Chapter 5905: Moving Forward
"Be careful with your flower."
Xiao Xiao warned the old woman.
The old woman was almost frightened out of her wits.
She immediately stopped struggling.
Her heart gave a heavy thump.
She'd been moving around so much just now...
The old woman carefully loosened her hand, which she hadn't realized she'd clenched.
A petal drifted out.
The old woman's heart lurched.
She closed her eyes.
She almost didn't dare look.
The next second, the old woman opened her eyes.
The flower, which had been perfect, was missing a petal.
Thankfully...
It was only missing one petal.
Looking at the flower with a bare spot, the old woman's brows, which had just relaxed a little, knitted together again.
The flower...
Was still damaged.
The old woman's fingers trembled as they moved closer.
But she didn't dare actually touch the petals.
She was afraid that if her hand touched them, they'd all fly away like dandelion seeds.
The old woman gripped the wrist of the hand holding the flower.
She steadied that hand.
Don't let the petals fall off.
The old woman's brows drooped.
She looked as though she were about to cry.
"It's all right."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
He held out his hand.
In his palm...
The old woman's eyes widened...
Th-this was...
The old woman looked at the flower in her palm, then at Xiao Xiao's palm.
Xiao Xiao nodded slightly.
"The petal it was missing."
His gaze swept gently over the flower in the old woman's palm.
The old woman had a vague idea.
But hearing him confirm it still surprised her.
R-really?
She compared them for a long while.
The size, the color...
It seemed...
It really was that petal...
The old woman's