The server smiled at Xie Chuchu too.
The table was soon covered with all kinds of dishes.
Steam billowed from the hot pot.
The air was hazy with steam.
The fragrance of the hot pot broth spread through the room.
"All the dishes have been served."
The server checked off the last item on the menu.
"Please enjoy."
"Have a wonderful meal."
The server left.
Chi Xiuke looked at Xie Chuchu.
"Chuchu, what did you just call out?"
"Nothing."
Xie Chuchu smiled sheepishly.
"I just realized all my guesses might be wrong, and I got a little worked up."
"Ah."
Xie Chuchu suddenly thought of something.
A hopeful look came over her face.
"Xiuxiu."
"And Master Xiao."
"What do you think the leopard with a human face that Xue Jiamin mentioned could be?"
"Are you really that concerned about it?"
Chi Xiuke had thought that after her friend had successfully "talked" the child into doing what she wanted, she wouldn't pay much attention to the matter anymore.
"Honestly..."
Xie Chuchu shrugged helplessly.
"It's not like I want to be."
"But you heard what I said just now, right?"
"I told the kid to ask his parents for a reward after the competition..."
And the reward she had in mind was for the child's parents to help him look for the leopard with a human face.
That was how she had convinced the child.
"What if he really does what I told him to..."
"What am I supposed to do if his parents come looking for me?"
Xie Chuchu looked troubled.
"At the time, I just went along with the conversation and said those things..."
"But."
"Maybe I'm just overthinking it."
Xie Chuchu pressed her lips together.
"Maybe the kid will forget all about it