Had she really been that focused while making the call?
Or had her voice really been that loud while she was on the phone... so loud that it drowned out many other sounds?
Xie Chuchu decided she could pay more attention next time she made a call.
She used to think some scenes in TV shows were rather stupid.
It had been so obvious...
The protagonist was practically pretending not to notice the female lead who was right nearby.
But now, Xie Chuchu thought, she had misunderstood.
Things like this really did happen in real life.
She was a living example.
A child had met a friend right beside her, yet she had failed to notice anything at all.
Not to mention...
According to the child...
That friend was a leopard...
A leopard, no less.
How had she managed it?
She hadn't sensed a thing?
She already thought she was amazing.
"Mm."
Xue Jiamin nodded.
"Mister Leopard is in the tree."
In the tree?
Leopards could indeed climb trees.
And...
If he was in the tree...
Xie Chuchu was suddenly somewhat relieved.
No wonder she hadn't noticed.
The leopard's figure must have been blocked by the branches and leaves.
Huh?
Xie Chuchu froze.
Had she... accepted this child's claim that he had seen a leopard?
Xie Chuchu shook her head.
The figure she caught from the corner of her eye made her knock her head lightly.
Was she stupid?
The person who had disappeared together with Xue Jiamin at the time... included Master Xiao as well.
A child might have trouble describing what he had seen.
But an adult wouldn't.
She immediately looked at Xiao Xiao.
A trace of anticipation appeared in her eyes.
"Master Xiao, you were with Xue Jiamin the whole time, right?"