"I want to go back," Dù whispered.
"Go back... to that bookstore?"
Xiao Xiao understood. A thoughtful look crossed his face. "You still don't want to leave?"
Dù turned its face slightly away, seeming a little embarrassed.
"I want to stay until the bookstore closes."
It knew that once it left, its memories with the old man would truly become just memories.
So it wanted to stay until the very end.
"All right. I'll take you back."
Xiao Xiao respected Dù's choice.
"Thank you, Lord Xiao Xiao."
Dù bowed gratefully. "But I can't keep troubling you."
"I can go back by myself."
By itself?
Xiao Xiao glanced at the distance from there to the bookstore. For him, it was only a few minutes' walk.
But for this little monster, it would take much longer than a few minutes.
"I'll take you back after all."
Xiao Xiao's expression was gentle. "I was heading that way anyway."
"Is that so?"
Dù tilted its head, then smiled gratefully. "Then I'll have to trouble you, Lord Xiao Xiao."
To be honest, it was so full that the thought of walking back to the bookstore by itself made it feel a little uneasy.
It had only thought that it shouldn't trouble Lord Xiao Xiao any further...
Since Lord Xiao Xiao said it was on his way, that was even better.
Noticing someone come in, the middle-aged man looked up from his book toward the door.
The next second, surprise appeared on his face. "Customer, it's you?"
"Wh—" Why are you back again?
He swallowed the rest of his words. He hadn't meant anything by it, but the question sounded a little impolite.
Instead, he smiled and asked, "Did you forget something?"
"No."
Xiao Xiao shook his head. "I thought it over, and I've