"When I found the child, he yelled at me and asked me why I was looking for him. He would go back by himself."
...
"This is indeed the case later."
"Maybe this child just needs a space to be alone for a while without being disturbed."
"It won't be past nine o'clock at the latest, and the child will come back on his own."
"I know he doesn't want me to worry too much."
Having said this, the woman smiled tenderly.
...
"Xiao Xiao."
The woman looked at the young man and said, "Rarity is not a bad boy."
"Maybe because of his single-parent family, he has been stronger since he was a child, and his self-esteem is stronger than that of ordinary children."
"I am sensitive and sometimes get into trouble."
“I don’t like to show weakness, and I don’t like to ask for help from others.”
"I am extremely proud, but also very fragile."
"Even if someone pretends to be nonchalant about someone else's negation, he will still care about it for a long time."
...
"This time he wanted to steal money. It was really just a thought of this child."
"Otherwise, given this child's temperament and his need for face, he would definitely not be able to do such a thing."
The woman suddenly smiled, "Maybe to your ears, this is just a mother bragging about her child, right?"
"Won't."
Xiao Xiao shook his head.
"I just hope you don't hate this kid."
"I think this child believes in you and even likes you somewhat, so he asked you for help."
The woman's words were sincere, and her eyes showed some earnestness.
...
"I don't hate him."
People will always make mistakes.
No matter how big the mistake is, if he just makes a small mistake and denies a child, he is not so harsh.
...
"Yeah?"
The woman's eyebrows relaxed, "That's good, that's good."
"Master Xiao, are we going to buy ingredients for making strawberry cake now?"
She changed the topic to a lighter topic.
It was originally just their family matter, but it involved this young man, and she was not unapologetic in her heart.
Just for the sake of her children, she had to say some things.
"You want to make strawberry cake?"
...
"It's not me, it's you."
"ah?!"
"Why do I......"
The woman's face was full of confusion.
"Aunt."
Xiao Xiao stopped and asked, "Do you still remember clearly what happened when you were a child?"
"When you were a kid?"
The woman was stunned.
"Do you remember a playmate you once had?"
"A very special playmate."
"You told it that you wanted to be good friends."
"You also said that you were going to give it the first piece of cake you made."
...
The woman's face was confused for a moment, but following Xiao Xiao's words, a look of surprise gradually appeared in her eyes.
She remembered.
She once had such a playmate.
Red hedgehog.
Such a unique appearance should never be forgotten.
She had forgotten it for so long.
Obviously, in her regular life in the past, Xiaochi was her only playmate with whom she could play freely.
He is her most important friend.
She left in such a hurry that she didn't even have time to say goodbye to Xiao Chi.
Even thinking about this now, she is filled with regret.
"Xiao Chi."
The woman called in a low voice.
Will it be very angry?
It will definitely be very angry.
...
Wait, she suddenly raised her head and looked at the young man in front of her, "What do you mean?"
"Xiao Xiao, what do you mean by these words you asked me?"
"What do you mean by these words?"
...
"Xiao Chi...?"
Xiao Xiao smiled and had no intention of showing off. He told the woman the general situation in a concise and concise manner.
...
"Xiao Chi came to see me?!"
"I can't see Xiaochi?"
"Xiao Chi is really angry."
"So, my current physical condition is Xiaochi's punishment for breaking my promise?"
The woman was dumbfounded after hearing the shocking facts from Xiao Xiao's mouth.
The opening and closing of her lips was not so much a rhetorical question as a murmur to herself when she was too surprised.
...
"Well, you can say that."
After receiving the questioning look from the woman, Xiao Xiao gave a positive answer, "You were indeed sick before."
"But it's not that serious of an illness."
"But with Xiaochi's influence, your disease has been unable to be cured."
"The human body is very fragile. If this continues, even if Xiaochi's intention is not to kill you, your body will almost collapse."
"I think you feel this yourself."
That's why I'm so anxious to arrange the future life for Han Rui.
He even didn't hesitate to beg his parents in a low voice.
Just so that the two old people could take care of Han Rui after he left.
...
"So...is that so?"
A bitter smile emerged from the corner of the woman's mouth, "Is all this...all my fault?"
"Was I...really wrong?"
...
"The cause then caused the effect today."
"Unfortunately, this evil consequences not only happened to me, but also to my children."
Her Rarity almost became a thief.
She knew that if the young man in front of her had not reached out to stop her, Ruirui, who woke up afterwards... would remember this incident for the rest of her life.
...
"What happened cannot be changed."
Xiao Xiao's voice was clear and calm, which made the woman excited, and her absent-minded eyes gradually regained focus.
"And now there's a chance to make amends."
"Xiao Chi still remembers the cake you promised her."
"Although it can't eat the first cake you made as you promised it."
"But as long as it's a cake you specially made for it, it will accept it."
"It said it wanted a cake filled with strawberries."
...
"yes."
The past that has happened cannot be changed, no matter right or wrong, she has no regrets.
Even if it is her youth and frivolity.
The only act of willfulness in her life.
To deny it would be to deny her life so far.
"Cake filled with strawberries?"
The woman laughed and said, "Xiao Chi still likes eating strawberries so much."
Ever since she left home, her past memories have been deliberately sealed away in a corner.
Today, because of Xiao Chi, some yellowed memories that had been sealed for a long time gradually regained their bright colors and emerged clearly in her mind.
She remembered that when she and Xiao Chi were eating strawberries together, they would always "fight" over the last strawberry.
Whoever succeeds in eating the last strawberry will be carried away like a fool.
She eats everything slowly, but she eats strawberries very quickly.
This was all gained through competition with Xiao Chi.
Thinking of the scene from that year, her previous gloomy mood after learning the truth suddenly disappeared.
Yes, that's Xiaochi.
Her best friend was also the friend she abandoned.
Even if that wasn't her intention.
This was the result of her leaving without saying goodbye.
It was her fault first.
Then, you deserve to be punished.
What right does she have to be angry?
...
Moreover, Xiaochi was as hard-spoken and soft-hearted as she remembered.