Hearing her mother praise her, the little girl lifted her chin and puffed out her chest.
She looked at the little boy with a hint of pride.
Hmph.
So what if the little boy had saved her?
That had just been an accident.
She was still the best.
Her mother had praised her, after all.
Xu He pressed his lips together.
In an instant, a surge of hurt welled up inside him.
In the end, it turned into tears that fell from the corners of his eyes.
He...
had been unreasonable...
"I..."
The child's voice was a little hoarse.
"I just wanted to save Little Joy..."
He didn't know what the man in the black coat wanted to do.
But he had sensed Little Joy's panic, even fear.
He had also seen the man in the black coat press Little Joy relentlessly, while Little Joy kept retreating in the face of him.
He couldn't let things go on like this!
For some reason, he just knew it.
He had to stop the man in the black coat.
He had to protect Little Joy.
But why...
"Why did Mom stop me?"
The child's eyes were full of tears.
There was confusion, reproach, and hurt in his gaze.
"Why wouldn't Mom let me save Little Joy?"
"Why didn't Mom save Little Joy?"
The child's tears pattered down.
The woman took a deep breath.
The gazes directed at her made her feel irritated and uncomfortable.
To avoid drawing more people's attention, she tried hard to keep her temper in check.
She lowered her voice and spoke gently.
"The Little Joy you're talking about..."
"Who is that?"
"What does that have to do with you stopping that man?"
Xu He suddenly opened his eyes wide.
"Mom, of course it