010, Let her be a shrinking turtle once [One more update]_1

"Third Master,"

"Hmm?"

"Do you think, if someone's life is too smooth, that they, well, can't handle setbacks?"

Zizhuo Xi, with her head resting against the bedside table, spoke slowly, tears streaming down uncontrollably.

After a brief pause, Ling Xize gave an affirmative answer, "Yes."

Zizhuo Xi bent her legs and propped her chin on her knees, asking word by word, "Does my situation count as a big deal?"

"To you, it does."

Ling Xize answered her casually.

"What about for Chu Wang?" Zizhuo Xi persisted.

"A small matter."

"Oh."

Zizhuo Xi responded and then fell silent.

So, the thing that almost drove her to despair was just a trivial matter in someone else's eyes...

Zizhuo Xi was a bit shocked and then a bit downcast.

But, it wasn't as...heartbreaking as before.

"So," Zizhuo Xi hesitated, "what should I do?"

"Do whatever you need to do."

"Huh?"