"Young master..."
"I want a chicken drumstick..." The little girl wiped the tears from her face and smiled.
As though... she had heard nothing just now...
"All right..."
Su Mo slowly walked over and took the little girl's tiny hand, a smile settling on his face.
"I'll take you to buy one..."
As though... he had said nothing just now...
The two of them, one big and one small, walked down the mountain hand in hand.
That day... it seemed nothing had happened.
It was merely a little girl craving a treat who had found her young master after his lessons and clamored for a chicken drumstick.
And that graceful young master in white, unable to withstand the little girl's clamoring, took his little girl into the city...
The little girl wore a smile, and so did Su Mo!
Only their steps were no longer as carefree as before...
The people behind them watched those two retreating figures, one big and one small, who depended on each other for survival, and suddenly felt that the spring scenery was not beautiful at all, but even somewhat desolate.
A bird in a nest among the treetops seemed to have been awakened by the warm wind sweeping through on this spring day. It poked its head out and saw two figures walking down the mountain.
Confusion appeared in the bird's eyes. It shook its head and retreated into its nest, buried its head beneath its wing, and gradually fell asleep again.
It did not understand... why those two did not stay snug in their warm nest on this spring day, when the chill was still so piercing.
It did not understand... why, if those two were going to leave, they walked so slowly...
"Young master, carry me..." The little girl raised her head