What was it this time?
The students all looked in the direction of the voice.
"Little Deer's gone."
The girl who had first tried to "tempt" Little Deer with candy watched the little deer trot away, her face full of regret and reluctance.
She knew the commotion just now had frightened Little Deer.
Even she had been distracted by the noise behind her.
By the time she remembered Little Deer and turned around, the little deer that had been right within reach had already run off into the distance.
At least she could still see it.
Even if it was farther away.
That still counted as "a blessing in disguise," didn't it?
The girl consoled herself.
"Ah—"
Qiao Xin pressed her lips together.
She, too, had been distracted by what was happening behind her.
At first, she'd been a little startled.
Then she realized the girl who'd screamed after getting hit in the nose was her friend.
Seeing her friend's eyes all red, she couldn't just ignore her.
By the time she heard her friend exclaim again and turned back...
Little Deer was no longer where it had been.
She hurriedly looked around.
She let out a sigh of relief when she saw that, although Little Deer had moved farther away, it hadn't disappeared from sight.
She could still see it.
Qiao Xin wanted to use candy to lure Little Deer over again.
But she realized she had only a candy wrapper left in her hand.
Huh?
Qiao Xin paused, slightly startled.
When had Little Deer finished her candy?
She hadn't even noticed.
There was a problem.
She didn't have any candy left to lure Little Deer with.
"Little Deer."
The voice from beside her made her turn her head abruptly.
The girl pulled