That was his answer to Xiao Xiao's question from earlier.
The girl didn't want to overthink things...
Not because there was any particularly good reason she could give.
Simply because there was no point in thinking too much.
The sad thing was...
Even though she knew that...
She still couldn't stop herself from overthinking.
She was zoning out more and more often now.
Sometimes she would get lost in her own emotions...
Sometimes she would burst into tears...
Sometimes she would feel so angry she wanted to let it all out...
She felt that if this kept up...
She would become more and more unlikeable.
She... would go crazy...
"Anya."
The girl was startled.
Huh?
What?
She looked up.
The next second, she froze slightly.
She saw a hand reaching out in front of her.
A familiar sight...
Xiao Xiao held out his palm.
Resting in the middle of it was a piece of candy wrapped in orange cellophane.
In the still-bright daylight, it glimmered with dazzling, shifting colors.
A familiar color...
A familiar candy...
The girl felt as though she could taste the scent of oranges in her mouth...
"Here."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
The girl looked a little puzzled.
But she obediently took the candy anyway.
"Thank you."
"Everything will be all right."
The girl's eyes trembled.
It was such an ordinary reassurance.
For some reason...
Coming from Xiao Xiao, it sounded like some kind of prophecy, already destined to come true.
Perhaps...
The boy holding the impossibly beautiful Little White Fox... with sunlight draped over him and a smile in his eyes...
Seemed so natural and at ease.
Somehow...
It made her want to believe him.
The girl pressed her lips together and smiled.
"Mm."
She closed her