Ting walked in front of Noah, and said, "Wait a minute, but what about me?"
"What do you mean by that?"
"You just said you're leaving! So who's going to stay here and make sure I'm safe?"
"I never said I was going now, idiot." Noah walked past her. "So hope that man comes back as soon as possible."
Noah and Ting followed Xiao Yun to a small house on the outskirts of town.
'This seems to be…almost the same size as the room I stayed in at Sophia's house…'
The house was quite small and simple. Not many ornaments or details to decorate it, and that's right inside. And when Noah and Ting pulled Xiao Yun into the house, they saw that it was actually, much simpler than it looked.
It didn't seem to have a single hole, either in its walls or in the ceiling. But the only things they could see as they walked through the door was a small bed against the wall, and a…
"Wheelchair?!" Confused, Noah and Ting wondered at the same time.
"...Whose wheelchair is this?" even afraid Ting asked.
Xiao Yun looked at her for a few seconds, after that he turned to the bed, which was beside her. And in a gentle way he asked "Come on, come on out, we have visitors..."
'Huh? Yang? So, that's your name after all…'
"Let's Yang Se, we have…"
The blanket over the bed suddenly began to move. And from under her came a little girl, with long black hair, which even though it was slightly curled, reached easily to her waist. His bright purple eyes, which would make anyone who had even a small heart, see the purity of that being. And see that it's impossible for anyone to even have the courage to hurt him.
Then, with those big eyes, that trembled because she was about to cry. The child looked at Xiao Yun, and while she only left her eyes outside the blanket, she asked, "…Are you angry with me, Brother Yun?"
As she crouched on the floor, she gave a small and gentle pat on the girl's head, and gave a smile, which showed how much he loved that child, Xiao Yun replied "Of course not, how could I?"
'I see… So it's for this little girl, he's willing to practically give up his life… Would it really be worth it?…'
Xiao Yun stood up, and after turning to Noah and Ting, he said "Now why don't you say hi to our guests?"
The child looked warily at Noah and Ting, who were standing next to each other. And while, taking the covers off her face, and bowing to them, she said "Eh... welcome... pretty sister and weird hair brother..."
"Weird hair?!"
Upon hearing what the child said, Ting immediately started laughing "Hey! Why are you laughing?" Noah looked at Yang Se, and walked over as he asked, "Why weird? Why didn't you call me different? My hair is different, not weird!"
"But you don't look that old… and even so your hair is already white… Yang Se, you think this is very strange…"
"What you…"
The child closed her eyes, and crying, she suddenly began to mutter "Sorry brother… sorry… sorry… sorry…"
"What? Hey, why are you…"
"Look, you made the little girl cry."
"What?! Me? But…"
Ting approached Yang Se, and as he gently stroked her hair, in a soft voice she said, "You don't need to cry, little one. The weird hair brother won't fight you. So why don't you get out of this bed, and we'll go outside for some fresh air?"
"Out there?" with her eyes full of tears, the little girl raised her head, and with a shaky voice, she asked "Can I… can I go… brother?"
Xiao Yun smiled, and while stroking her head, he replied "Of course!"
"Serious?!"
Upon hearing Xiao Yun's response, Yang Se was clearly overjoyed. So happy, you could see the happiness spilling out of her eyes.
'I can't understand… How is it possible for someone to be happy with so little? …No… Actually, I think I do understand. Well, at least to some extent…'
"So let's go?" asked Ting, smiling.
"Yea!"
For Xiao Yun, seeing her sister smiling was what gave her the most joy in this world. And while he was taking her, in her little red dress, with little white roses embroidered as an ornament. And he put her on top of that wheelchair, made of wood. In addition to her smile, which made him smile almost involuntarily.
The smile on her face, was also the happiness of knowing that soon, he would not need to do that anymore.
'A little more… Just a little longer, and she can walk like everyone else…'
After Xiao Yun put her sister in the chair, it was Ting who started pushing her out. But when he walked through the door, she looked back, and asked, "Brother, aren't you coming?"
He smiled "I'll go, but you can go ahead..."
After Ting went out with Yang Se, Noah sat on the edge of the bed, and asked "Are you sure what you're about to do?"
"Absolutely..."
"You heard what I said before, so you must know that you will have to come with me if you really accept this contract. Are you really sure that you are able to stay away from your sister for this period of time?"
"You must understand me, sir… I love my sister, and I would be easily able to give my life for hers. However, I admit that keeping my distance would be a much bigger challenge than that. Since pretty much every moment, I would be thinking about her. But if it gives her the chance to do what she's been looking forward to... I'll do it without hesitation."
Noah gave a small smile "…To tell you the truth I don't understand you. But don't worry, I won't try to persuade you to give up. But remember, don't regret it later…" he stood up. "So, if we both agree, with everything. Let's do this damn contract soon."