Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Finally, Mu Xiaoxiao received her strawberry fried ice cream from the stall vendor. Her face beamed with a sweet smile, sweeter than that of the strawberry fried ice cream in her hand.
She ate a mouthful and tasted it before asking him hesitantly, âDo you want to try some?â
Yin Shaojie laughed. âYou look like you donât really want me to taste it.â
Mu Xiaoxiao pouted. She scooped a mouthful for him and offered it to him. âNo, I donât. Here, have some.â
Yin Shaojie was actually more interested in tasting the ice cream in her mouth. However, there were too many people around and kissing her wasnât convenient here.
Sighing, he leaned forward and ate the fried ice cream on her spoon.
âWhy? Was that too little?â Mu Xiaoxiao saw him sigh and hurriedly scooped a big spoon and offered it to him.
Yin Shaojie smiled, âEat it yourself.â
âYou really donât want it? You donât like it?â Mu Xiaoxiao looked at him.
He pinched her cheek and said, âItâs delicious, and thatâs precisely why I donât want to snatch it away from you. Letâs go. Arenât we going to buy more things?â
âI wanna buy thatâ¦â Mu Xiaoxiao pointed to a stall that was a little farther away.
The both of them had previously been holding hands, but now Mu Xiaoxiaoâs hands were busy with her fried ice cream. Thus, Yin Shaojie could only stand behind her to protect her.
Suddenly the crowd pushed forward.
Mu Xiaoxiao was carried forward by the wave but she didnât notice the movement as it was very subtle.
When she came back to her senses, she realized that Yin Shaojie wasnât around anymore.
Where was he?
Mu Xiaoxiao panicked in an instant, and looked around.
âYin Shaojie!â She shouted his name anxiously. However, as luck would have it, the stall beside her was blasting music, which drowned out her voice.
Mu Xiaoxiao shouted two more times and felt herself going hoarse.
In front of her was a thick crowd, but there was no one she knew.
A wave of helplessness and fear clutched at her heart. Turning back, she ran, but still couldnât find Yin Shaojie.
Where was he? Where was he?
Mu Xiaoxiaoâs teary eyes held an uneasiness, her gaze at a loss as she searched for that familiar figure.
The only familiar figure to her.
âLittle girl, whatâs the matter?â A shifty-eyed man saw her abnormal behavior and leaned over to ask.
Mu Xiaoxiao was so anxious she forgot to keep her guard up. She only wanted to hurry up and find Yin Shaojie.
âYin Shaojie, where are youâ¦â
Her voice sounded faintly sobbing, and her voice was hoarse.
That man saw how she was about to cry from anxiety and reached out to pull her in. âLittle girl, donât worry. Are you separated from your parents? Donât be afraid. Uncle will help you. Come, there are a lot of people in the middle of the road. Letâs stand here by the side so that people wonât bump into you.â
Mu Xiaoxiao felt disgusted by his touch and used all her effort to shake his hand off.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âLet go of me! Who are you? I donât know you!â
âLittle girl, I am a good person. I only want to help you.â That man attempted to comfort her, by putting his arms around her.
However, at the next second, a large hand seized his fingers and folded them back forcefully.
âAhâ It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!â The man shrieked.
âWhat are you doing?â A cold voice asked.
When Mu Xiaoxiao heard this voice, her little face froze and she turned her head towards it violently. Upon seeing that it was Yin Shaojie, she flung her little body onto his instantly and hugged him tightly.
Her voice was choked as she said, âI thought I lost you, boohoo⦠Just now, I tried but c-couldnât find you at allâ¦â