Yokai Tea Party
Chapter 4673

The Heartbroken Child

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Chi Xiuchuan had still been hesitating before coming.

He always felt that telling Master Xiao about this matter was somewhat like... making poor use of a great talent...

Xiao Xiao smiled.

"Go ahead."

Whether it was a small matter or not, he would decide after hearing it.

Mm.

Chi Xiuchuan nodded.

Since Master Xiao had offered him a way in, Chi Xiuchuan no longer hesitated.

I nodded.

The child looked dazed and bewildered.

Chi Xiuchuan sighed softly.

"But you think there might not be any misunderstanding between him and his parents."

His voice carried little trace of a sob.

He wanted to go somewhere to play...

Daddy and Mommy looked at me...

"What's wrong?"

Seeing that the child was about to speak, Chi Xiuchuan gently shook his head.

"What happened?"

The stubbornness in the child's eyes had vanished at some point.

"You two should go see your parents."

"If anything makes you uncomfortable, you can tell the nurses or doctors here."

Most parents would have an adult's pride.

"...Parents sometimes make mistakes, too."

"Your parents didn't realize their actions would make you this sad."

He crouched down and rubbed the child's head.

Daddy's hands were big and warm.

Chi Xiuchuan did not rush to argue with the child. He looked at him calmly.

"...You didn't want to get sick, either..."

He did not know which of Chi Xiuchuan's words had touched the child...

So it turned out he had argued with his parents.

R-Really?

"What's wrong?"

Chi Xiuchuan's easy trust left me a little dazed and at a loss.

"I believe you."

"Being sick is very painful."

Chi Xiuchuan blinked lightly. "You wanted..."

The tension around Chi Xiuchuan's eyes eased slightly.

Eat properly.

Because he was certain that everything he did was for

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