That realization made Lin Huahua stop walking.
Her friends all stopped too.
Then Lin Huahua lowered her head.
Tu Xiaotao's mouth slowly closed. Mao Qingyue's gray ears turned forward. Even Lang Yinzhi's wolf tail stilled a little.
Lin Huahua drew in a breath and said, very sincerely, "I am sorry."
No one spoke.
So she continued, because once she started, she knew she could not stop halfway and pretend the apology was enough. "I was stupid in the past. Very stupid. I made everything about that peacock, and I treated you badly when you were trying to help me. I acted like an idiot, and because of me, we fell out. I really am sorry."
Her voice grew softer by the end, and because her little white ears had drooped and her tail was curled close around her own leg, she looked so small and sincere that even Lang Yinzhi's expression lost some of its hardness.
