"Contact with Tuantuan."
Li Baiyu murmured.
"Yes, contact with small animals is also a form of touch."
"Daily petting of small animals and the like all satisfy an individual's need for contact."
Shen Jingqi explained enthusiastically.
"I might not have realized that. I just, simply don't mind it. Besides, I'm not interested in other small animals."
Li Baiyu pursed her lips.
"Everyone has a need for contact; it's just expressed differently."
"For infants, it seems natural to receive their mother's touch and care, feeling warmth, safety, and comfort in their parents' embrace. When uncomfortable, like rough or prickly clothing materials, the temperature being too cold or hot, or wet and dirty clothes, infants will cry and make a fuss. A mother's timely response and soothing make the individual feel safe."
"For adults, contact might become more concealed. Usually, it's present between partners."
"But in daily life, we encourage more contact to meet the inner need for touch."
