Just now...
The boy unconsciously repeated the high-five they'd just shared.
That high-five had sealed their promise...
He would definitely find that big sister...
"Mm!"
Xu Enguang nodded emphatically.
He would.
He would definitely find Big Sister.
Whether or not he actually managed to find her in the end...
He had to believe it with all his heart.
Maybe...
Then his wish really would come true.
"Brother Xiao, thank you."
Xu Enguang patted his cheeks.
A broad smile spread across his slightly flushed face.
It was so wonderful to run into Big Brother again.
Big Brother had really encouraged him so much.
He'd kept him from sinking into negative emotions.
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"You only realized you'd forgotten what Big Sister looked like because you ran into me."
If he hadn't asked the boy to describe Big Sister's appearance, the boy wouldn't have realized he'd forgotten what she looked like.
Come to think of it...
This had all started with him.
Huh?
Xu Enguang was momentarily bewildered.
But he soon understood what Brother Xiao meant.
What Brother Xiao said...
Did kind of make sense.
Xu Enguang pressed his lips together.
Then he quickly shook his head.
His expression was earnest.
"I don't know if I'd already forgotten..."
"Or if I suddenly forgot just now..."
At this point, it was hard to find an answer to that question.
So there was no point dwelling on it.
"But I'm glad..."
Xu Enguang grinned. "When I realized I'd forgotten, I wasn't alone."
He could hardly imagine how devastated he would have been if he'd been alone.
He knew he would have gotten stuck in a spiral of his own thoughts.
He would have made himself miserable.
"...And Brother Xiao was there with me."
Brother Xiao had talked him through