Ji Yebai said in a deep voice, "Don't worry about those things; with me here, you don't have to worry about anything..."
Ning Xixi managed a smile, frail and pale.
Lu Jinjin, lying on the ground, lifted the corners of her mouth in a smug smile. The whole school knew now; Ning Xixi's reputation was completely ruined!
"Shall we go home first? Is that okay?" Ji Yebai asked Ning Xixi softly and gently, seeking her opinion.
Ning Xixi shook her head, "I'm going to class."
Surprise flickered in Ji Yebai's eyes, as if he hadn't expected Ning Xixi to make such a decision.
"No matter how much we try to avoid it, we'll have to face it sooner or later." Her voice was nasal, tinged with tears, yet her lips kept striving to form a smile.
She had lost her mother, and now, she had lost her father as well...
With her closest kin gone from this world, she had to learn to face everything on her own!
