Mom and my sister both said they hadn't seen Little Joy?
Xu He couldn't help reaching up to cover his head.
He couldn't make sense of it.
His head hurt a little.
"Xu He..."
"Xu He!"
Xu He abruptly looked up.
Huh?!
The woman frowned. "You..."
She wanted to ask whether the child's eyes were playing tricks on her.
But...
What kind of trick of the eyes could make him see a bird with two heads that neither of them could see?
There wasn't anything around here that looked like a two-headed bird, either...
And besides...
Rather than his eyes playing tricks on him...
The child's condition...
Seemed more like he was hallucinating.
Hallucinations...
The woman took a deep breath.
She felt a strange tightness in her chest.
This child...
Could something be wrong with him?
"Let's go back."
The woman suddenly spoke.
They could talk about it after they got home.
Out here on the street...
She didn't want to become the center of attention.
The woman took the little girl's hand.
"Let's go."
She glanced at Xu He.
Xu He immediately followed them.
Xu He tapped his head with his wrist.
He was bewildered.
He felt a little dizzy.
He...
Huh?!
Xu He's eyes flew open.
His hands instinctively shot out to brace himself against the ground.
He stopped himself from falling.
Xu He had been walking absentmindedly.
He was simply following his mom in front of him on instinct.
Straight ahead, then a turn...
He hadn't noticed that he'd reached the building where he lived.
The stairs were right in front of him now.
His foot struck a step.
He lost his balance and pitched forward.
"Ah..."
The little boy stayed on his hands and