[ jiaoqiu is a bleeding heart, so he probably would've just adopted the kids like a chump, but he understands what she was doing. in a world like that, you have to rely on yourself. a helping hand wasn't coming, not in the way that they might have wanted.
a beat. ]
You did a good thing for them. A little harsh, perhaps, but the world is not a kind place.
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[ jiaoqiu is a bleeding heart, so he probably would've just adopted the kids like a chump, but he understands what she was doing. in a world like that, you have to rely on yourself. a helping hand wasn't coming, not in the way that they might have wanted.
a beat. ]
You did a good thing for them. A little harsh, perhaps, but the world is not a kind place.
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[and while normally she would grumble about being told she did something good, the acknowledgement of the rest softens it a little.]
... I don't know whether it was that good or not, but it's what I felt like doing. That's all.
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[ ... ]
Was it familiar to you? The way they lived.
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[ his tail swishes back and forth. ]
I know you won't accept the sympathy, but I am sorry that you were.