Chapter 401 Comfort
The child was suddenly held in Xiao Xiao's arms. He was stiff for a moment, but soon a sense of security arose spontaneously.

The pat on my back was gentle, and the sound in my ear was also gentle.

The child's tense nerves slowly relaxed.

However, his eyes began to turn red.

very scary.

Big tears rolled down from the corners of the child's eyes.

Soon, the sound of the child sobbing could be heard from within his arms.

Xiao Xiao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It would be better if he could just cry.

The child's blank and frightened look made him very worried.

……

Xiao Xiao's strength became a little gentler.

"never mind."

"Xiao Ming."

Xiao Xiao remembered that the child’s friends called him that.

……

"Wow~"

The child clutched the clothes on Xiao Xiao's chest tightly with both hands, buried his head in Xiao Xiao's arms, and finally cried loudly.

Sobbing hysterically.

Xiao Xiao's body stiffened and a bitter smile appeared on his face. His clothes were going to be ruined.

However, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.

His hands continued to pat the child gently, neither hurriedly nor slowly.

With a hint of comfort.

……

The child's friends stood aside, looking bewildered.

Apparently I don't know how to handle the child's sudden outburst.

Xiao Xiao smiled gently at the children, "It's okay, just let Xiao Ming cry for a while."

"don’t worry."

……

In the eyes of the children, Xiao Xiao's words as an adult are still very trustworthy.

So, after Xiao Xiao finished speaking, the children were obviously much more relaxed.

After all, a child's crying and making a fuss is no big deal.

The children were just a little confused by their companions' inexplicable crying.

Yes, in the eyes of these children, the child called Xiao Ming was just almost drenched by the huge waves on the river. It was obviously not a big deal. Why did Xiao Ming cry like that and cry so sadly?
You know, the little boys were at the most naughty age, and one of them even climbed up a tree to catch cicadas and fell down headfirst.

Fortunately, he didn't climb very high at that time, and there was thick grass below. He didn't even have time to get scared before he fell on the grass.

It hurt for sure, but it didn't seem to hurt that much, and seeing the worried and scared faces of the friends who had gathered around him, he didn't know why. He just laughed inexplicably.

In the end, the children burst into laughter.

……

Sometimes children play without careful consideration and do not realize the danger, so they are bound to get bumped into.

They are all used to it and don't care too much.

Sometimes, the feeling of shame is more difficult to bear than the pain.

So, Xiao Ming's sudden crying and gasping for breath really scared them a little.

Xiao Ming fell down while running last time and his knee was bruised and bleeding, but he didn't say a word.

Why did you cry this time?
Are you still crying so hard?
……

The riverside is very quiet.

Except for the occasional wind blowing across the water, creating ripples.

The sound of the whistling wind and the gurgling water can be clearly heard.

……

"Hiccup~"

The child hiccuped, and his loud crying turned into intermittent sobbing.

……

Looking at the little black head in his arms, even though he had been photographing it for quite a while, Xiao Xiao's movements were still as gentle and slow as at the beginning.

He had seen the crying skills of a child.

It is truly breathtaking. …

The sound in my arms gradually faded away, with only the occasional hiccup coming out.

It seems that it’s time to cry.

Xiao Xiao patted the child's shoulder, trying to get him to look up.

However, the child's body shook but he did not react at all. He just kept his head down, looking stiff.

Is this... sorry?
After a moment of confusion, Xiao Xiao understood the child's current mood and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows with amusement.

He ruffled the child's hair and said, "It's okay. It's no big deal if a child cries."

"Besides, your friends are worried about you."

"Aren't you going to tell them yourself that you're okay?"

……

The child finally raised his head slowly, revealing a pair of red and swollen eyes and a "cat face" covered with tear marks.

The clothes on Xiao Xiao's chest were finally freed.

……

The child reached out and rubbed his face a few times.

I didn't feel anything when I was crying, but after crying I felt extremely ashamed.

It's so embarrassing. She was crying like a little girl.

At that time, I didn’t know what was going on, I just couldn’t stop crying.

However, I felt so happy when I was crying, but now it’s embarrassing.

The child was frozen in place, still unable to turn around and face his friend.

……

Xiao Xiao looked at the child's helpless eyes, his lips slightly curled, with a hint of smile in his eyes.

He reached out and held the child's shoulders, turning the child around to face his friends.

……

The child was turned around unexpectedly, and when he looked up, he saw three pairs of black eyes. The child: ...

"Xiao Ming, are you okay?"

"Xiao Ming, how are you?"

"Xiao Ming, are you hurt?"

Several children said almost in unison, their faces full of worry.

……

The friend's concern dispelled the child's embarrassment and he smiled shyly.

"I am fine."

"I'm not hurt."

"I don't know either..." Why did I cry just now?
The child now realized that it was just a wave on the river.

This is not the seaside, and what just happened was not a hurricane. It was just waves, not ocean waves. Why does he seem to be scared?
……

However, at that moment, when the child saw the waves coming towards him, he really felt a suffocating feeling as if the world before his eyes was about to collapse.

He really felt that the waves seemed to have opened their ferocious mouths, and would swallow him up in the next second.

……

It was just a brief feeling. Now thinking about it, it seems like an illusion.

No, maybe it was just his illusion?
There is no wind now, and the river is calm and waveless, a scene he is very familiar with.

This is their secret base and also their playground.

He never thought that one day he would be so frightened in this place.

Thinking about it now, it is very likely that I scared myself.

The child was somewhat ashamed of his own timidity.

……

Seeing that Xiao Ming had returned to normal, the other children quickly forgot about their friend’s previous misconduct and started playing and fighting again.

Looking at the innocent smiles on the four little faces, Xiao Xiao couldn't help but smile.

……

"Big brother, thank you."

Xiao Ming walked up to Xiao Xiao somewhat shyly, and looked at him with eyes full of admiration.

(End of this chapter)