Before he could even finish listening, Ren Yu nodded. "Mm, I agree to all of it. Even if you want the stars in the sky, I'll pluck them down and give them to you..."
He had only gotten halfway through.
"Sie?" He suddenly felt the girl in his arms change.
Lowering his head, he met a pair of beautiful deep-blue eyes. Sie bit her lip as tears streamed down continuously like pearls from a broken string.
"You... Ren Yu... is it you? Is it really you? I'm not dreaming, am I?"
Sie stretched out her fair hand and clumsily touched and kneaded Ren Yu's face, her eyes filled with grievance.
Ren Yu's heart ached. He took her soft little hand in his.
"It's me. I really came back. This time, I won't leave you again."
Upon hearing that, Sie did not even hesitate before choosing to trust him unconditionally. Crying tears of joy, she said, "Really? That's wonderful! I missed you so, so much. Do you know? The flowers we planted have already bloomed twice. Every day, I..."
Just like that, Sie continued recounting little pieces of her daily life, most of them memories she and Ren Yu had created together.
And Ren Yu patiently listened beside her.
Who knew how long passed? Perhaps Sie was tired, or perhaps she truly could no longer resist her drowsiness. Her head tilted to the side, and with a soft thump, she leaned against Ren Yu and slowly drifted into sleep.
Ren Yu wanted to carry Sie to bed, but he discovered that her little hands were gripping him tightly. No matter what he did, he could not pry them away.
Not wanting to disturb Sie's sleep, he could only give up on carrying her to bed. He simply held her quietly as