"I'm sorry, I..."
C Luo had just started to speak when Lu Xiao let go of him. She forced a brave smile. "Sorry, I shouldn't have spoken like that. Just... pretend you didn't hear it. Let's go back."
The more she acted this way, the more intense C Luo's guilt and self-reproach became.
He was beginning to think that a female like Lu Xiao didn't belong here at all. She deserved to live a happy, vibrant, and energetic life, showered with affection.
On the way back, Lu Xiao walked ahead the entire time. She never once looked back at C Luo, but to his eyes, her slender, frail figure seemed the very picture of vulnerability.
After returning to the Black Tower Base, Lu Xiao went back to the room where she had first woken up. C Luo lingered at her door for a long time after she went inside before finally leaving.
Lu Xiao paid no mind to whatever C Luo was thinking. Back in her room, she took a hot shower. When she came out, a glass of hot milk was sitting on the table.
