"He's fine."
Xiao Xiao answered the child's mother's question. "I carried him away from the edge of the bridge."
"This child told me he was looking for Zhu Zhu."
The child's mother's expression changed.
This child. How many times had she told him?
Don't go looking for Zhu Zhu anymore!
Don't tell anyone you're looking for Zhu Zhu!
And especially, never tell anyone about the Zhu Zhu with two heads!
This child... Why couldn't he ever make things easy for her?!
The child's mother couldn't help studying the young man's expression. When she saw nothing unusual in his face, her heart, which had leapt into her throat, slowly settled back down.
Thank goodness.
Most people would just take those words as a child's innocent ramblings. They wouldn't take them seriously, right?
Xiao Xiao had naturally noticed the change in the child's mother's expression.
He could guess what had caused it, too.
Parents would do anything for their children.
Sometimes, the child might feel wronged or even resentful because he didn't understand.
But the parents' intentions really were for their child's sake.
Still, the way they went about it mattered, too.
He smiled and continued.
"I saw he was by himself, so I guessed he'd sneaked out to play alone."
"He said he hadn't. He'd come out with his mother."
"But he stammered and couldn't tell me where she was."
"Then I realized he'd really sneaked out by himself."
"To look for Zhu Zhu."
"I said I'd take him back to his mother, but he wasn't too happy about that. So I said I'd help him look for Zhu Zhu, too."
"Then he came along with me."
The child's mother paused.
The child was back by her side now, and this young man was a good person.
But not