Qin Fangyang's eyes held a pain he could scarcely bear to look back on.
Back then, when he, Qianqian, and those three classmates had gone out together, hadn't he been young too, treating them as brothers, as friends?
But when faced with enormous gains, those inexperienced youths had ultimately failed to hold themselves in check!
"Too many lifelong regrets come from trusting too readily."
Qin Fangyang let out a long sigh. "Xiao Duo, I'm going to tell you something. You must remember it."
Zuo Xiaoduo said respectfully, "Please go ahead."
"Sometimes... keeping certain things to yourself doesn't mean you're letting your friends down. It's so you won't lose them. Everyone having secrets they can't let others know-that's a normal life, and a normal friendship."
Zuo Xiaoduo grew thoughtful as he listened.
Those words truly made him ponder for a long, long time.
Qin Fangyang smiled faintly. "I know you're close, with nothing coming between you. So, do you have secrets you absolutely cannot let Li Chenglong, Long Yusheng, and the others know?"
Zuo Xiaoduo paused. "Yes!"
Qin Fangyang continued, "Do they have secrets they absolutely cannot tell you?"
Zuo Xiaoduo paused again. "Naturally, they do too."
Qin Fangyang asked meaningfully, "Then are you close?"
Zuo Xiaoduo understood. "Yes!"
Qin Fangyang patted his shoulder. "And that's what's normal!"
Zuo Xiaoduo nodded slowly.
Those words had shaken him considerably.
Because just moments ago, Zuo Xiaoduo had been wondering whether sending Li Chenglong away to speak with Teacher Qin like this meant he was letting his brother down.
That thought had genuinely made him feel bad.
Qin Fangyang had clearly noticed, which was why he had deliberately said all this to dispel those negative feelings.
Because Qin Fangyang knew that children this age were extremely prone to talking themselves around, coming up with