Leonardo was surprised, and then he sat down beside her. "Your childhood?" He seemed very interested in it.
Summer nodded and said gently, "Yeah, my childhood."
Then, Summer said lightly, "I was a good student back then."
"Were you?" Leonardo raised his head.
Summer could feel that Leonardo was in a bad mood, but he still managed to be patient. Summer smiled to him, "I also dreamed of the day when I met you on that street."
Something strange moved in Leonardo's eyes. Summer asked him, "Did you run away from home that day?"
"Yes."
"Because of your mother?"
Summer remembered that it was not long after Leonardo's mother's death. Although Leonardo seemed omnipotent now, Leonardo was just an eleven-year-old boy back then.
That accident should have had a great impact on him, and that might be part of the reason why he was somewhat paranoid.
Leonardo was silent for a while, as if he was pondering how to speak. After a while, he said slowly, "I was sad back then, but I was comforted by a little girl who told me her mother wasn't nice to her."
He was joking her!
Summer pretended to be angry and gave him a gentle push, "Hey! You're hurting me."
Leonardo curled into a faint smile, "But you did make me feel better."
Summer's face turned cold, and she said, "Hey!
Leonardo held her hand and said, "You started it."
Summer snorted and said, "Then your taste is peculiar. You can actually kiss the not-good-looking face."
Leonardo did not refute. Instead, he leaned forward, saying, "Of course I can." Then he was about to kiss her.
Right on the cue, the door was pushed open. Leonardo paused and turned to look at the door.
At the entrance, Tim was a little awkward. He touched his nose and bowed slightly, "The results have come out."
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