"Xiao Xu was very happy."
"He really did want the Big Bear Doll, after all, didn't he?"
"He's so bad at being honest."
"If he wanted it, he should've just said so."
Xiao Yuan was very excited.
He told Xiao Xiao all about the birthday party.
"Oh, right, Master Xiao."
Xiao Yuan suddenly thought of something. "Xiao Mei said it was a very special Big Bear Doll."
"She said Master Xiao told her that."
"Master Xiao, what's so special about that Big Bear Doll?"
Xiao Yuan asked curiously.
Wasn't it just a Big Bear Doll, the kind you saw all the time at the mall?
He couldn't see anything unusual about it.
"What's so special about it..."
Xiao Xiao smiled. "Because it's the Big Bear Doll I sold to Xiao Mei."
"..."
Xiao Yuan's mouth fell open.
Huh?
"Heh."
Xiao Xiao chuckled. "I'm kidding."
"What's so special about that Big Bear Doll..."
"Maybe... Xiao Xu and Xiao Mei will discover what's special about it someday, and then tell you."
"...Huh?"
Xiao Yuan blinked. "Can't Master Xiao tell me?"
"No."
Xiao Xiao gave him a straightforward answer.
"Why?"
Xiao Yuan didn't understand.
"Because... I'm not sure whether that Big Bear Doll will do anything special, or what it might do."
"So I can't tell you."
"Oh..."
Xiao Yuan nodded, looking a little dazed.
So that was it...
"Then I'll ask Xiao Xu and Xiao Mei!"
Xiao Xiao's eyes crinkled slightly. "Then don't be too impatient."
"Even a bear needs time to get used to its new home."
"Okay!"
Xiao Yuan promised. "I won't be impatient."
"I'm very patient."
Though the excitement in the child's voice made that promise hard to believe.
Xiao Xiao set his darkened phone on the desk.
"Everything okay?"
Zhuge Yun's question made