"I… I let Grandma say goodnight to me, but I didn't go to sleep… Since Xiaxia can't see, Grandma doesn't know if I'm asleep or not."
As she said this, the little girl laughed happily. "But I know I'm not a bad kid deep down! Once I grow up, I'll be a good kid!"
Once I grow up, I'll be a good kid.
"Is that so…" Tang Yuan let out a breath. After hearing her words, he froze as if he'd been turned to stone.
His parents died young, and he had no grandparents, paternal or maternal. His relatives treated him like he was invisible, and he'd struggled his way to adulthood. Just when his life was finally getting on track, he was pushed out and framed for murder during the final phase of the Holy Ascension Selection Test.
'Lonely, treated like I was invisible, cast out, betrayed, forgotten… Ahh, when it comes down to it, I'm just a damn fool.'
But Tang Yuan still remembered how his parents, when he was little, had smilingly explained the origin of his name to him.
