The orphans did not have much confidence in themselves to begin with, and were a timid lot. When the young man shouted at them, they all got scared and took a few steps back.
"It's okay, nobody's gonna hurt you." Xiaoyao quickly comforted them. She then turned and glared at the young man. "Xiao Jianzhong! Watch your tongue! These are my friends you call pests! You are scaring them!"
Watching all that happened, Chen was disgusted by the man, but also changed his impression of Xiaoyao for the better. This girl was much kinder than she appears to be and would very much be a good friend.
"Aiya why didn't you say so! I love kids!" Xiao's expression changed instantly. "Hey little friends, why don't big brother bring you all to the karaoke? Won't that be fun?"
"No..." The kids all hid behind Xiaoyao as if hiding from the big bad wolf.
"Jianzhong are you nuts? They're kids! Why'd you want to take them there?" Xiaoyao was angry.
