"Time really flew. I should head back to Jinling." Li Yichen watched Bai Binger disappear into the distance, feeling a little melancholy. Then he scratched his head. "Why do I feel like I forgot something?"
Half an hour later, at a breakfast stall in Hotan.
"Boss, one large pot of lamb, with plenty of onions." After a moment's thought, he added, "And some grilled lamb liver and two baked buns."
Just then, a pitiful voice came from behind him. "Handsome... could you buy me a baked bun? Just one would be enough. I haven't eaten all day."
"Huh?" Li Yichen paused. That voice sounds familiar, but I don't know anyone around here.
Curious, he turned around and saw a face that was both pitiful and familiar.
At the same time, she got a clear look at him, too.
Both froze, then pointed at each other and shouted in unison, "It's you..."
"Li Yichen..." Delighted, she grabbed his arm.
"Mo Yurou... how did you end up like this?" Li Yichen was stunned. Mo Yurou's little face was filthy, her hair was a tangled mess, and her clothes clearly hadn't been changed in days.
"Boohoo... I finally found you." Mo Yurou burst into tears and threw herself into his arms, tears streaming down her face.
These are the new clothes Binger dressed me in herself. Li Yichen was speechless, but she looked so pitiful that he couldn't bring himself to scold her.
Once she had mostly finished crying, Li Yichen asked curiously again, "What happened to you? Do your grandparents know you're here?"
Mo Yurou sniffled, pulled up his shirt, and wiped her tears on it, leaving a black streak on his clean T-shirt. How many days had it been since she'd washed her face? This was just too miserable.
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