"Shouldn't I be the one asking you that?"
Xiao Xiao's expression turned serious. "What are you trying to do?"
The man froze.
His gaze drifted to the little monster perched on Xiao Xiao's shoulder.
It was a well-behaved sort of monster, unlike any he had ever seen.
Sensing the man's gaze, Feifei opened its eyes.
Its silver-blue eyes were like hard crystals.
They held not a trace of emotion.
It was clearly looking at him.
Yet the man couldn't find himself in its eyes.
The man shivered.
He felt a little cold.
The air conditioning in this café was turned up way too high.
He was covered in goosebumps.
Feifei's appearance didn't frighten the man.
This was how he remembered monsters ought to look.
He was only a little surprised.
The monster had seemed so harmless before... and now, in the blink of an eye, it had become downright intimidating.
As expected...
A monster was a monster.
You couldn't judge one by its appearance.
Xiao Xiao gently stroked Feifei's head.
It was rare for the little guy to get this angry.
The familiar warmth and touch on its head made Feifei rein in the chill radiating from its body.
It rubbed its little head against Xiao Xiao's hand.
A faint smile appeared in Xiao Xiao's eyes.
The man blinked.
He looked at the little white fox in the young man's arms, then at the little monster with a white body and red markings on his shoulder. After going back and forth a few times, a look of realization dawned on his face.
"Um..."
He spoke up.
When Xiao Xiao looked over, he continued, "The one on your shoulder isn't the same as the one in your arms..."
This wasn't the first time he had