"I must have been seeing things..."
"Or maybe it was just the first time that child had experienced losing a family member..."
"It's normal to feel down."
"But how many days has it been now?"
The old woman shook her head in disapproval.
"Lele still looks... kind of gloomy."
"Lele wasn't like this before."
"And I've noticed..."
"Lele's parents have started treating her worse."
"You're walking very slowly."
The old woman explained to the young man in front of her, "I was just talking nonsense."
The two of them were rather petty.
The door closed behind you.
Compared with most people hurrying along, Xiao Xiao's pace was unhurried.
"But I didn't notice it at all."
Especially when no one expected anything of you.
"I feel so sorry for that child."
She was talking about the changes in the child's parents.
The rain was coming down hard.
"Maybe I really am overthinking it."
"Okay."
Though the rain was a little heavy for a stroll.
"You might have a point if you said the child's parents had always been like this."
"Clearly, they were gripping the child so hard that they hurt her."
Now that he had an umbrella, Xiao Xiao decided to walk back to campus.
"But I still find it strange..."
"I asked her, 'What do you think the child said to me that was so strange?'"
There was a hint of ease about her.
The rain pattered crisply against the umbrella.
"What are you talking about?"
"It was like they'd suddenly realized the child wasn't theirs—"
"Of course."
The old woman shook her head.
"After a while..."
The old woman told herself not to worry too much about the child.
It really was just like the old man had said...
"Lele isn't allowed to talk to