Xi An noticed a pair of half-open scissors lying quietly nearby, with scattered hair clippings on the floor.
“Ye Ling…”
Xi An pulled her hands down, and when their eyes met, she couldn’t help but marvel at how beautiful Ye Ling was… like a doll, making her want to hug her.
“Mm…” Ye Ling responded with a heavy nasal tone.
“You’re truly beautiful.”
Xi An said each word deliberately.
“Don’t comfort me… Xi An.”
Ye Ling responded desperately.
“Ye Ling, why did you cut your bangs?”
Seeing that approach wasn’t working, Xi An changed the subject to help Ye Ling calm down.
“I…”
She suddenly froze, as if petrified, with tears suspended in her eyes.
Then, her pale face visibly reddened, and she whispered, “Because… he wanted to look into my eyes while talking.”
“He?”
Xi An couldn’t tell if it was a man or woman, but she was happy that Ye Ling had someone who could help her step out of her shell. However… Ye Ling had never mentioned this person, which made her feel a bit lonely…
Aren’t close friends supposed to share these little troubles and then solve them together? Ye Ling had indeed been in her shadow kingdom for too long, finding it hard to take that step…
But everyone is entitled to have some small secrets. Just like herself, who could never tell them about being reborn.
“…” Ye Ling blushed, not answering.
Sometimes she even wondered if Yue Zijun’s existence might just be her imagination…
“Okay! Anyway… Ye Ling, I promise no one will think you’re ugly.”
Xi An took a deep breath and returned to the original topic, “Is the hair clip I gave you still here?”
“Yes!”
Ye Ling immediately ran to the table and took it out of a cute little box.
Seeing how cherished her gift was, Xi An felt warmth in her heart.
“Hair clips… they’re useful at times like these!”
Xi An took the hair clip and gently flipped Ye Ling’s short bangs up, then fixed them with the clip.
Although it was completely different from her original intention, the hair clip was indeed meant to be used at a time like this.
She had originally wanted Ye Ling to pin her long bangs back, but now pinning these short bangs seemed good too!
“There, take a look.”
After helping Ye Ling fix her hair, Xi An looked around the room in the mirror.
Ye Ling held Xi An’s hand, still slightly trembling.
She picked up a key from the table, walked to a cabinet, took a deep breath… and then opened the cabinet with the key…
