At that moment, after listening to Huo Yuhao, Qiu'er still looked at him with a smile.
Then Qiu'er sat down beside Huo Yuhao and said, "Cry. There's nothing you need to hide..."
Qiu'er knew what Huo Yuhao was thinking, and she also knew his real purpose in coming here to improve this mecha.
Perhaps it would have been best to let Huo Yuhao stay alone like this, but Qiu'er could not do it. Looking at him, she knew that her own heart was already aching terribly.
After hearing Qiu'er's words, Huo Yuhao still tried to hide it, but sorrow made tears spill from his eyes all the same.
In truth, Huo Yuhao knew exactly why he had come here alone to modify the mecha. Just as he had always done, whether with work or cultivation, he was merely filling his time.
That was nothing more than the escape Huo Yuhao had chosen for himself. She could face Xiao An; she could get over that hurdle.
But when it came to that person, to having once treated Xiao An as that person's shadow, Huo Yuhao still could not face it in his heart.
He had returned to Douluo Star and learned how his companions' lives had unfolded afterward. He had not fulfilled the promises he had made to them before ascending back then, and he blamed himself deeply. Still, seeing that their later lives had been fairly fulfilling, Huo Yuhao did not feel quite so distressed.
But Huo Yuhao still could not let go of that person. She had actually anticipated this situation long ago, but when she truly had to face it herself, her heart could never remain calm.
Perhaps it had been bottled up for too long. Now Huo Yuhao leaned against Qiu'er's shoulder, his tears soaking her clothes.