Si Tian could not believe what she heard for a moment.
“Ningyi, what did you say?”
Ji Ningyi had tears in his eyes at this moment. He tried to hold it back, but his small body seemed to be trembling. His voice was so choked that he could not speak a complete sentence, but he said again: “It’s me, I threw Zhile away here.”
As soon as the words were finished, those suppressed tears could not help but fall down.
He did not cry like Ji Zhile did. There was no sound, but his shoulders twitched, causing his small body to tremble, and the tears fell in big drops. It was very distressing for a child to cry like this.
Si Tian was stunned. She could not believe it for a moment, why did Ningyi do this? Obviously, the two brothers usually have a good relationship. Zhile gave his prize to Ningyi and Ningyi helped Zhile draw and teach him pinyin.
Why is it like this now…
Just looking at Ji Ningyi’s tearful appearance, Si Tian could not ask anything.
This was the first time she saw Ningyi crying. He is a very strong child, he will not cry easily, he is a very well-behaved child, and he will not be criticized by others.
At this moment, his eyes were as red as rabbits and he lowered his head after meeting her gaze. His shoulders were trembling slightly. He was already afraid to the extreme, but he still told the truth.
Si Tian’s heart was sour and soft. She knelt down and hugged Ji Ningyi: “Don’t cry, Ningyi will tell Mom first, you…”
She swallowed the two words ‘threw away’ back into her mouth. Although it was said by Ji Ningyi, she felt that it would hurt Ji Ningyi if she said it again.
“Where was Zhile when you left?”
Ji Ningyi’s eyes were hazy with tears and pointed to the tree: “It’s there, but he’s gone now.”
Si Tian took Ji Ningyi’s hand and walked toward the big tree he mentioned, and sure enough, under the big tree, there were traces of grass and trees being stepped on.
“Zhile said, we’re hiding here, then I, I’m leaving…” He whimpered in his throat and stretched out his hand to cover it desperately, but the tears fell more fiercely, slipping down between his fingers, and his small body trembled.
Si Tian leaned over and hugged him: “Don’t cry, let’s go find Zhile together. We will find him back.”
She did not ask Ji Ningyi why he did this, this was not a good time at the moment.
Ji Zhile needs them to find him.
Ji Ningyi was so sad and scared that he kept crying silently.
Si Tian stood up, took Ji Ningyi’s hand to find someone, and she shouted, “Ji Zhile.”
Ji Ningyi held her hand tightly and his weeping voice was a little hoarse: “Zhile.”
Si Tian was about to call out the system, asking for an exact location. The woods are not small and she did not know when she would be able to find someone.
If Ji Zhile had been thrown here, he would have been very scared, as he was not a brave child in the first place.
Ji Ningyi pulled her hand, his voice was still sobbing: “Mom, let’s go look here.”
There are more trees here and he thinks that Zhile will hide behind the trees, but he dare not tell his mother this sentence. What if his mother thinks he is lying again? He told a lot of lies today.
But, Mom said, “Then, we’ll go this way.”
Ji Ningyi grabbed Si Tian’s hand and they called Ji Zhile’s name together. After a while, they heard a slight response.
Si Tian’s eyes lit up. She took Ji Ningyi’s hand and walked quickly towards the sound.
The grass on the ground showed traces of being trampled on, Si Tian yelled again and heard a clearer response.
“Mom.”
Hearing Ji Zhile’s voice, the two almost jogged and then they saw Ji Zhile under a tree.
Ji Zhile’s eyes were a little swollen from crying. He sat on the ground, leaning against the tree tightly. His clothes and trousers were all black and yellow with traces of grass and mud. There were two yellow leaves floating on his curly hair. His hands were tightly clenched into fists, as if he was pinching something.
The moment they saw Ji Zhile, Ji Zhile also saw them and burst into loud cries.
“Woo… Mom!” Ji Zhile ran toward her, squatting for too long, and stumbled a little when running over.
Si Tian let go of Ji Ningyi’s hand almost without realizing it and she hugged Ji Zhile who had already rushed toward her.
Ji Zhile looked so pitiful, like a homeless lamb, covered in dirt.
Ji Zhile hugged Si Tian’s leg and started crying loudly: “Woo… Woo… Mom, I’m so scared.”
He has always prided himself on being a strong and brave figure, because he is afraid that such a scene of crying so violently is unheard of.
While crying, he hugged Si Tian’s thigh even tighter: “There is no one, woo… I’m afraid some monster will eat me, woo… Mom.”
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Translator’s Comment:
Woo… I feel bad for Zhile, but somehow, I feel more bad for Ningyi.
Although I did not agree with the action of Ji Ningyi, his jealousy is really understandable. In my opinion, Ji Ningyi felt that his younger brother hated their Mom but still got more attention from their Mom. While he himself loves their Mom so much and is very obedient, but did not get much attention.
Si Tian could not believe what she heard for a moment.
“Ningyi, what did you say?”
Ji Ningyi had tears in his eyes at this moment. He tried to hold it back, but his small body seemed to be trembling. His voice was so choked that he could not speak a complete sentence, but he said again: “It’s me, I threw Zhile away here.”
As soon as the words were finished, those suppressed tears could not help but fall down.
He did not cry like Ji Zhile did. There was no sound, but his shoulders twitched, causing his small body to tremble, and the tears fell in big drops. It was very distressing for a child to cry like this.
Si Tian was stunned. She could not believe it for a moment, why did Ningyi do this? Obviously, the two brothers usually have a good relationship. Zhile gave his prize to Ningyi and Ningyi helped Zhile draw and teach him pinyin.
Why is it like this now…
Just looking at Ji Ningyi’s tearful appearance, Si Tian could not ask anything.
This was the first time she saw Ningyi crying. He is a very strong child, he will not cry easily, he is a very well-behaved child, and he will not be criticized by others.
At this moment, his eyes were as red as rabbits and he lowered his head after meeting her gaze. His shoulders were trembling slightly. He was already afraid to the extreme, but he still told the truth.
Si Tian’s heart was sour and soft. She knelt down and hugged Ji Ningyi: “Don’t cry, Ningyi will tell Mom first, you…”
She swallowed the two words ‘threw away’ back into her mouth. Although it was said by Ji Ningyi, she felt that it would hurt Ji Ningyi if she said it again.
“Where was Zhile when you left?”
Ji Ningyi’s eyes were hazy with tears and pointed to the tree: “It’s there, but he’s gone now.”
Si Tian took Ji Ningyi’s hand and walked toward the big tree he mentioned, and sure enough, under the big tree, there were traces of grass and trees being stepped on.
“Zhile said, we’re hiding here, then I, I’m leaving…” He whimpered in his throat and stretched out his hand to cover it desperately, but the tears fell more fiercely, slipping down between his fingers, and his small body trembled.
Si Tian leaned over and hugged him: “Don’t cry, let’s go find Zhile together. We will find him back.”
She did not ask Ji Ningyi why he did this, this was not a good time at the moment.
Ji Zhile needs them to find him.
Ji Ningyi was so sad and scared that he kept crying silently.
Si Tian stood up, took Ji Ningyi’s hand to find someone, and she shouted, “Ji Zhile.”
Ji Ningyi held her hand tightly and his weeping voice was a little hoarse: “Zhile.”
Si Tian was about to call out the system, asking for an exact location. The woods are not small and she did not know when she would be able to find someone.
If Ji Zhile had been thrown here, he would have been very scared, as he was not a brave child in the first place.
Ji Ningyi pulled her hand, his voice was still sobbing: “Mom, let’s go look here.”
There are more trees here and he thinks that Zhile will hide behind the trees, but he dare not tell his mother this sentence. What if his mother thinks he is lying again? He told a lot of lies today.
But, Mom said, “Then, we’ll go this way.”
Ji Ningyi grabbed Si Tian’s hand and they called Ji Zhile’s name together. After a while, they heard a slight response.
Si Tian’s eyes lit up. She took Ji Ningyi’s hand and walked quickly towards the sound.
The grass on the ground showed traces of being trampled on, Si Tian yelled again and heard a clearer response.
“Mom.”
Hearing Ji Zhile’s voice, the two almost jogged and then they saw Ji Zhile under a tree.
Ji Zhile’s eyes were a little swollen from crying. He sat on the ground, leaning against the tree tightly. His clothes and trousers were all black and yellow with traces of grass and mud. There were two yellow leaves floating on his curly hair. His hands were tightly clenched into fists, as if he was pinching something.
The moment they saw Ji Zhile, Ji Zhile also saw them and burst into loud cries.
“Woo… Mom!” Ji Zhile ran toward her, squatting for too long, and stumbled a little when running over.
Si Tian let go of Ji Ningyi’s hand almost without realizing it and she hugged Ji Zhile who had already rushed toward her.
Ji Zhile looked so pitiful, like a homeless lamb, covered in dirt.
Ji Zhile hugged Si Tian’s leg and started crying loudly: “Woo… Woo… Mom, I’m so scared.”
He has always prided himself on being a strong and brave figure, because he is afraid that such a scene of crying so violently is unheard of.
While crying, he hugged Si Tian’s thigh even tighter: “There is no one, woo… I’m afraid some monster will eat me, woo… Mom.”
*****
Translator’s Comment:
Woo… I feel bad for Zhile, but somehow, I feel more bad for Ningyi.
Although I did not agree with the action of Ji Ningyi, his jealousy is really understandable. In my opinion, Ji Ningyi felt that his younger brother hated their Mom but still got more attention from their Mom. While he himself loves their Mom so much and is very obedient, but did not get much attention.
