"?!"
Xue Jiamin looked startled.
Still shaken, he glared at Xie Chuchu.
"What are you doing, shouting so loudly?!"
He felt like his heart had stopped for a moment.
Xie Chuchu looked innocent.
"If I didn't shout so loudly, you wouldn't have heard me."
"What are you thinking about?"
Xie Chuchu's question caught the words that were about to leave Xue Jiamin's mouth in his throat.
What was he thinking about?
He...
"Stop thinking about the leopard with a human face."
Xie Chuchu got straight to the point.
Xue Jiamin's mouth fell open.
"How did you know?"
He blurted it out.
"Hmph."
Xie Chuchu scoffed.
"How did I know?"
"Don't just ask me. Ask the big brother and big sister next to us. They know, too."
Big Brother Xiao Xiao and big sister Chi Xiuke smiled in unison.
"It's written all over your face."
Xie Chuchu poked Xue Jiamin on the forehead.
"Didn't we agree yesterday?"
"Let's put the leopard with a human face aside for now."
"Let's focus on the competition first."
"Once you get a good result in the competition, you can ask Mom and Dad to help you look for the leopard with a human face."
"Isn't that what we agreed on yesterday?"
Xue Jiamin: ...
He pressed his lips together.
"...But..."
Just now, he...
"You just saw it wrong."
Xie Chuchu said firmly.
Xie Chuchu was so certain that Xue Jiamin couldn't help believing her.
He had seen it wrong...
"So stop thinking about it."
Xie Chuchu curled her finger and tapped Xue Jiamin on the forehead.
Xue Jiamin frowned.
He reached up and rubbed his forehead.
"Your energy and attention should be on the piano competition right now."
Xie Chuchu ruffled Xue Jiamin's hair again.
Xue Jiamin