"I still have something to do—"
"Wait!"
The girl interrupted Xiao Xiao.
She reacted quickly. "Were you thinking... that I was going to ask you again if you'd sell Little Fox?"
The corners of Xiao Xiao's mouth lifted slightly. "Were you?"
"No—"
The girl pressed her lips together. "Well, I still kind of want to."
"Would you be willing?"
The girl looked at Xiao Xiao expectantly.
"No."
Xiao Xiao was succinct.
The girl puffed out her cheeks. "How stingy."
"We could've agreed on a reasonable price."
"If you don't need anything else—"
"I'm not asking to buy Little Fox anymore."
The girl interrupted Xiao Xiao again.
Her face showed a mixture of triumph and joy.
"I have a Little Fox of my own now."
Xiao Xiao was a little surprised.
"You bought a little fox?"
"No."
The girl shook her head. "I went to a lot of pet shops, but none of them had a little fox as pretty as yours."
"The shop assistants didn't even believe me."
"They said I was being too idealistic."
"Hmph."
The girl wrinkled her nose. "There really are little foxes this pretty and cute."
"They just haven't seen one before."
"I was so disappointed."
"But that day—the day I met you at Yan University."
The girl looked excited, her eyes shining. "I found a little fox in our neighborhood!"
"Found one?"
Xiao Xiao was even more surprised.
Foxes weren't cats or dogs.
He'd heard of people finding cats and dogs, but... finding a fox?
"Then you were really lucky."
"Hehe."
The girl's eyes curved into crescents. "I think so too."
"I've always been lucky."
"But the little fox must have had an owner, right?"
Xiao Xiao poured cold water on her excitement.
Otherwise, how would a wild fox have gotten into her neighborhood?