Especially after that hand started speaking, Aqi was so excited she felt like she could fly!
The moments she looked forward to every day were when Hai Qin and Wen Jue went hunting, and then her Axi would come to find her, chat with her and bring her fruit.
"Axi, where are you? Can I come find you? I want to see you."
"Aqi, I..."
His voice sounded a bit bitter, as if he was struggling with some unspoken words.
Aqi lowered her head disappointingly, "Can't I? But I really want to see Axi..."
Axi didn't directly answer Aqi's question. Instead, he grabbed her little hand and said, "Isn't this pretty good, too?"
Aqi pouted in grievance. She wanted to pull away from Axi's grasp, but she didn't have the strength.
Xi Ye could feel Aqi's emotional shift, so he held onto Aqi's hand tightly, "I...I don't not want to see you, it's just that I..."
Aqi stubbornly asked, "Just what? Are you ugly? No matter if you are ugly, I won't dislike you. Or are you afraid that I'm ugly?"
