He couldn't help laughing.
"Mm."
"Thank you."
The two little girls relaxed when they saw Xu He smile.
They said goodbye to Xu He.
It was getting late, and they had to go home for dinner.
Otherwise...
Their parents would get mad.
Xu He was going home too.
Although he didn't know if his mother would be mad at him for coming home late...
He was hungry.
That evening, when he got back to his room, Xu He looked at the window, which he had opened most of the way.
He climbed onto the desk and looked up at the view outside.
Gasp!
Xu He hurriedly pulled his head back.
His hands trembled as he braced himself against the desk.
He'd accidentally looked down just now.
For an instant, he felt terrifyingly dizzy, as if the world were spinning.
Xu He climbed down from the desk.
He lay on his bed.
He stared at the snow-white ceiling.
"...Little Joy..."
Xu He murmured.
The truth was, the reason he'd been so desperate to see Little Joy...
was that their last meeting had ended with Little Joy fleeing.
He was really worried about Little Joy.
That man looked so scary.
And he really had been mean to Little Joy.
That man wanted to hurt Little Joy.
He was angry.
But there was nothing he could do.
His mother had held him back, so he couldn't do anything to that scary man.
Of course.
Even if his mother hadn't held him back...
he still couldn't have done anything to that scary man.
The man had merely waved a hand, and Xu He had staggered backward.
The gap between him and that scary man was just too great.
In size, height, and strength...
Once again, Xu He