Aunt Li nodded with a smile and handed the box back to Yufei, "Miss Jiang, could you please continue to hold this for me, I'll need it later."
"Okay." Yufei carefully placed the box down and asked her, "Aunt Li, are you leaving now?"
"Yes." Aunt Li bade goodbye to Tianling and his companions, then followed Yufei's pace and left.
Throughout it all, Yufei didn't even glance at Tianling once, treating him as if he was nonexistent.
Tianling stared at her departing figure, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
Suddenly, a little boy ran towards Yufei and bumped into her. His heart hammered hard against his chest, causing him to instinctively step forwards.
Seeing that she was okay, he stopped himself. Nonetheless, his intention had been obvious.
Yan Yue, standing beside him, took in his reaction. Her face turned sour instantly. Tianling drew back his gaze and met her aggrieved and angry eyes.
He kept his lips tightly pressed, uncertain how to explain his instinctual response.
