The afternoon sun was warm and blazing, and many pedestrians took off their coats and coats and walked around in the carriage.

On the stone steps at the entrance of the orphanage, a little girl in a white dress sat obediently, the sun shining in her dark blue eyes, reflecting the busy scene on the street.

"Nia, aren't you eating?"

Gulhana walked up to her and touched her head: "Let's eat something first, Mama Thyssen has cooked oatmeal porridge with sugar in it." ”

Yunia didn't say a word, just shook her head, staring in the direction of Mavi's departure, never looking away.

"Ugh..."

Seeing this, Gulhana sighed lightly, there is no good way, she has seen too many similar things, most of the children who come to the orphanage have to experience the moment of separation from their parents.

From hope to despair, it is a long process.

Time passed very slowly, the sun was a little wester, and it was not as dazzling as noon, but Yunia gradually lowered her head, grasped the hem of her skirt with her little hands, and no longer looked at the street, sitting there alone, and the noise of the orphanage echoed in her ears.

"Nia...."

When Gulhana saw this, she didn't know how to comfort her.

In the end, Yunia folded her hands around her knees and curled up in the corner, her back looking so lonely.

However, she didn't know that in the alley not far away, a pair of eyes had been staring at her for a long time.

The sunlight could not penetrate the muddy and damp alley, and Mavi stood in the shadows, several fat rats running past his feet, and he was unmoved, just silently observing Yunia sitting at the door of the orphanage, watching her every move.

As time passed, the dimming light in Yunia's eyes was like a sharp needle, piercing Ma Wei's body.

Abandoning a child with your own hands and watching the process of the other party's slow despair is extremely tormenting.

It's a completely different feeling from seeing orphans on the street.

Ma Wei's heart was extremely entangled, he had always pursued rational things, for the first time he had doubts about his choice, he didn't know if it was the right thing to do, and there were two voices in his heart who kept arguing.

Abandoning Yunia is a choice to protect herself, but in other words, this kind of behavior is not pushing Yunia into the abyss.

Originally, Ma Wei hoped that Yunia could integrate into the environment of the orphanage, after all, in his opinion, there were many children of the same age as Yunia, but it backfired, and Yunia not only failed to integrate smoothly, but also seemed to have a trace of resistance.

"Am I doing something wrong?"

Ma Wei muttered, "I didn't do anything wrong... Yes, that's good for everyone.... She won't worry about food and clothing, and I can.... I can too..."

Is this the truth that I have always lived by?

For no reason, Ma Wei's heart suddenly popped up with this sentence.

What is truth?

He was a little frightened, because he had doubts about his beliefs, and the philosophical sentences that were on his lips kept ringing in his head, and he found that he had a fear in his heart, and the source of fear was the unknown to the strange, and he was afraid of Yunia, afraid of the power of unknown origin?

No....

Ma Wei suddenly understood.

It wasn't Yunia or the power of the gods that really scared him, it was himself.

At the same time that he abandoned Yunia, he also abandoned himself in pursuit of the truth.

"A cold, lonely life is better than a vigorous death, I pursue that light, from the beginning to the end."

"What I do is important, but what I want to do is also important."

Ma Wei pressed his hat, a smile on his lips, and walked out of the alley from the other side.

The sunset, crumbling and hanging in the sky, the cold breath began to spread in the air, constantly eating away at the remaining temperature.

Pedestrians are starting to get less, and when night falls, the streets become a haven for thieves, drunkards, and rats.

"Nia...."

Gulhana came behind Yunia for the third time, and the night was approaching, and danger could come at any moment, and she could no longer sit idly by.

Yunia hugged her knees and buried her head deep in her arms, holding the same position for a long time, but Gulhana was surprised to find that she was not crying, completely different from other children who cried and fussed after being abandoned.

"Everyone else is waiting for you."

Gulhana said softly: "After eating, sleep well, these things are all over.... In order to welcome you, the dean specially prepared a woolen blanket so that you will not feel cold when you sleep at night. ”

"They also used their pocket money to buy you a honey candy, you see..."

The clear yellow translucent round candy lay quietly in the handkerchief, exuding a faint sweet aroma, and every child who saw it couldn't help but swallow their saliva, but they knew that this was the exclusive privilege of the newcomers, and besides, they could only get one during the festival.

Yunia was unmoved, she looked at the candy, and then at the sunset, as if sure that her father would not return, so she handed her hand to Gulhana, who looked expectant, and let the other party lead her, towards the gate of the orphanage.

That's when ...

Out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly saw a long shadow behind her that was dragged by the setting sun, and the other party seemed to be running, breathing heavily.

Yunia turned around and stared blankly at each other, her eyes lit up a little.

"Great, Nia, Daddy is here to pick you up." Gulhana said with a smile.

"Daddy!!"

Yunia threw herself into the other party's arms at once, and cried out with a 'wow': "Yu... Yunia is no longer a picky eater... Yunia knew it was wrong.... Don't leave me behind...."

"I'm sorry I'm late."

Ma Wei tightly wrapped his arms around him: "Let's go home." ”

As soon as he took two steps, Ma Wei suddenly remembered something, quickly stopped, handed the paper bag he was holding in his hand to Gulhana, and said, "This is the honey candy I bought for the children, and today is really troublesome for you." ”

Gulhana took the paper bag and said with a smile, "It seems that Father Priest has made a decision. ”

"Hmm."

Ma Wei nodded: "This is what I want to do and should do." ”

"We look forward to seeing you next Friday."

"Goodbye."

"Dad, I'm going to eat honey candy too!"

"Shhhh I've left you some, and this. ”

Ma Wei dug into his coat pocket and found a ragdoll bear the size of two palms: "When I was passing by the grocery store just now, I saw a bear in it, although it was sewn from rags and filled with some hard cotton wool, but I think you will like it." ”

"Thank you, Dad!" Yunia grabbed the bear's arm and waved it vigorously, and said happily, "It must be very painful to hit someone with this!" ”

"When.... What did you say? Ma Wei was stunned.

"It's nothing, dad, what are we going to eat tonight, I'm so hungry...."

"Mrs. Cecil must have prepared dinner for us."

Under the envious gaze of the children, Ma Wei hugged Yunia and walked away.