The boy had never wanted just a maple leaf.
He didn't know...
Once they got there...
Would he really find a surprise waiting for him?
He couldn't help turning to look at Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao was still resting with his eyes closed.
He looked relaxed and at ease, the complete opposite of the boy's troubled expression.
The boy parted his lips.
In the end, he said nothing and looked away.
He turned his gaze back to the window.
It didn't seem like they were going somewhere remote...
Once he realized that, the boy felt a little less nervous.
"We're almost there."
The car hadn't stopped yet when Xiao Xiao opened his eyes and reminded the boy to get ready to climb out.
Xiao Xiao got out first.
The boy followed right behind him.
With his feet back on solid ground, the boy inexplicably felt a little more confident.
Or rather, reassured.
The boy looked around.
Was this... a residential neighborhood?
He couldn't help stopping in his tracks.
Xiao Xiao turned around, raising an eyebrow.
"Come on."
But the boy hesitated.
What was this man taking him to see?
A maple tree?
To be honest, when he realized their destination was a residential neighborhood, he'd felt a little relieved.
Thank goodness.
It wasn't somewhere strange.
Then it suddenly occurred to him: was this man really going to take him to see a maple tree?
What else could there be to see in a residential neighborhood?
He knew his guess was probably right.
Maybe the other man had just been glossing over the details.
Even though he'd stressed that he wanted red maple leaves, that didn't stop the other man from taking him to an ordinary maple tree... and giving him an ordinary maple