Shaofeng narrowed his eyes, looking at her, and pinched Qi Yu's little face, "Why are you so wicked? I was giving you advice, and you're digging up my past."
Qi Yu laughed heartily.
After Shaofeng left, she regrouped, starting to ponder strategies for her bitter trick.
Dragon's beard candy, beef jerky, snacks... hmmm, she had these now, no need to buy them.
But for the sake of the bitter trick, she'd have to pretend she'd bought them from outside later!
Besides that, she needed to act pitiful.
Sigh.
Her head was spinning.
Younger brothers were so hard to appease.
Qi Yu held a pen and notebook, sketching and drawing, devising countless plans, feeling more serious than when planning a battle.
After writing down dozens of schemes, she finally combined several, settled on one, and then turned to run outside.
Qi Yu had made thorough preparations for her pitiful act. In addition to the snacks from the human world, she deliberately applied a pitiful makeup.
Annuo watched the spectacle from nearby.
Shaofeng tutted and shook his head, "She's really going all out."
He had merely offered a casual suggestion, yet this girl, in her desire to appease Si Qing, had even thought of using pitiful makeup.
However, Qi Yu's methods to soften Si Qing's heart didn't stop there. After applying her pitiful makeup, she deliberately added a touch of redness to the corners of her eyes.
Her eyes were teary, and she had changed into a white dress that was more ethereal than usual.
Once everything was ready, she approached Si Qing's door with a pleading expression and gently knocked.
"Si Qing~ I bought you your favorite things, open the door for me."
Si Qing, hiding inside his room, pricked up an ear.
But he quickly remembered he was still angry and deliberately averted his gaze, focusing his attention on what he was doing, silently repeating that he hadn't heard anything.
Although Qi Yu had anticipated this, she still felt a pang of disappointment.
She sighed deeply and was about to turn away as planned, but for some reason, she suddenly felt she had something to say. So she walked back and said through the door:
"I'm sorry, it's true that I was too selfish. Between abandoning and being abandoned, I found being abandoned agonizing, so I subconsciously made the choice to keep you in the safest place."
"I know you wanted to protect me too, and I understand your intentions, but... I've just lost too much."
Qi Yu looked down at her hands. "Because I've lost so much, I always feel that if I shield my important family members under my wings, they won't be lost."
After speaking, she turned and left.
Even though she knew Si Qing wasn't wrong and his unhappiness was normal, she still felt a small, inexplicable sadness.
Afterward, Qi Yu went to the garden, reverted to her original form, and sat dejectedly in her coral cave, squinting and lost in thought.
Meanwhile, Si Qing suddenly pushed open his door. Outside, apart from the snacks, Qi Yu was nowhere to be seen.
"Sister!" Si Qing cried out, searching the Dragon Palace in circles, but he couldn't find Qi Yu anywhere.
"That's strange, we were just talking at the door, where did she go?" Si Qing bent down to pick up the snacks, searching everywhere, but after a round, he still couldn't see Qi Yu.
He found Annuo and Shaofeng.
Annuo shook his head, indicating he hadn't seen her.
Shaofeng deliberately said, "Oh dear, maybe she's hiding somewhere crying. She looked so pitiful just now. Oh my, where could she have gone?"
Annuo, struggling to contain his laughter, couldn't help but give Shaofeng a hard slap.
Shaofeng, suppressing his laughter, looked at Si Qing, who was starting to get anxious, and maintained a serious demeanor. "Oh dear, speaking of which, aren't you two still giving each other the cold shoulder? Why are you looking for her?"