"Yes!" Though wounded, the two youths were eager to prove themselves before him. At his command, they immediately dashed into the woods.
Xiao Junheng paused, glancing at the little girl seated beside Xiao Junyan before turning back to him. "You didn't bring them along just so they could do these things, did you?" he asked, slightly surprised.
"What else?" Xiao Junyan asked indifferently.
He stated it with such matter-of-factness that Xiao Junheng found himself at a loss for words, merely fixing a deep gaze upon him and the little girl.
He knew in his heart that Xiao Junyan held this little girl in high regard.
Yet, over all these years, he had never shown such devotion to anyone. To see him so preoccupied with a mere little girl now was truly unexpected.
"Thirsty? Want some water?" Xiao Junyan's attention was entirely focused on the chubby little girl pouting beside him. Seeing her puffed-up expression, he couldn't help but reach out and poke her little cheek.
