The more the aunt thought about it, the more fortunate she felt.
The tragedy hadn't happened.
God—
No.
It was all thanks to this young man.
The aunt looked at her savior.
That was right.
This young man had saved not only the girl, but her as well.
Otherwise, she would have had someone's life on her conscience.
"Student."
The aunt smiled at Xiao Xiao, overflowing with gratitude.
"Thanks to you, you grabbed that girl in time."
"Thank you so much."
"I was so busy taking pictures, just looking at my phone..."
"I didn't even notice what was happening behind me..."
It suddenly occurred to her: if the girl hadn't been there, could she have been the one who nearly fell?
There was no telling whether anyone would have saved her.
The young man and the girl were classmates.
To him, she was just a stranger.
So it was quite possible he wouldn't have noticed her in time and reached out to help.
Then she...
Phew~
The aunt shook her head to herself.
There was no point dwelling on things that hadn't happened.
She shouldn't scare herself.
In any case, what she felt most deeply right now was gratitude toward the young man.
The aunt's words reminded the girl.
That was right.
She hadn't thanked her savior yet!
She'd been so stunned by what had just happened that her head was still spinning.
And she had to admit—
The candy the aunt had given her was pretty good.
It cleared her head.
That sour taste swept away all the negative feelings still lingering in her, like fear and shock.
"Xiao Xiao."
The girl spoke up.
"Thank you for saving me."
The girl bowed.
Never before in her life had she experienced a moment so perilous.
The luckiest