Karin kept a straight face, looking extremely solemn as she extended her index finger to poke Hanabi on the forehead. However, the slightly upturned corners of her mouth and the inadvertent tenderness in her eyes could do nothing to conceal her deep fondness for Hanabi. Deep down, she also longed to cling to Wu Ying as uninhibitedly as Hanabi did, but reason told her that if she actually did that, it would likely only provoke Wu Ying's disgust.
Hanabi, on the other hand, didn't mind Karin's stern demeanor in the least. She still smiled brightly as she looped her arm through Karin's and spoke in a spoiled, girlish tone: "Big sis, I'm starving!" Her voice was crisp and melodious, like falling silver bells. Karin shook her head helplessly, gently stroked Hanabi's hair, and then retrieved some dried meat and water from her jade pendant's spatial storage, handing them to Hanabi.
Meanwhile, Hikari sat quietly not far away, silently observing the heartwarming scene before her. Although the corners of her mouth curved upward into a faint smile, she alone knew how wretched her mood was at that very moment. Because in the depths of her mind, memories of a certain yellow-haired jerk always seemed to pop up to provoke her from time to time... and he even spouted absolute nonsense about mutual salvation and other such ghost stories... As a result... Hmph, she wouldn't fall for that so easily!
Chapter 236