Hearing Xia Chuyi ask this, Ou Jun couldnât help but smile and said to her, "Thank you for your concern, sheâs fine."
This child, really is a good little comrade.
"Thatâs good," Xia Chuyi replied, nodding her head.
Soon, Ou Jun suddenly sighed and said, "So, if I hadnât been so doubtful at the beginning, it would have been better, and I wouldnât have missed out on âJiao Jiao.â"
As he spoke the last two sentences, Ou Junâs demeanor showed obvious annoyance, and his tone carried a hint of self-blame.
Seeing Ou Jun like this, Xia Chuyi couldnât help but comfort him, "Brother Ou, you shouldnât blame yourself."
"Investigating potential suspicions was something you were supposed to do."
"I believe, as long as youâre genuine towards âOu Jiao,â she will definitely forgive you eventually."
"After all, your initial caution was just to make sure you werenât mistaken about âher.â"
When Ou Jun heard this, he looked at her, stunned for several seconds, before saying, "Thank you, Chuyi."
He sighed again and said, "You know? Actually, my dad once said something similar to me."
Continuing, he shook his head and said, "But, Chuyi, I think, âJiao Jiaoâ might not forgive me."
"Because, toward her..." Ou Jun continued, "I really find it hard to get close."
That meant, the estrangement between him and "Ou Jiao" was profound.
Soon, Ou Jun sighed once more and said, "Iâm really a terrible brother, to be repelled just because my âsisterâsâ personality is not pleasant."
Ou Junâs expression was unclear, whether it was helplessness or self-blame.
Xia Zhuyi furrowed her brows as she watched Ou Jun.
But in just a few minutes, this was already countless times that Ou Jun had sighed, even in front of her, a stranger.
The pressure in Brother Ouâs heart seemed very heavy.
Moreover, Xia Chuyi had already subtly picked up that Brother Ou, besides regretting not recognizing âOu Jiao,â seemed to harbor some dissatisfaction with âOu Jiaoâ herself.
She remembered what Jiang Shuqin had said about âOu Jiaoâsâ sensitive and irritable nature, Xia Chuyi couldnât help but speculate: perhaps, Brother Ou was somewhat disappointed with âOu Jiaoâ?
After thinking it over, Xia Chuyi said to Ou Jun, "Brother Ou, I think you shouldnât be so hard on yourself."
"âMiss Ou Jiaoâ not accepting you temporarily, I believe, has to do with her upbringing."
Xia Chuyi, basing her analysis on what she knew, continued, "âMiss Ou Jiaoâ probably lacks a sense of security and has a strong self-esteem, or perhaps sheâs suddenly found out about her family and is struggling to adjust."
Hearing this, Ou Jun couldnât help but shake his head and laugh.
Seeing Ou Jun like this, Xia Chuyi realized that Brother Ou wasnât really taking her words to heart.
Thus, she quickly became serious and called out, "Brother Ou!"
Xia Chuyiâs expression grew even more severe as she continued, "Even if âMiss Ou Jiaoâ really... no matter what, canât get close to you, Brother Ou, it isnât your fault."
Pausing for a moment, she glanced towards the distance, then continued, "In this world, there are thousands of types of kinship."
"Some people, even if they are closely related by blood, canât be affectionate with each other."
"Just like my mom, my grandparents, and my Third Uncle and Third Aunt..."
"They value sons more than daughters so deeply that they never see their own flesh and blood."