Xu He
Her cousin was clearly a very nice person.
But...
Gu Youxuan sighed inwardly.
All right.
She knew why the children were afraid of her cousin...
Her cousin's build was too imposing.
Forget the children—many adults felt their hearts skip a beat when they saw her cousin.
"Sorry."
Zhang Bo shook his head. "I can't help you."
Gu Youxuan bit her lip.
"...Not necessarily."
Gu Youxuan's eyes lit up.
Huh?
Zhang Bo looked puzzled.
"Eldest Brother, since you're already here..."
Gu Youxuan's lips curled up. "Why don't you give it a try?"
Maybe...
It would have an unexpected effect.
"Are you serious?"
Zhang Bo glanced from a distance at the small figure.
"What if I end up scaring him into tears..."
"I'll take responsibility."
Gu Youxuan answered at once.
Zhang Bo's mouth twitched slightly.
"...All right."
Since his cousin had put it that way...
"Eldest Brother."
Gu Youxuan put her hands together. "Please."
Zhang Bo's mouth twitched again.
He'd... do his best.
This girl...
She'd given him such a difficult task...
Besides...
Wasn't she a little too unconcerned about him?
When she'd stated so matter-of-factly that he was a kid magnet...
He'd truly been stunned.
Zhang Bo slowly walked up to the child.
"Hello."
The child looked up.
The next second, the child froze.
The other person was too tall.
The child strained to tilt his head back.
Only then could he make out the other person's face.
Gu Youxuan clenched her hands.
As expected.
The child hadn't reacted at all when she'd called out to him.
But when her cousin spoke...
The child looked up.
Zhang Bo crouched down.
The child's response gave him a little more confidence.
This child...
Wasn't afraid of him.