Chapter 16 – Fairy Tales Are All Lies (16)
Maybe, when she shivered and buried herself in the blanket back then, she was hoping to hear someone tell her, “Don’t cry,” right?
Just a comforting word would have sufficed.
But no, no one appeared by her side.
Later, she got used to being alone, after all, she wasn’t like she couldn’t survive without others.
But Xiuyin was different; his life was constantly threatened by his two brothers. He lived in such an environment from a young age.
It’s not that he wanted to blacken; it’s just that the environment forced him to.
He and her were somewhat similar, but also different.
Yan Luo felt she had found her direction, just like how Xiuyin would be obsessed with Lan Ning just because of a slight gentleness in his growing period.
Hmm… he’s a child who lacked love!
Being stared at by Yan Luo’s inexplicable gaze, Xiuyin couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth imperceptibly.
This girl… just what was this girl thinking? He felt like her thoughts were not following the path he planned…
And her expression was a bit hard to read.
Yan Luo, on the other hand, was immersed in the joy of finally discovering how to reduce the Blackening Value. “Don’t worry, let sister warm you with love! Let’s honestly wash away the darkness! (ﾉﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ“
Even though he didn’t know what Yan Luo was thinking, Xiuyin could somewhat sense Yan Luo’s intentions : Heh.
Observing Yan Luo’s thoughts, Xiuyin remained calm, not even a hint of change in his gaze.
The maid who had left returned, holding Yan Luo’s coat and looking for her whereabouts.
Hearing the sound, Xiuyin paused slightly, “It’s getting late; I should go.”
After getting the Blackening Value to decrease ten points, Yan Luo raised her hand in a satisfied farewell gesture.
A faint glimmer passed through Xiuyin’s eyes, then, without the maid noticing, he walked away without looking back.
Although he didn’t look back at Yan Luo who was sitting on the ground, a subtle ripple appeared in Xiuyin’s heart.
It wasn’t just the previous subtle feeling but also the look in her eyes when she said, “Don’t cry.”
Clearly, it was filled with innocence and a hint of confusion before, but in that moment, he saw a touch of loneliness and an emotion he couldn’t quite discern.
It made him irresistibly curious about this little girl. She must’ve lived in a carefree environment, yet she was harboring such emotions.
Even though she hid them well.
Sometimes, curiosity is the beginning of many things…
Yan Luo wasn’t surprised by Xiuyin’s attitude.
The childhood environment had long shaped Xiuyin’s suspicious nature. Despite his outward appearance of a sunny and harmless boy, who knows what he’s really thinking.
She was able to talk to him about these things and reduce so much blackening value.
Well, she couldn’t be too demanding, so she was quite satisfied.
After all, these things take time; one can’t become fat in one bite, right?
Yan Luo squinted her beautiful apricot eyes, looking extremely adorable.
She slowly stood up, but her legs were a bit sore from squatting. She looked around with her big eyes, then found a slightly more secluded place to sit down and wait for that maid to come.
The system Little Pink decisively played dead and refused to work. It really is a disappointment. Yan Luo complained while rubbing her small calf.
How could this Little Pink rest assured letting her, a newcomer, face this completely un-fairytale-like fairy tale world alone?
rokumi’s note : Sorry, I suddenly got so busy irl and couldn’t spare enough time to translate in the past week (and I didn’t have stocked chapters). To make it up, I’ll post double updates this week.