Amelia looked as nervous as if she were about to do something bad. "What if Grandma finds out?"
William shook his head. "No, she won't. Trust me."
Amelia said, "Yes, yes!"
The two little ones muttered and ran back to their rooms.
Ling pricked up her ears and watched William and Amelia mutter. Then, Amelia waved at her before closing the door. Only then did Ling lower her head and stare at her hands. After a long time, she hesitantly raised her right hand and waved it vigorously like Amelia.
At this moment, a voice sounded outside the window. "Hello."
Ling turned her head numbly and looked at a green bird leaning against the window. Seven skillfully crawled in through the gap in the glass and tilted his head to look at Ling. "Hello, zombie beauty. I can see the desire in your eyes. How about I teach you how to speak?"
Ling continued to stare at Seven. Seven flew to the chair in front of her and coaxed, "Can you say 'hello'?"
