Where Are We Going?

The girl murmured softly, afraid that all of this was a dream that would shatter if she spoke even a little louder. Surprise, unease, hesitation, sweetness...

All those complicated emotions finally gathered into crystalline tears that shimmered in her eyes.

"Nuonuo..."

The sharpness in Mu Fan's eyes vanished completely, replaced by gentleness. He casually tossed aside Cobert, who did not dare move.

He quietly watched the girl, whose face was weary but whose brows still held unmistakable resolve. His gaze carefully swept over her shy yet delighted face.

Only after confirming that Nuonuo did not bear the slightest injury did he finally reveal that long-unseen, gentle smile.

It was as sunny and warm as when the girl had first seen it.

"I'm here." He spoke the three words softly.

The girl stubbornly looked at the young man wearing that gentle smile. As she looked, tears the size of beans began rolling down her cheeks, yet she did not lift a hand to wipe them away. She only wanted to look properly at the figure she had yearned for day and night.

She finally believed it was real.

Biting her lower lip with her pearly teeth, the girl tried to appear stronger, desperately concealing the panic on her face.

"You... why did you come? I'm fine."

Mu Fan shook his head without speaking.

Seeing this, how could Nuonuo not know that Mu Fan had already learned everything? She gazed foolishly at the figure before her, at his gentle and handsome smile.

"My lord, Nuonuo doesn't want to keep being that little girl who needs you for everything."

"A fledgling eagle must endure hardship before it can grow. Nuonuo knows that she is lacking, so she has been trying to go through all this. I want to help you. I can do