The Crane and the Tiger
"Specific situations call for specific analysis."
"Your name is great."
"Cranes are no worse than tigers."
Zhang Bo said with a smile.
The child seemed convinced.
"R-really?"
"Really."
Zhang Bo nodded.
"Your name is great."
"And whether someone is powerful has nothing to do with their name."
"It depends on..."
Zhang Bo gently tapped the child's chest.
"Who you are as a person."
The child reached up and touched the spot where Zhang Bo had just tapped him.
He nodded, still a little confused.
"...Can a crane beat a tiger, too?"
The child asked again.
"Sure."
Zhang Bo nodded firmly.
Even a turtle could outrun a rabbit.
So why couldn't a crane beat a tiger?
Anything was possible.
A big smile bloomed across the child's face.
"Clap, clap, clap~"
The child clapped.
"A crane can beat a tiger~"
"A crane can beat a tiger..."
Zhang Bo's lips curled up.
It took so little to make a child happy.
Gu Youxuan smiled, too.
At last, the child was smiling.
The worry in her heart eased a little.
"Xu He."
Zhang Bo made sure not to sound too deliberate.
"What are you doing out here alone?"
"Did you sneak out?"
Zhang Bo pretended to joke.
"It's getting late."
"If you don't go back soon, your parents will start worrying."
"Or they might find out you snuck out..."
The smile quickly disappeared from the child's face.
Zhang Bo's heart sank.
As expected...
There was something wrong with the child's family situation...
"What's wrong?"
The child's reaction was too obvious.
It would have been too forced for Zhang Bo to pretend he hadn't noticed.
The child pressed his lips together.
He didn't say a word.