W-what?
Zhuge Yun felt like his heart couldn't take these sudden ups and downs.
"Third Brother, what do you mean when you say it's special?"
Zhang Bo asked, puzzled.
As far as they were concerned, the only thing that made it special to Xiao Xiao was its connection to a monster, wasn't it?
"Want to hear a story?"
The corners of Xiao Xiao's mouth lifted slightly.
"Yes!"
Zhuge Yun answered at once.
Xiao Xiao told them the story of how the Chongming Bird had met and gotten to know the little girl.
It was an ordinary story.
Yet the fact that one of its characters was a monster made it extraordinary.
"So that's how it was."
Zhuge Yun took the rabbit plush from Xiao Xiao and examined it closely, feeling rather moved.
"Heh."
He suddenly laughed. "I guess I did a good deed, didn't I?"
"What's it got to do with you?"
Zhang Bo rolled his eyes.
"Hey, how does it not?"
Zhuge Yun protested. "I was the one who bought this rabbit plush."
"If I hadn't bought it, how would that monster have seen it?"
"And if it hadn't seen the rabbit plush, how would any of those things that came after have happened?"
Zhuge Yun poked the rabbit plush on the head. "I never thought it could work out like this..."
"I should've known better than to get rid of all those toys so quickly."
"Ah..."
Zhuge Yun sighed at length, looking full of regret.
"What does that prove?"
Zhang Bo glanced at him. "If it wasn't meant for you, it wasn't meant for you."
"You can't force it."
Zhuge Yun pursed his lips.
He didn't want to admit it, but he had to: sometimes, people were just a little unlucky.
"If only I'd