Chapter 2 Think it's cold

Xi Xinmiao's patience this time was surprisingly good. Unexpectedly, she was holding the tree branch with rabbit legs and not ready to take it back. She wanted to see how long the child could last.

The two sides were so deadlocked and silent, during which only the occasional bursting sound of the flames added to the silence here.

"I didn't mean to make fun of you."

For a long time, the boy finally squeezed out a sentence for embarrassment. The woman was stunned at first, and then there was a smile in her eyes.

"Ye-huh, I know."

Looking at the child who finally looked up at her but the red tide on his face had not faded, perhaps because of the night, his chestnut eyes had the illusion of dark eyes at this time. Under the night sky, in the flames shining, the stars in his eyes were bright and dazzling.

At that moment, from the eyes looking at her reflection, she felt as if she had known each other...

"Actually, you are not ugly at all!"

He said it as if he had the courage, and then immediately shrank his head as if he was aware of something, and did not dare to look at the woman's reaction again.

Under the deep buried head, only he knew that the beating in his chest was so violent that he was about to jump out of his throat; only he knew that he was proclaiming that sentence with his remaining self-esteem and stubbornness.

It's just that what he doesn't know is that the woman knows what he knows...

The corners of the mouth naturally led out a smile, but it was the most real emotion from the heart.

"Ye-huh, I know."

It seemed that he couldn't believe that he looked up in consternation, but he bumped into the woman's smiling eyes and unconsciously looked a little crazy. I don't know whether it was because of the woman's smile or the woman's answer just now.

In the boy's unbelievable eyes, the curvature of the corners of his mouth was uncontrollably enlarged, and he couldn't help laughing.

"Eat it."

He shook the branch in his hand and watched the boy finally take it silently. Xi Xinyao turned his head with a smile and continued to bake another unripe rabbit.

He devoured the rabbit's legs, but the teenager's eyes had never left the woman opposite him. The fireworks flashed on the woman's face. Her expression was still indifferent. She could not find any trace of her laughter. She rolled the branch in her hand attentively and did not notice his gaze.

The hot meat fell into his stomach, and his whole body was warm with firewood. Looking at her face, the scar was still conspicuous and dazzling, and he felt extremely soft.

An unprecedented feeling flows all over the body, nourishing the heart. He knew that it was something he had been longing for for eleven years but had never got - warmth.

Suddenly there was a salty taste in his mouth. He did not dare to disturb her. In the wet eyes, the reflection of the woman had become blurred. He just wanted to deeply remember what she looked like at this moment, deeply imprinted in his eyes, in his mind, deep, deep...

After a long time, Xi Xinmiao leaned against a thick tree trunk, leaned on his arms, squinted slightly, and was leisurely.

He opened one eye and looked at the child who was still sitting still as a mountain not far away, and I didn't know what he was thinking.

The corners of the lips are slightly hooked, and then the eyes are squinted.

The isolated island doesn't even know which country she is in. The people here live a completely self-sufficient lifestyle by fishing. No one has ever left this sea. How did she float here?

Thinking of this, she opened her eyes, but she saw a shooting star flashing through the night sky, which disappeared in an instant.

There was an unexplained silence, and his eyes were desolate. He raised his hand and stared at the wrench finger at his thumb. He was persistent like him. Are you still looking for her?

"Do you want to leave?"

The sudden words aroused the excitement of Xi Xinmiao in deep thought, and remembered that there was another person here.

Putting down her hand, she looked at it. The teenager had got up and stood still and did not approach. He just stared at her quietly. Under the layers of hiding, she still found the inconspicuous trace of injury and careful fragility.

At such a young age, he was so careful that the hardships gave the child too much growth.

Lifting the burden of life too early, he has been able to survive like this all these years.

can create his patient and introverted, mature and steady but extremely careful personality. Such children are extremely self-respecting and have some low self-esteem. They like to hide in the dark and lick their wounds. Under extreme lack of security, they like to hide themselves.

Suddenly, I felt that the teenager in front of me overlapped with my past self for a moment. So, is she also such a person?

Seeing that the woman did not answer, the teenager's eyes flashed a flash of urgency, but his face was still stubborn and did not reveal his true emotions.

"This place is closed all year round. The villagers go fishing in the surrounding seas and can't get out at all. Some people have tried it before, but they have been caught by sea ghosts..."

He suddenly became a little excited, and he wanted to say something more, but he was interrupted by the woman's smile.

"There are no sea ghosts. All right, let's go back. If you don't go back, you will really sleep on the top of the mountain.

Get up and pat your body, take the boy's hand and walk back to the mountain road.

The boy was held by hand and followed silently with his head down.

"There are really sea ghosts. My sister was caught by them." A panic quickly flashed through his chestnut eyes, and he disappeared in an instant.

The sudden force that seemed to be struggling in her hand made Xi Xinmiao in front stop. Looking back, she saw the boy bowing her head as if she had made a mistake. She was silent, and thousands of thoughts flashed in her eyes.

Suddenly, he stretched out another free hand on the top of the boy's head, "It turned out to be a coward!"

Xi Xinmiao shouted like discovering a new continent, showing a rare evil side.

"I'm not a coward!"

He looked up angrily and stared at each other. There was no trace of panic in his eyes. He did not brush the top of the hand, let alone let go of the clenched hand, but looked at each other to express his dissatisfaction.

Xi Xinmiao hummed and withdrew her hand, turned around and continued to lead the awkward child and just walked away.

"Usually cowards don't admit that they are cowards."

"I'm not!" As soon as she said, she was immediately refuted by the boy behind her.

"Look, you really are." She turned her back to him, so he couldn't see the corners of her mouth.

"I'm not!" He pouted, but didn't find that the hand holding her was too tight.

"A man, is it so difficult to admit that you are a coward?"

"Huh, is there a man who admits that he is a coward?"

"..."

"Kid, do you know that it's impolite to point out grammatical errors of adults?"

"What is a grammatical error?"

"The grammatical error is... Hey, don't pick the topic."

......

Under the high moon, in the dark night, a pair of figures walked together, holding small hands, arguing all the way.

Tonight, they all said too much, one with heart and the other with good intentions, in order to protect the care and vulnerability together.

The night is hazy behind them, and tomorrow will be a good day...