Vol 10 Chapter 22 (2/2)

“…”

Feng Xian did not protest and merely bit her lips as she slowly turned around and left. The others looked at me but did not think there was anything to be worried about and left.

*Pa*

I closed the door lightly after everyone left. Naturally, I did not seal off the room as this would only arouse their suspicion. Well then, next is…

“Alright, little girl.” I said as I sat down on the bed. When I did so, she scooted to the corner even more with a fearful expression that made me feel terrible inside. I looked to the side and found that there was a plate of spring onion biscuits.

“Here, have some.” I said as I brought the plate before her, “Some of the people you saw before may look scary but every one of us, me included, are good people.”

It’s a little weird to be saying that I am a good person myself but I think it’s fine under these circ.u.mstances.

“Are you feeling alright?”

She was stunned for a moment but quickly shook her head.

“That’s good then.” I nodded and continued to look at her. Her eyes were fixed on the spring onion biscuits the entire time. I cannot blame her, the smell of spring onions is really good even from where I am sitting. She is definitely starving too but she’s still too wary.

“Well then, I have some questions for you. I’ll ask and you answer, is that okay?” I asked, deciding to put aside the issue of getting her to eat for now. She looked up at me and nodded slightly. She seemed to be a little cold even with the blanket so I decided to take off my coat and draped it over her before asking my first question, “Are you a resident of Fan city?”

*Nod* *Nod*

Your family… Ah, it’s best I avoid asking that.

“What’s your name?”

“…” She did speak but her voice was too soft for me to hear it clearly.

“Umm… What did you say?”

“… Kou Feng.”

“Kou Feng, is that right?”

*Nod* *Nod*

Right now, her eyes were fixed on me and she did not seem to be as guarded as before. But Kou Feng huh… To be honest, it does not sound like a girl’s name at all. But now that I think about it, the others too have the same issue. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei… Never mind, now is not the time to think about this.

“Ah… Kou Feng, just now, why did you call me… Daddy?”

“Ah.” When I finished, she turned away and buried her face into her legs as she held up her doll that she had been carrying around before.

“Umm… My family… Is already…”

Only when I heard her slowly speak did I realise that she was crying and not that she was shy.

“So…” She spat out and stopped there. But I already knew what she meant. To put it simply, she hopes that I can adopt her. But from where I stand, the answer is easy.

“Though I do indeed feel very sorry and even sad for you, I cannot do so.”

“…”

“But don’t be too sad,” I knew that my answer would hurt her but I had no choice and decided to carry on, “I’ll send some men out today to find your relatives. Since you’re a resident of Fan city, there should be some surviving relatives of yours out there. No matter how distant they may be, it’s still better than staying with a complete stranger.”

“…”

She finally looked up and nodded. I was not lying really. From how big her house is, she is most definitely from an affluent family and there should be some relatives out there who can accommodate an extra person.

“Well, that’s that for now then.” I said as I got up, “You should be exhausted so go get some rest. I’ll come by again over the next few days.”

When she saw that I was going to leave, she did not stop me but she did try to return my coat.

“It’s fine, keep it for now. I can have it back whenever.” I said and turned back to look at the spring onion biscuits. I decided to take one, surprising her and bit off a large chunk, “Un~ Delicious. If you don’t finish the rest soon, someone else might eat them.”

…

She was stunned for a moment but quickly grabbed the biscuits and crammed them in her mouth. She looked really untidy and messy doing so but it’s better than her not eating at all. I smiled as I looked at her and then left the room quietly.

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