted to see the little girl. It must have something it wanted to tell her, too.
After such a rare reunion, wouldn't it be a shame not to meet face-to-face?
It had followed them all this way, after all.
The middle-aged woman's lips trembled slightly.
The great bird was outside the window.
She looked out. The overly bright sunlight cast a halo over her vision.
She wanted to walk to the window.
But her feet seemed rooted to the spot, unable to move.
A breeze swept by.
Her hair lifted and fell across the middle-aged woman's eyes.
She reached up and tucked it behind her ear.
Then she noticed that the young man, who had been facing away from her, had turned around.
She realized what this meant at once.
She hurriedly looked all around.
"Great bird..."
"Great bird!"
But she still couldn't see that silver-white figure.
She clenched her hands.
"Great bird, you're here, aren't you?"
"Let me see you."
"I want to see you."
"I..."
"I'm so sorry."
"I was wrong back then."
"I'm sorry..."
"Please..."
"Will you come out?"
Meng Jixi walked over to Xiao Xiao. "Master Xiao."
"It's here... isn't it?"
Xiao Xiao nodded slightly.
Meng Jixi turned to look at the middle-aged woman, not particularly surprised. His voice grew even softer. "She...