Li Si gently caressed the arms wrapped around her front, as though immersed in her memories, and said, "Do you know, Mochen? Ever since I was young, whenever I felt really happy, something bad would always happen afterward! That's why I'm so scared—scared of having too much!"
He leaned close to her ear and softly asked, "Why do you think that way?" He had an inkling, certain that something must have happened in the past to make her think this way. A person's childhood experiences can affect them for the rest of their life!
Her face carried a gentle smile as she recounted her story to him: "When I was a child, my dad was very busy with work and didn't have much time to take care of me. I always had a set of house keys strung around my neck, going to school and coming home. The neighbors near our house knew about my family's situation, so the kids around didn't really want to play with me.
