But the man only smiled without getting angry and pulled him into an embra
He struggled and shouted to be let go, but Qiong Xing would not release him.
A few times, his hands even struck Qiong Xing in the face, yet the man still refused to let go.
"I am sorry. I am sorry for asking such painful things. You have been trying so hard, haven't you? You worked hard, struggled, and survived all this time, didn't you? I am sorry for asking in such a cruel way."
Then do not ask if you are just going to apologize, the boy thought.
What could someone like him possibly understand?
Even as anger rose inside him, part of him still felt happy that Qiong Xing had acknowledged him.
Acknowledged his existence.
There were probably countless people in the world living through circumstances like his.
And yet, hearing someone say that he had worked hard and survived, while holding him tightly like this, made him feel that Qiong Xing was truly seeing him.
