Looking at Nini's innocent face, Shanshan remembered those days she spent in the World Crown.
Back then, she was curious about everything, but with no empathy for emotions, she couldn't feel any sadness or distress at all.
From her mother and Nini, she learned so much—eventually, she mastered thinking just like a normal human being.
Now she even wanted to be like her father, tossing out some things from inside her head. The more she understood, the greater her pain often became.
Seeing the expression on Shanshan's face, Nini gently leaned in and wrapped her arms around Shanshan's arm. "Shanshan, are you still sad? Even after eating candy?"
Shanshan reached out and hugged Nini to her chest, letting her lie in her embrace like a doll.
Thinking of her father, who was gradually losing his humanity, and then of her mother, whom she'd never see again, Shanshan let out a wistful sigh.
