"Good child, why are you crying? Why did you suddenly start crying? We don't have any improper intentions. We just felt sorry seeing you here, so we wanted to help you."
"If you don't like us or hate us, we don't have to do this. Don't cry. We're two grown men—we really don't know why you suddenly started crying. Little girl, you need to slowly learn to be strong."
Faced with her sudden tears, Uchiha Hikaru truly did not know what to say. He could only keep comforting the little girl, hoping she would stop crying.
"It's nothing. I just feel that you're both so kind to me. Ever since I left home, I haven't met anyone as good as you. My father and mother abandoned me when I was young, and I've never felt this kind of love."
Holding the cup of hot water, the little girl crouched miserably in the corner, speaking as though she were pouring out all the grievances she had endured over the years.
"To be honest, my father and mother abandoned me because I have a terminal illness in my body. They never understood it, and treating it would cost a great deal of money. They did not have that much money. They said it was not worth spending so much on me. I was only a little girl, and I could not create that much value for them."
From the moment the little girl began speaking until now, she had been crying nonstop. By this point, she was almost unable to catch her breath, her body trembling with sobs.
"Alright, alright, we understand. Don't cry anymore. Look at your body—you can barely take it now. It's alright. Whatever you want to say, tell us slowly. We're right here listening."
Although Uchiha Hikaru did