Chapter 12 "The Days You Were Gone, I Thought of You Daily

Wang Zhong spent some more time playing with the children before reluctantly returning to the front of the manor's main building, where Nelly was already waiting for him.

Nelly looked at Wang Zhong, sizing him up, then her gaze locked onto his feet.

Wang Zhong looked down and noticed a large number of mud spots on his pants, acquired during his play with the orphaned children. He explained, "I was just playing with those war orphans, and, well... the weather, right?"

The muddy season was almost over. As the temperature rose, the dampness of the soil had significantly decreased, but not to the point where it wouldn't dirty the hems of pants.

Nelly: "Why do you need to make excuses like a child? I wasn't scolding you."

"Uh..." Wang Zhong stalled for a few seconds before forcibly changing the subject, "How are your eyes feeling? Still itchy?"