"You're doing well too!" Sun Xiaoting said lightly, a bit absent-mindedly looking around.
Yang Chen looked at Sun Xiaoting, hesitating several times to speak.
Back when Sun Xiaoting first came to the orphanage, she was the fiercest girl Yang Chen had ever seen, biting the director's arm until it bled.
She always acted strong and forceful, never letting anyone touch her snacks or toys. Even after Yang Chen and Chen Siyan became closer to her, she wouldn't let them play in her room.
Once, Yang Chen used the money he earned from collecting bottles to buy two lollipops and offered them to Sun Xiaoting. Furious, she slapped them out of his hand and ran off.
It was then Yang Chen realized that Sun Xiaoting's outward toughness and assertiveness were merely a disguise for her inner insecurity and fragility.
She was especially sensitive about money, and at the time, she felt Yang Chen was pitying her, hurting her self-esteem, causing her to ignore him for a whole week.
