iced the embarrassed look on the little brother''s face, she wanted to tease him, so she suddenly flicked her hand in the water, splashing it playfully towards his face.
Startled, Raphael quickly raised his arm to block it and stepped backward.
Edith looked at him curiously and said, "Don''t you want to play with water? Once it gets colder, we won''t be able to play anymore."
She placed the washed jacket on the grass and lifted her skirt, walking straight into the stream.
Raphael took off his leather shoes and stockings, cautiously stepping into the water following her.
When Raphael wasn''t paying attention, Edith suddenly turned around and poured a handful of cool water onto his face, laughing smugly.
Raphael also became bold. He raised his hands filled with water, launching an attack at her. Edith was splashed so much that she couldn''t open her eyes, laughing and shouting, hiding behind a rock and swiftly clapping her arms, causing water splashes to scatter in all directions as she launched a counterattack towards him.
It wasn''t until the sun was about to set that Edith finally returned to the shore. She saw little Charlene on the wheelchair already closed her eyes, her head tilted to the side, lips slightly parted with a gentle smile, and her sparse light-coloured eyelashes trembled softly.
Edith found this state of her friend very cute. Charlene always seemed like a little □□, only now did she truly look like a child just like her.
Raphael also came ashore, still exclaiming with lingering excitement, "It was so fun!"
"Shush! Look, Charlene is asleep!" Edith put a finger to her lips, signaling him to be quiet.
The two children sat side by side under the shade of a tree.
"What should I do? My shirt is soaked too much. I''m afraid Father will notice," whispered Raphael anxiously, pulling at the wet lantern sleeves clinging to his arms.
Edith shrugged. "Just take it off and lay it on the grass. It''ll dry soon in the sun."
"But..." Raphael looked surprised and embarrassed.
Edith gave him a puzzled glance. "What''s the matter? Those boys in the village go shirtless all summer."
After hesitating for a while, Raphael slowly unfastened