Chapter 411: Chapter 303: Becoming Family

"..." Xiao Yi ultimately said nothing and stood up, running away from there.

"Ah... wait..."

Xiao Yi’s birth mother reached out her hand... but quickly withdrew it.

She was a kind person, so she would care for the child in front of her, but to her, it was after all just a strange child.

She naturally didn’t pursue, merely muttering, "What a peculiar child," before taking her favorite daughter’s hand and leaving.

Then, alone, Xiao Yi forcefully pushed through the layers of crowds pressing together.

Those people were not alone; they had each other’s companionship, and their faces bore happy smiles.

Yet that caused Xiao Yi pain.

Amidst so many people, only he was alone; he was so conspicuous.

So, he wanted to escape from there, to flee to a desolate place, where his loneliness wouldn’t be as noticeable.

"Ha... ha..."

Finally, Xiao Yi escaped the crowd, arriving at a pitch-dark place with no signs of life, gasping heavily.

But he felt relieved in his heart, relieved by his solitude.

"...Is it really?"

However, a question made Xiao Yi stand still in shock.

He looked around but realized there was no one else around, only himself, alone.

Xiao Yi then realized that this questioning voice was his own.

Or rather, it was another self, questioning him.

"Exactly... how could I possibly feel relieved being alone?"

For so many years, Xiao Yi, who had been chasing the image of his mother, was it not to prevent himself from being alone?

If there was something Xiao Yi feared most, it was loneliness, and now, Xiao Yi was alone once again.

"..."

Looking at the dark and eerily silent surroundings, Xiao Yi felt extreme fear, and his breathing became rapid.

"No, that’s not right..."

Perhaps to comfort himself, Xiao Yi spoke:

"But on second thought, isn’t life about living with loneliness? Born alone into this world, and leaving alone in the end... aren’t humans destined to be lonely?"

Realizing this, Xiao Yi thought that loneliness was nothing to fear. Since it was destined, could he not just accept it?

However, just then, a familiar voice reached Xiao Yi’s ears.

"...Found you."

Xiao Yi was startled, looking towards the source of the voice, and then... he saw her, the sister who had always been by his side.

"...I’m sorry." Eve had finally caught up to Xiao Yi. She couldn’t help but tightly hug the Xiao Yi before her, sobbing uncontrollably, "I... I failed to prevent you from experiencing such sadness again, I’m truly sorry! I won’t say anything about rejecting you anymore! Let’s go back together, I... won’t let you be alone."

"..."

Feeling the warmth coming from her body, Xiao Yi finally realized two things.

One was... he was indeed still very afraid of being alone.

The second was, he was not alone; there had always been someone by his side.

Grandmother was right, family need not be connected by blood.

"Sister..." Thus, Xiao Yi spoke.

"What is it?"

"I... may have found the wish I want to fulfill."

"Really?" Eve let go of her tight hold on him, looked at him with a surprised expression, and asked, "What is your wish?"

"I..." Xiao Yi looked at her and said, "I... want to become family with you."

"..." But Eve’s expression slightly stiffened.

She took a few steps back, her expression complicated, and said to Xiao Yi:

"I’m sorry, we... can’t become family, at least not now."

"Not now?" Xiao Yi was slightly taken aback, "Then, can we in the future?"

"Yes... in the future, it will definitely be possible."

This time, Eve gave a definite answer.

"Is that so? In the future?" Xiao Yi took a deep breath, "Then, I must also grow up properly, so that when I’m older, I can become family with you, right, Sister?"

"Yes..." Eve smiled gently, reaching out her hand to Xiao Yi, "Alright, let’s go together, let’s go back."

"Yes..." Xiao Yi knew in his heart, they did not have a home, no place to return.

But he understood, wherever Eve mentioned they were going back to.

Thus, he also held Eve’s hand, and together they left that place.

That night, Eve held Xiao Yi tightly as they slept.

Even if only a little, she wanted to fill the void in Xiao Yi’s heart.

That night was also one of the rare nights that Xiao Yi slept soundly.

...

Cool breeze blew in through the car window, the icy cold of winter had left, and the wind carried a faint scent of flowers, grass, and trees.

Undoubtedly, it was the aroma of spring.

Xiao Yi and Eve, once again embarked on a car leaving the current city.

Where to go next, they themselves did not know, just catching a ride whenever available.

Xiao Yi looked at his right hand, holding nothing, unaware of what kind of life would come next.

But then, he looked at his left hand; his left hand was holding hers.

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