Just as the little Spartan princess, crestfallen, was preparing to turn around and leave, the door creaked open, and a warm blanket was draped over her.
"It's cold outside, don't catch a cold; put this on," someone said.
After this brief instruction, the door closed once more.
Helen snuggled into the cozy blanket, paused at the door, gazing for a moment, and a light of joy blossomed on her otherwise desolate face.
He still cares about me!
It's just that I am too young to answer the questions he asked.
But what if I find the answers?
With that thought, Helen's eyes lit up, and she wrapped the blanket around herself and hurried to her bedroom.
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At last, she had left...
Luo En stood at the window, watching Helen's departing figure, and heaved a sigh of relief.
He had said what he needed to say, hoping that the young girl would take his words to heart and not follow the same disastrous path as her forebears.