Chu Xici accompanied Yege out the door, walking towards the pet shop.

On the way, neither of them spoke, just walked quietly side by side like that.

As they walked, Chu Xici suddenly said, "Yege, wait a minute!"

Yege was startled and stopped in her tracks.

"What’s the matter?"

"Your shoelace is untied!"

"Huh?"

Yege thought it was Chu Xici’s shoelace that was untied, so she looked down at Chu Xici’s feet, but to her surprise, Chu Xici bent over and squatted, his slender hands reaching towards Yege’s left foot.

It turned out, her shoelace was untied!

Chu Xici’s fingers were long and nimble, as he helped her tie the shoelace.

Despite squatting, his posture was graceful, indescribably pleasing to the eye.

Yege’s heart was beating fast.

"I can do it myself!"

This matter of tying shoelaces... suddenly brought back her memories.

She remembered when she was little, she couldn’t tie shoelaces, every time she tied them, she made a knot that stuck so she couldn’t take her shoes off.

At that time, Chu Xici patiently taught her little by little, over and over again, and finally, she learned, she was so happy, she hugged Chu Xici’s neck and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

However, at that time, she was young, though she learned, her tied shoelace was still a bit loose, which easily came undone after a while.

Every time Chu Xici saw it, he would squat down and help her retie them.

She remembered that one time, when Chu Xici came home from school, she happily ran to the door to greet him, seeing Chu Xici enter the door, she excitedly ran forward two steps, unexpectedly, her left shoelace was untied and her right foot stepped right on it, so when she tried to step her left foot forward, she stumbled.

That time, she fell flat in front of Chu Xici, scraping her knees and elbows, she cried her eyes out.

And that time, it was Chu Xici who carried her back into the house.

She remembered that day, Chu Xici said to Lin Yuenong, "Mom, it’s better to buy her shoes without laces from now on!"

But, she thought Chu Xici was calling her dumb, so she stubbornly said with tears in her eyes, "No, I will tie them tighter in the future!"

They say you learn from your mistakes, and after that, she became more cautious when tying her shoelaces.

So, the times she stepped on her own shoelaces and tripped herself became rare.

But this time, she didn’t even realize her shoelace was loose again...

And Chu Xici just like before, squatted down to help her tie her shoelace. This scene, it’s like a replay of memories!

But he could have just told her so she could do it herself!

Yet he chose to do it himself, it’s really...

Yege’s heart became soft and warm as if a warm spring was slowly flowing.

She truly wanted... to hug him...

Just like when she was a child, jumping into his arms, being spoiled and playful...

At this time, Aunt Wang from the neighbor’s house walked by, seeing Chu Xici helping Yege with her shoelaces, and smiled.

"Xici, Yege is all grown up now, and you’re still tying her shoelaces?"

Instantly, Yege felt embarrassed.

This is really... awkward!

At this moment, Chu Xici stood up and smiled at Aunt Wang.

"In my eyes, she’s still a child!"

Aunt Wang smiled, "Look at the two of you, such a good relationship!"

Chu Xici didn’t respond, just said to Yege, "Let’s go, any later, and the pet shop will be closed!"