Qing Lin's eyes beneath the black veil were clearly shrouded in darkness, yet they held a trace of envy.
"Big Sister Zi Yan seems really happy..."
How could Zi Yan not be happy? She held the candy in her mouth, afraid it would melt, and obediently lay in Xiao Fan's arms.
"Don't overthink things."
"Mm-hmm."
"Be good from now on."
"Mm-hmm."
Zi Yan said nothing, only nodded repeatedly.
"..."
After thinking about it, Xiao Fan figured that nothing he said would get through to Zi Yan in this state. Still, he had learned another little trick for keeping Zi Yan in line.
Yet Xiao Fan still warned himself, Xiao Yan'er is quite fragile inside. I shouldn't upset the little one anymore.
He rubbed her already messy purple hair, then walked over to Ya Fei. "Sister Ya Fei, I'm about to..."
"You're leaving, right?" Ya Fei said, seeing through him. A trace of loneliness flashed through her phoenix eyes. They had met less than a day ago, and Xiao Fan was already leaving.
Though they had not spent much time together, Xiao Fan's thoughts could never be hidden from Ya Fei.
Xiao Fan scratched his head awkwardly. "Sister Ya Fei, I'll be back soon."
"Your sister will always wait for you here. Be careful." Ya Fei did not want every farewell to look so painful. Sometimes, parting was for the sake of a better reunion.
"But this little brother of mine is never obedient. Every time, you leave without telling your sister what you're going to do, making her worry for nothing."
Ya Fei rubbed Xiao Fan's increasingly handsome face. "You little bastard..."
Xiao Fan could only force out, "Sister Ya Fei, it's not really a big deal this time. I'm just going to save Nalan Jie. It's nothing major."
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