Gentleness.
Warmth.
For a long time, they had been Xu Enguang's emotional support.
Even after he grew angry with Big Sis for leaving without a word, whenever he thought of the smile she had shown him...
He still felt as if his heart were soaking in warm water.
It was so comforting.
Xu Enguang suddenly felt a little relieved.
At least he hadn't forgotten Big Sis completely.
If her existence had truly disappeared from his memories, he would have been heartbroken.
Utterly heartbroken.
Though if that happened, how could he be heartbroken when he couldn't remember her?
He didn't like that possibility.
Xu Enguang shook his head hard.
He wanted to cast away the unpleasant thought.
He remembered Big Sis's smile.
And as long as he saw her, he could recognize her.
He meant if she appeared before him with the face he knew.
Not if she approached him in an unfamiliar form.
"...Brother Xiao..."
Xu Enguang clenched his fingers.
"Will I still be able to see Big Sis again?"
Brother Xiao had told him he could ask her the next time he saw her.
But...
"I asked Big Sis..."
"When we said goodbye last time..."
Thinking back to that long-awaited reunion, Xu Enguang's feelings were complicated.
Happiness and disappointment mingled.
Even the pure joy he'd expected had been tinged with the dusky colors of twilight.
Looking back on it afterward—
Though he didn't want to, he couldn't help feeling a little melancholy.
"I asked Big Sis..."
"Would we still be able to see each other again?"
Xu Enguang suddenly realized something.
"...Big Sis wouldn't give me her contact information..."
Even though he'd really wanted her to.
He'd never understood why.
Big Sis had always treated him well.
Yet she had always refused him on this