Xue Jiamin froze.
He turned to look at Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao winked at the child.
"You must have something you want to say to it, right?"
"Didn't you really want to see it?"
"If you don't say it soon, it'll be too late."
Zhujian had been lazily sprawled on the branch, but when Xiao Xiao walked over, it raised itself up.
It lowered its eyes to look at Xiao Xiao.
As if sensing its gaze, Xiao Xiao looked up and smiled at Zhujian.
Xue Jiamin looked at Xiao Xiao in confusion.
Then, almost instinctively, he followed Xiao Xiao's gaze.
A rather stern face appeared before his eyes.
If he only looked at the face, it was truly hard to believe it belonged to an animal.
Only belatedly did Xue Jiamin begin to feel afraid.
He couldn't help taking a step back.
"Xue Jiamin."
Xiao Xiao reached out and rested a hand on the child's shoulder.
Xue Jiamin turned his head.
The calm look on Xiao Xiao's face helped settle his nerves, too.
He pressed his lips together.
Xiao Xiao's expression was gentle.
"If you don't have anything to say, we can go."
"Your older sister and Xiuxiu are already waiting for us at the hotel."
They say that newborn calves don't fear tigers...
There was some truth to it.
As people grew older, they were surprised to find that even though they were taller and stronger, and had more strength, there were more and more things they were afraid of.
There were also more and more things they didn't believe in.
Because... they knew more and more.
If the child remembered this years later...
He would probably only think of it as a memory.
He wouldn't do anything about it.
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