"There are two!"
"So cute."
"I don't see their mother anywhere... Did they sneak out to play by themselves?"
"Are there deer nearby?"
"Shh~"
When they noticed the fawns turning to look in their direction, someone quickly ducked down and shushed them.
"Keep your voices down."
"Don't let the fawns notice us."
Otherwise, the fawns might get scared and run off again.
The students all held their breath.
The fawns' big, round eyes were as clear and innocent as a child's.
There was a hint of curiosity and wariness in them.
Soon, the fawns lowered their heads again.
They began happily munching on the grass.
Phew~
Everyone let out a quiet sigh of relief at the same time.
"Snap~"
The sound of a branch breaking seemed startlingly loud in the now-quiet atmosphere.
Everyone turned around in a flash.
Li Yan raised both hands.
His smile was equal parts innocent and sheepish.
He hadn't done it on purpose.
Really.
He didn't know how it happened, either.
How had he stepped on a branch?
The instant the sound rang out, he wanted to vanish on the spot.
After glaring at him, everyone hurriedly looked back toward the fawns.
Had he scared them off?
"Ah—"
The girl quickly covered her mouth.
She had also heard the others' startled gasps cut off abruptly.
It really wasn't their fault.
None of them had expected...
When they turned back around, they found...
The fawns, who had been some distance away, had come right up to them?!
Just two steps away—no, one and a half!
If they reached out, they could even touch the fawns' heads!
Oh my gosh!
The girl stared into the fawn's eyes.
So big, so round, so beautiful!
Its head was all fuzzy!
The little