Looking at An Mingji’s bruised and dirty little face, Gu Jin reached out a trembling hand to gently wipe the dirt from the corner of his eye.
Even though she was careful, she still touched his wound.
"Hiss..." An Mingji wanted to grimace, but the person in front of him was the only one who treated him well, Sister A-Jin, so he endured the pain pitifully.
Gu Jin looked at him enduring, and withdrew her hand: "Idiot!"
Not sure whether to refer to the child’s stoicism in front of her or his relentless means of avenging her in the future.
Undeniably, her voice was full of compassion.
Such an intimate gesture and the compassion in her words were quite unfamiliar to An Mingji.
In the past, Sister A-Jin rarely talked to him; occasionally, she would give him something to eat like cornbread or baked potatoes, ensuring he wouldn’t starve to death.
Now, being treated so gently by her, little An Mingji was somewhat overwhelmed.
"Oh oh oh... big mutt and little mutt, a pair of mutts!"
"Little mutt cursed father to die and mother to abandon!"
"Big mutt has no father, no mother..."
The surrounding children suddenly started to make noise.
Hearing these unbearable words, An Mingji glared at them coldly with red eyes, especially staring at the child who was the noisiest, he lifted a large rock in his hand and charged towards him.
He rushed forward like a little wolf cub, disregarding everything.
However, just after taking two steps, someone pulled him from behind.
He turned back angrily, meeting Gu Jin’s gentle eyes, full of a smile: "If a dog bites you, are you going to bite back? Isn’t it filthy?"
These words left An Mingji somewhat confused, with a bewildered look in his eyes.
Gu Jin squatted down, looking at the little wolf cub barely as tall as her waist, she pointed at the children around wearing shabby, patched clothes.
She said to the little wolf cub, word by word: "Look at them, don’t they seem like little dogs barking?"
An Mingji suddenly understood something and nodded vigorously at Gu Jin.
"So, if a dog bites you, do you really have to bite back? How filthy! How can one argue with beasts?"
Gu Jin tidied An Mingji’s worn clothes, noticing his body, thin to the point of showing his shoulder blades, covered in terrifying bruises.
Seeing this, her eyes grew cold.
Don’t blame her for bullying children. The harm these kids caused her back then couldn’t be compensated with just a few words.
Especially the little wolf cub before her, his injuries were accumulated over time, all caused by the surrounding kids. How could she face them kindly?
She was never one to repay grievances with virtue!
An Mingji understood, his eyes lit up, and he nodded vigorously: "Yes! One shouldn’t argue with beasts!"
So obedient, truly endearing, Gu Jin reached out and patted his head, "Good boy."
The children around also understood that Gu Jin was scolding them and were immediately displeased.
"Big mutt..."
Just as one child was about to start cursing, Gu Jin turned back and looked at him coldly: "Get lost!"
Her beautiful face was icy, her voice carrying shards of ice—unlike the anger of a family member scolding them, it was a dangerous presence.
The children had never encountered such a side of Gu Jin. In the past, when bullied, she would simply lower her head and remain silent.
Now, shocked by her demeanor, they scattered and fled.
An Mingji watched this scene and couldn’t help but look at Gu Jin with eyes full of admiration, his gaze clear and wild.
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