"It couldn't completely trust me the first time we met, either."
Chi Xiuchuan shrugged slightly.
"So it naturally wouldn't tell me much."
That made sense...
A look of sudden understanding came over the girl's face.
That did seem right.
And hearing it put that way made her feel a lot better.
Most of her embarrassment faded.
Otherwise, it would have seemed like she was the only one who cared...
She'd been so concerned, rushing to the hospital again and again to find the doctor brother, all just to hear how the big tree had reacted...
And in the end, all she got was a simple reply...
She'd even felt a little too embarrassed to look at the doctor brother.
"So that's how it is..."
The girl tugged at the corners of her mouth.
"Mm."
Chi Xiuchuan nodded.
"Anyway, all you need to know is that you didn't disappear on it without saying goodbye."
If the girl went to visit the big tree again later... if she saw it again...
Then her sudden "disappearance" wouldn't become a misunderstanding between them.
They could still get along as they had before.
"Oh, okay."
The girl answered without thinking.
She hadn't really understood what Chi Xiuchuan meant.
She was simply reacting to what he'd said.
What she knew was...
The doctor brother had helped her say goodbye to the big tree...
The girl let out a quiet, slow breath.
"Doctor brother."
She smiled at Chi Xiuchuan.
"Thank you for going all that way to help me."
It hadn't started in the most pleasant way.
But it had ended well enough.
Just as the doctor brother had said, she hadn't disappeared on the big tree without saying goodbye.
She'd asked the doctor brother to give it a proper farewell for her.