Yes.
At that time some people in the crowd especially ask Eric to beat him.
Usually, Eric wouldn't beat him but whenever someone among them gave him money, Eric would make sure that Kris wouldn't be able to get up for the next 2 days.
Remembering the malicious smile of those people in the crowd, Kris grabbed Yu Holea's clothes tightly.
Even though he wanted to be happy that his sister had finally acknowledged him, his fear wasn't letting him feel any joy.
Yu Holea sensed that Kris was scared and she hugged him.
Kris buried his face in Yu Holea's nape and said nothing.
Others didn't think much about Kris's action, what attracted their attention was Yu Holea's behavior.
They knew that even though Yu Holea had a gentle demeanor around, she usually didn't get close to everyone.
However, her considerate action toward Kris, showed how much she valued him and hence everyone decided in their heart to never offend Kris.