Bai Ye turned his head. In his pitch-black field of vision, the blurry figure of a girl appeared. He couldn't make out her face, only her general outline, which looked exceptionally frail.
His eyesight still hadn't recovered.
He stared at the girl suspiciously. "You know me? Who are you?"
The girl gently wiped away her tears and smiled happily. "Everyone calls me Little Tangerine. Nice to meet you, big brother."
The suspicion in Bai Ye's eyes deepened. "Nice to meet me? Then why were you crying so hard?"
"Because I didn't want you to die, big brother." Little Tangerine smiled, her eyes curving into crescents.
Bai Ye couldn't see her face, but he could hear the innocent cheerfulness in her voice, along with her sincere, unfeigned concern.
Suddenly, he paused, seeming to realize something.
"Little Tangerine, are you... a New Human?"
"Yep!" Little Tangerine smiled and nodded. "Big brother, you can just call me Little Orange."
"Okay, Big Orange."
Little Tangerine smiled even more brightly. "Thank you for giving me a new name, big brother."
Bai Ye wasn't happy. Were these damned New Humans really this friendly?
Was this the future Fang Xubai wanted to show me?
"Did you save me?"
"Yep! I found you unconscious in the Orange Orchard, big brother, so I brought you back."
"Stop saying 'yep'! Quit acting cute and talk properly!"
"I'm sorry, big brother. I've caused you trouble. I'll change right away!" Little Tangerine hurriedly apologized in alarm, as though she'd committed some terrible wrong.
Bai Ye's brows furrowed involuntarily. He wasn't deliberately trying to be harsh to a little girl. He just felt there was something strange about this New Human. Well... strangely nice.
She was a little too nice to him, a complete stranger.
That was why he'd wanted to test Little