Hu Xiaotian gazed at her pretty face and suddenly felt that Baobao looked utterly helpless and alone, with only her shadow for company. A desire to protect her rose in his heart. Although she had plotted against him many times, she had never truly been free to act as she wished. Considering the Myriad Insects Bone-Eroding Pill she had taken, she probably had no power to fight her own fate. Hu Xiaotian said, "There are things you ought to think through carefully. You don't have to let others pull your strings."
"I know!" Baobao's eyes suddenly reddened, and a sting in her nose almost brought her to tears. This was hardly a farewell in life or death, so why did she feel this way? Seeing Hu Xiaotian walk toward her, she suddenly grew nervous. She was still hesitating over whether to leave when he reached both arms past her shoulders, closed the door behind her, then lowered his head and gently kissed her forehead.
Baobao could no longer hold back her tears. They poured down like a river bursting its banks. Hu Xiaotian reached out to wipe them from her face and said softly, "Don't cry. Wherever you go, if anyone wrongs you, come to me."
Those words struck the softest place in Baobao's heart. She did not know why, but Hu Xiaotian suddenly seemed lovable in her eyes-more lovable than ever before. She threw herself into his arms and wept in silence.
Hu Xiaotian gently stroked her shoulders and back. He believed that Baobao was revealing her true feelings now, without the slightest trace of an act.
Baobao finally stopped crying. She lifted her head from his embrace and straightened her back. Her nostrils twitched, and she smiled through her tears. "I know perfectly well you're not a good