Looking at Nini's innocent face, Shanshan recalled the days she had spent at the World Crown.
Back then, she was curious about everything. Lacking any capacity for empathy, she couldn't feel sadness or distress at all. She learned so much from her mother and Nini, eventually mastering the thought process of a normal human being.
Now I even wish I was like my father, just able to toss out some things from inside my head. The more you understand, the more you suffer.
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 could never see again, Shanshan let out a wistful sigh.
