Chapter 223 Beaten
However, he always had the knack of calming her restless mind with just a few words, dispelling her irritability.
She listened to his words, falling silent...
Suddenly feeling very sad, she leaned into his arms, behaving exceptionally docile.
He guessed that she must have had some strange thoughts in her head again, and he couldn’t rest easy letting her brood by herself. He painstakingly persuaded her to share what was on her mind.
In fact, she didn’t really have anything troubling her; it’s just that women in love can become inexplicably emotional, sometimes melancholic, sometimes joyful, sighing deeply at a cloud or a lamp.
After thinking for a while, she came up with a sentimental question. Her fingers kept picking at his sweater, a coarse knit from which a small hole could easily be dug out, "Xiao Xu, if... if today I really... got bullied... what would you do?"
"What if? What are you thinking?" He poked her forehead forcefully.
"Why can’t there be an if? I was just a step away! What if? If it happened?" She asked stubbornly with a serious face.
He gazed into her determined eyes and surrendered reluctantly, "Silly girl, you must remember, no matter when, your safety is the most important! As long as you are fine and your life isn’t threatened, nothing else matters that much!"
"..." She didn’t speak, threading her fingers through the hole in his sweater.
She knew her hypothetical scenario was trivial; she wasn’t the type to belittle herself over something like that. But some men have such outdated views and do care, don’t they?