The others didn't say anything either.
Everyone's eyes fell on the doll.
Xiao Xiao, Liuli, and Chi Xiuke didn't know the shopkeeper, and they had nothing to do with the matter, so it wouldn't have been appropriate for them to speak up rashly.
The girl with reddish-brown curls blushed.
Her eyes were fixed entirely on the shopkeeper.
The other girls were in much the same state.
The doll tugged at the corners of her mouth under the considerable pressure.
She looked at Liuli as if pleading for help.
Liuli looked at Chi Xiuke.
Chi Xiuke looked at Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao raised an eyebrow.
Was he supposed to speak for them?
All right.
"Hello."
Xiao Xiao gave the shopkeeper a polite smile.
"We're classmates of the doll."
Chi Xiuke and Liuli nodded slightly to the shopkeeper.
"Here's what happened..."
After briefly introducing himself, Xiao Xiao got to the point.
"Miss Ning, could I take a look at your watch?"
The shopkeeper looked at the girl with reddish-brown curls.
His expression was gentle.
"Y-yes, of course."
The girl with reddish-brown curls bit her lower lip, somewhat vexed.
She was frustrated with how awkwardly she was acting.
She held out her hand.
"I originally wanted to give this watch to you, Shopkeeper Hua..."
"I saw it in the store at the time and thought it would suit you..."
Liuli clicked her tongue.
She'd bought this watch as a gift?!
Now that was a real rich girl.
Wait.
Liuli frowned.
The girl with reddish-brown curls was making her feelings pretty obvious.
She had a thing for the shopkeeper.
Or was she pursuing Shopkeeper Hua?
Then... didn't that make the doll her love rival?
When it came to love rivals... there was no need to hold back.
Had the