Although Bo Yan felt a slight reluctance, he quickly let go of her hand. Then, after a moment of thought, he stepped back, "Sorry, I just didn't mean to..."
Before he could finish, he saw a straggling roller-skater, seemingly trying to catch up, hurtling towards them at high speed. It looked like he was about to crash into Xia Siyu.
Bo Yan quickly reached out, this time pulling her forcefully towards him.
Xia Siyu staggered a couple of steps, not expecting Bo Yan to act so swiftly, she uncontrollably crashed into his embrace.
After that, it was the boy whisking past close enough to ruffle her fluttering hair, along with a Sicilian "I'm sorry."
If Bo Yan hadn't pulled Xia Siyu back, she would have definitely collided with the boy.
However, neither Xia Siyu nor Bo Yan paid any attention to the departing youngster.