Xiliu was comforting a still-sniffling Peizhi after wrapping her scalded palm. "…After two days, when we leave here, we'll be able to go back to our lives and you'll be able to fulfill your wishes to be as free as a bird. We'll go traveling and exploring around ."
"Do you think that's possible?". Peizhi's voice was small, thick with tears. "I'm already held captive here. Do you think they would let me go after two days, indeed?".
"Do you regret it? Running from home?". Xiliu asked after a long pause.
"I don't". Peizhi replied honestly. "At least it's better here. If I was at home, I might have been confined and punished again for a reason I know nothing about. So leaving that hellhole is better for my sanity. I would do it over again."
"You're so pitiful. That Lady Zeitan is so scheming. Do you think she and Mister Wang Lijun will end up h…?"
