***
Qiao Chutian saw that she did not respond and couldn't help but walk over, placing his hands on her shoulders and turning her face towards himself, only to see her face covered with tears, his heart melting instantly, and he began to ask with a hint of panic, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
Mai Xiaomai struggled to free herself from his grip, hastily using the back of her hand to wipe away her streaming tears, "Just got some sand in my eye, that's all."
"Oh?"
Qiao Chutian, of course, didn't believe her lie.
He thought back to the day he saw her looking up at the sky in the alley, her face drenched in tears.
Was it because he refused to eat the food she offered him, causing her to think he was disgusted by her, and thus making her sad?
"I'm sorry——"
Qiao Chutian said these three words with some difficulty.
Mai Xiaomai was a bit startled and looked up at him with tearful eyes, not understanding, "What have you done to apologize to me for?"
