The girl's shoulders drooped when she failed to see the familiar figure she had wanted to see.
She looked a little listless all over.
Xiao Xiao lightly tapped the girl's lowered forehead.
"Dad and Mom are still on the plane."
"In a few more hours, Linlin will be able to see them."
"Really?!"
The girl immediately lifted her face.
Her eyes seemed to hold fallen stars, sparkling brightly.
"Really."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"That's why I came to wake Linlin up."
"After all, we can't keep Dad and Mom waiting, can we?"
"Yes!"
The girl's eyes curved into crescent moons.
Her entire body radiated the most obvious joy.
The girl was about to get up.
Xiao Xiao raised a hand in a gesture to stop her.
"Linlin."
Xiao Xiao's eyes and brows curved slightly.
"There's something I want to tell you."
Hm?
The girl stopped moving.
Eldest Brother had something to tell her?
What was it?
"Linlin."
Xiao Xiao sat down beside the bed.
His expression grew slightly restrained.
A trace of seriousness showed through his gentle expression.
"Qing Ji is a secret between me and Linlin."
Qing Ji?
"Ah!"
The girl suddenly cried out.
Only then did she realize it.
She wasn't in the little theater now.
She was at Eldest Brother's house.
Qing Ji had brought them here last night.
Then where was Qing Ji?
The girl subconsciously looked around.
For the past few days, Qing Ji had come to pick her up every morning.
She had grown used to seeing Qing Ji.
Not seeing Qing Ji now felt strange to her.
A faint unease also rose in her heart.
Seeing this—
"Qing Ji has left."
Xiao Xiao told her where the monster had gone.
"...Huh?"
The girl gave a