The Skinny Man still seemed unable to process it. "He was... like Christina? He fulfilled his wish, then disappeared?"
"Yeah," Chen Xiaoqiu replied.
The Skinny Man scratched his head. "So did he succeed? Did his method work?"
"It worked," I answered this time.
"Oh..." the Skinny Man replied flatly, then looked at the expressions on our faces.
"How are you feeling? Is anything wrong with your body?" Chen Yihan asked Chen Xiaoqiu.
"No." Chen Xiaoqiu flexed her fingers and answered easily.
She and Guo Yujie looked downcast, but they hadn't suffered any physical effects. A chain of a different color had appeared on each of them, stretching into the void and vanishing from sight.
That was all.
Guo Yujie wiped away her tears and stopped crying.
I was more worried about Guo Yujie than Chen Xiaoqiu.
If every child appeared like this, and Guo Yujie sensed it each time, the repeated strain would take a lasting toll on her mental health.
She was always single-minded. Kindhearted, but also extremely stubborn. Knowing at every moment that a child had died and come looking for her would throw anyone off balance. I worried that one day Guo Yujie would simply break down.
Guo Yujie sniffed and raised her head. "I'm fine. Don't worry. I'll be okay."
She tugged at the corners of her mouth, forcing a smile. It was as if she were making a declaration, or trying to encourage herself.
I felt a jolt in my heart and let out a breath. "Yeah. You'll have to put up with this for a little while."
Guo Yujie and the others all looked at me.
"I'll resolve everything as soon as I can." I clenched my fists.
As long as I changed the whole world as soon as possible, Guo Yujie and Chen