Chapter 460

Ning Chen walked over and patted Zhang Xiaonian's small head.

Zhang Xiaonian chuckled "Hehehe," she really liked Ning Chen's big hand.

It gave her a sense of security, of being protected.

"When you grow up, you must live well. Do not let some things ruin your entire life," Ning Chen suddenly said with deep seriousness.

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"When you grow up, you must live well. Do not let some things ruin your entire life."

Hearing Ning Chen's words, Zhang Xiaonian stuck out her tongue, "That's for sure, I will be a good citizen in the future!"

Ning Chen nodded in satisfaction.

Then.

Zhang Xiaonian suddenly asked again, "Big brother, have you seen my older sister?"

Zhang Xiaonian's older sister.

Was Hearing He He.

Ning Chen was stunned for a moment, not expecting Zhang Xiaonian to ask about this.

Zhang Xiaonian immediately added, "When I went to the orphanage, I just wanted to see if my sister was there. Although she doesn't like me very much, she is still my family."

Ning Chen hesitated for a moment, then said, "I have already seen her. She is facing a few difficulties right now, but they will be resolved soon. You don't need to worry about her safety. As for her living situation, I have helped solve that too, but it all depends on her choice."

"Oh oh oh!" Zhang Xiaonian nodded vigorously, "That's good. I was just afraid she would go wandering around again and end up covered in wounds."

Ning Chen shook his head and said, "No, she is doing very well now. She has a place to live, and unless something unexpected happens, she will be working at the orphanage in a little while."

"She is going to work at the orphanage!" Zhang Xiaonian's eyes widened. She knew her older sister's personality very well, "That's impossible, she wouldn't take care of children!"

Ning Chen said, "When the time comes, I will take you to see for yourself."

"Mm mm!" Zhang Xiaonian nodded.

To be honest.

She was quite interested in Hearing He He working at the orphanage.

This feeling.

Was like a fish in the water suddenly flying into the sky, incredible.

After finishing the matter of Hearing He He.

Zhang Xiaonian hesitated again, rubbing her palms shyly, "I have one more thing."

"What is it?" Ning Chen looked at Zhang Xiaonian and asked.

Zhang Xiaonian exhaled, the breath turning into mist and vanishing into the air.

"I want to know how my father is doing."

As expected.

It had come.

Ning Chen knew.

Zhang Xiaonian was still a child longing for relatives, for an eight-year-old.

The feeling of leaving home.

Was extremely painful.

And when that sense of dependence is not satisfied for a long time, naturally, one will want to possess it very much.

This kind of emotion is something Ning Chen, an outsider, cannot give to Zhang Xiaonian.

So, here, at this moment.

Zhang Xiaonian asked these two questions.

She also knew that if she left Donghai City this time.

She wouldn't know when she would return next.

Hearing Zhang Xiaonian's question.

Ning Chen didn't know what to do either.

Tell her that her father passed away today?

Or tell her that your father is missing, and no one knows where he went?

Facing Zhang Xiaonian.

Ning Chen could not bear to lie, because when the lie is exposed, what awaits will be immense pain.

But.

Ning Chen also could not bear to tell Zhang Xiaonian the truth, after all, for a child, it was simply too cruel.

Just as Ning Chen was hesitating.

Zhang Xiaonian, seeing Ning Chen's expression, suddenly said, "I was just asking casually. How he is doing, I don't even care!"

"Let's go, there's nothing fun left here!" Zhang Xiaonian grabbed Ning Chen's hand and walked towards the park exit.

Being pulled along by that small strength, something suddenly appeared in Ning Chen's gaze as he looked at Zhang Xiaonian.

This child...

Zhang Xiaonian said as she walked, "You said he abandoned me, and my sister abandoned me too. So, how they are has nothing to do with me anymore. It's limited to just asking. If it goes beyond that range..."

Zhang Xiaonian turned to look at Ning Chen, smiling, "Then it's none of my business! People who abandon others naturally deserve to be tortured and to swallow a thousand needles!"

Zhang Xiaonian sensibly did not ask any further.

Not because she was afraid of receiving bad news.

But because she did not want to put Ning Chen in a difficult position.

Ning Chen looked at Zhang Xiaonian, and behind her back, where she could not see, he silently nodded.

Zhang Xiao pulled Ning Chen and walked a long distance.

That distance made Zhang Xiao feel a bit melancholy.

Though that was what she said with her mouth.

But as for the specifics.

Those were feelings hidden deep in her heart.

Who could possibly know?

In this city filled with painful memories.

Zhang Xiao had never gained anything.

She had only been losing.

Right from the very beginning.

She lost her toys.

She lost her friends.

Later, she lost her family and lost her freedom.

In the orphanage, she lost the most important thing.

Innocence.

For a child, the most important thing, yet it slipped away like flowing water at such a young age.

Since that incident.

Zhang Xiao had never smiled.

It was as if that was a word completely unrelated to Zhang Xiao.

Living alone.

Being bullied alone.

Alone... always alone.

An orphan.

One late night in the orphanage.

Zhang Xiao watched the sleeping children around her, secretly slipped out the door, and climbed the ladder to the roof.

She sat on the eaves.

A clear breeze blew.

The crescent moon shone brightly.

She simply watched quietly like that.