Vicente went upstairs.
As she stared at his back, Nina felt like he was acting a little weird, as if he was hiding something.
The little girl Nina had mentioned was the first friend she had ever had in life, but she had only met her once, and she had never heard anything about her since then.
At the party she had for her eighth birthday, many dignitaries came with their children to Scher Mountain. They all happily sang birthday songs for Nina and showered her with gifts.
Back then, Nina never smiled or spoke, which made the children unwilling to get close to her or befriend her.
While the other children were busy having fun, she found a quiet place to sit, and there, she happened to bump into a little girl who was eating a chicken drumstick.
Nina wanted someone to play with her, but she had no idea how to communicate with other kids. Coincidentally, she saw a boy grab something from a girl at the banquet, and afterwards, the two kids ran around happily with each other.
Suddenly, she was struck with an idea. She grabbed the little girl's drumstick and began to run away to make the little girl chase her and play with her, but the girl did not try to catch her.
The joy in Nina's eyes gradually disappeared. She didn't know if she should give the chicken drumstick back to the other girl or just keep on running.
But then, the little girl smiled and said that Nina didn't need to give the drumstick back. She took out another drumstick and handed it to Nina while telling her to eat the untouched one instead.
With that, the two little girls just squatted there while eating chicken drumsticks.
As a matter of fact, the chicken drumstick was greasy and cold, and it didn't taste good at all. After eating it, Nina ended up having diarrhea that night.
But in spite of that, it was the happiest birthday Nina had ever had. Her brother wanted to throw another party for her to make up for his absence from her birthday party, and he asked her what gift she wanted. She told him that what she wanted was a friend.
She asked her brother to find the little girl who gave her the chicken drumstick. Leon asked all of the guests who were in her party if they knew who the little girl was, but none of them were able to identify the little girl in Nina's drawing, and they were never able to find her.
This had always been a regret in her heart.
"Ma'am, take it easy!" All of a sudden, a voice broke the silence in the living room.
A woman was running around with her hair disheveled. She opened her arms wide, acting like a bird with its wings spread out. "Fly, fly, fly away..."
The maid behind her was out of breath, trying to catch up to her. "Ma'am, be careful!"
The maid was so anxious that after wiping the beads of sweat off her forehead, she continued chasing after the lady. Although the lady was plump, she was as flexible and agile as a child, and she was able to avoid the maid again and again with ease.
Nina was able to get a clear view of her face. The lady looked just like Vicente.
As it turned out, the woman was Vicente's biological mother, Mrs. Nangong.
After running a few laps, Mrs. Nangong noticed Nina standing beside her. She stopped in front of Nina with an "eh" sound.
"My baby girl?" Mrs. Nangong looked at Nina with her big eyes and smiled. "Baby girl, you're back?"
Before Nina could even react, Mrs. Nangong grabbed her wrist and started jumping up and down. "My baby girl is back. Let me take you to an interesting place."
As she looked at the somewhat insane woman in front of her, Nina guessed that the baby girl she was referring to was her daughter.
Was she talking about Vicente's sister?
If so, why did Vicente say that he didn't have a sister?
"Let's go and play with your brother." Mrs. Nangong took Nina's hand and was about to drag her upstairs.
Seeing the eager look in Mrs. Nangong's eyes, Nina didn't have the heart to refuse, so she let the woman take her as her daughter by mistake.
But then, at that moment, the maid rushed over and recognized Nina at a glance.
"Your Highness?" the maid asked in surprise.
Nina nodded with a smile.
The maid bowed her head respectfully. "Your Highness, please forgive us."
"It's okay," Nina answered. But before she could even finish speaking, she was taken upstairs by Mrs. Nangong.
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