Rebar crisscrossed overhead... gray cement walls... a half-open window...
Besides those things, the middle-aged woman saw nothing.
Even though she had expected this result...
She took a deep breath, dispelling the sadness and disappointment in her heart.
There was nothing she could do.
She couldn't see it anymore.
"Is it very difficult for the big bird to let me see it...?"
The middle-aged woman couldn't help asking.
"Mm."
Silver-white feathers brushed past his ear.
Xiao Xiao tilted his head slightly.
"What is it?"
With all her attention on the young man, the middle-aged woman keenly noticed the subtle change in Xiao Xiao's expression.
"It seems it doesn't want you to know that letting you see it is difficult."
Silver-white feathers brushed past Xiao Xiao's ear again.
A faint smile flickered in Xiao Xiao's eyes.
"Hm?"
The middle-aged woman froze, then the smile at the corners of her mouth grew a little more pronounced.
"Is that so?"
"Big bird."
The middle-aged woman looked ahead.
She smiled with narrowed eyes. "Although I feel rather embarrassed..."
"It seems a little too sentimental..."
"I'm not a little girl anymore..."
The middle-aged woman touched her face. Wrinkles had already appeared at the corners of her eyes, and a hint of wistfulness showed on her face. "I'm surprised you recognized me."
That was true.
The big bird wasn't an ordinary bird.
The middle-aged woman smiled with a touch of pride.
Such an amazing bird was her friend.
Her life, so plain and unremarkable... perhaps it hadn't been as ordinary as she'd thought after all...
"If I don't say these things now, I'm afraid I won't get the chance later."
The middle-aged woman spoke with a calmness that surprised even her.
"Big bird..."
"Thank you for coming into my life."
"Thank you for keeping me company