Come meet your little sister!
The facts proved that Garvin possessed both a strong instinct for foreseeing crises of fate and an equally strong will to survive. Otherwise, he could never have made it out alive from crisis-ridden Gershon City, much less risen to his current position in Hogg Mining.
He immediately began explaining in such agitation that his words tangled together:
"Vina! Y-you listen to me, it's absolutely not what you think! This child, this child is just my—"
Pfft.
Vina's sudden laughter interrupted his defense. Waving a hand, she laughed. "Don't mind me. I was just thinking that after more than twenty years, you still haven't changed. You get nervous whenever I tease you, and when you're nervous, you're still just as adorable."
Garvin, slightly stunned, broke into an embarrassed smile as well. Before he could continue explaining, that hauntingly beautiful figure had already thrown herself into his arms. Her voice, mature and intelligent yet unable to hide a trace of exhaustion, sounded beside his ear once more:
"Garvin, you finally came back. That's wonderful. This time, it finally isn't an illusion anymore."
Hearing that, Garvin felt waves of indescribable pain stab through his heart. He held the figure in his arms tightly, as if terrified of losing her again. He opened his mouth, but this time, his choked throat could not find any words of comfort.
"You don't need to say anything. Just... just let me hold you."
Vina's voice was nearly a whisper as she pressed her entire weight against Garvin.
"Woooow."
At the side, Luo Jiali first shrugged, her little hands clasped before her chest. But as she watched, tears somehow filled her eyes. Still, stubbornly, she refused to let them fall.
She thought of her departed father and mother. They had loved each other