Xiao Xiao's eyes curved.
He smiled at the girl.
Chi Xiuke instinctively smiled back.
She looked away.
How long the leopard with a human face had stayed in the concert hall wasn't all that important.
Even if it was...
Master Xiao wasn't going to tell her...
There was nothing she could do about it anyway.
"Hey."
Xie Chuchu had spotted another point of confusion.
"Then why did you tell me?"
She looked at Master Xiao.
"You didn't actually have to tell me."
"Right?"
Master Xiao could have kept quiet, just as he had over the past few days.
He could have let her do as she pleased.
She wouldn't have found out a thing.
After all, who would normally think of monsters?
At most, she would have given up.
"Xue Jiamin needs a big sister who can stop him when he gets fixated on something or acts out of line."
Xiao Xiao's lips curled slightly.
"Huh?"
Xie Chuchu froze.
But soon, understanding dawned on her face.
"You mean..."
"Anything out of the ordinary is bound to invite criticism and misunderstanding."
Xiao Xiao lowered his eyes and stroked the head of the Little White Fox in his arms.
"Xue Jiamin is still young."
"He doesn't understand yet."
"So he'll need you to keep an eye on him."
"Oh, I see."
Xie Chuchu understood completely.
A smile spread across her face.
"Master Xiao, thank you."
Even though she was still somewhat skeptical about the whole thing.
After all, monsters were such a huge challenge to everything she'd believed until now.
She couldn't just accept it so easily.
But she was grateful for how thoughtfully Master Xiao had handled things.
Just as Master Xiao had said, unusual behavior was bound to invite criticism and misunderstanding.
Even harm.