The man smacked himself hard on the head.
Once he realized this, he no longer dared to look into the little monster's eyes.
He wasn't willing to go through what had happened before again.
Damn monster!
That humiliating memory, which he'd almost thought he had completely forgotten, had been painted in vivid colors once more.
It was as clear as if it were happening right now in his mind.
It put him in a terrible mood.
The corner of his eye caught sight of the coffee cup in front of him. Without thinking—
He grabbed it and flung the coffee straight at the little monster.
Brown liquid splashed through the air.
Steam billowed from it.
"Ah!"
A customer who happened to notice what was happening screamed.
Xiao Xiao got to his feet and dodged.
Feifei leaped onto his shoulder.
"Splash~"
"Drip, drip~"
Coffee ran off the table.
It fell to the floor.
Soon, a small brown puddle had formed on the ground.
"Sir..."
A waiter approached with a strained smile.
This customer looked furious.
Oh no.
Were they going to start fighting?
Manager, get over here!
"Sorry."
Xiao Xiao's expression was gentle, and his face showed a trace of apology. "Sorry for the trouble."
"Ah."
The waiter froze, then hurriedly waved her hands. "It's okay, it's okay."
"You—"
She felt the tension drain away.
The customer who'd thrown the coffee looked like he had a bad temper.
But this one seemed nice.
It took two to make a quarrel.
Uh.
The waiter shook her head to herself.
No, no.
Maybe the customer who'd thrown the coffee was just being unreasonable.
It had probably been this customer who'd raised his voice several times earlier, too.
Were they friends?
Had they argued?
Of course, that was the customers'