The boy had waited so long that he had already given up hope.
Of course.
That was only the boy hypnotizing himself.
In truth, the more he realized that he might never find the one from his memories by relying on himself alone...
The more he looked forward to someone appearing.
It wasn't that he was being lazy.
He really did need some help.
He had thought that even if he could wait for that person, it would be a very, very long time before they appeared.
He hadn't expected...
That on such an ordinary day, he would meet that person.
He was at a loss.
But slowly... little by little, wisps of joy began to seep from his heart.
Gradually spreading outward.
A faint smile tinged the corners of his eyes and brows.
He had found them.
There really was someone like that...
Someone who asked him... if that was the one he was looking for?
But...
The boy's expression tightened.
The brightness at the corners of his eyes and brows dimmed.
Because...
It wasn't her...
The boy shook his head.
"It isn't her."
The boy's voice was full of dejection.
"How do you know?"
Xiao Xiao curved his brows and eyes at Spirit Maple, who was sitting on a branch and gently swinging her feet.
The boy showed no reaction whatsoever to Spirit Maple—
"Her hair isn't white."
Xiao Xiao froze.
He abruptly turned his head toward the boy.
The boy's face was full of disappointment.
Yet there was also a hint of relief.
Xiao Xiao raised his brows.
He hadn't expected...
This time... he had been mistaken.
"You saw her?"
Xiao Xiao looked at the boy.
"Huh?"
The boy didn't react at first.
What had he seen?
He was still