"I came looking for you for selfish reasons."
Xiao Xiao was quite frank about his selfish motives.
"I want it to keep an eye on you."
"Your interests can have different consequences depending on who they're directed at."
"Like Song Chuxia, whom you're helping right now."
Hearing her name all of a sudden,
Song Chuxia jolted.
Her eyes widened a little.
"Your interest has actually helped her."
"But sometimes, your interest can cause people trouble."
"For example..."
Xiao Xiao's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Most of the time, your interest causes people trouble."
"Song Chuxia's situation is an exception."
"...Unprovoked insults can have negative emotional effects. They can lead to arguments, conflicts, and disagreements...or even cause harm."
"That's not a good thing."
"When we met last time, I knew I didn't approve of what you were doing."
"That's why you've been avoiding it."
Xiao Xiao remembered Shan Gao correcting what he'd said earlier.
"So, after hearing about your recent situation from Song Chuxia, I thought I'd come find you."
"I think it would be better for it to keep an eye on you than for someone else to do it."
"Don't you agree?"
Xiao Xiao winked at Shan Gao.
What was so good about that?
Shan Gao nearly blurted out the words to retort.
But then, curious and a little wary, it asked, "If not, who were you planning to get to keep an eye on me?"
For once, it let its gaze settle on Xiao Xiao.
It remembered the other methods this human had mentioned earlier.
Was he just going to change who supervised it?
It had thought...
"Snap~"
Xiao Xiao snapped his fingers softly.
"How about it?"
"Liiii~"
A piercing cry rang out almost on the heels of Xiao Xiao's snap.
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