"Catty must want to... go home."
The girl clenched her hands.
"...I chased after Catty."
"I wanted to take Catty to find Big Sis."
By now, Xiao Xiao had roughly pieced together what had happened.
It really was one coincidence after another.
Chen Xi had lost Huan Huan at the park.
Little Man Tian Xing had disappeared after leaving the park.
The key location for both incidents was a park.
It would be an even bigger coincidence if they were the same park.
No.
It was practically as if God had arranged it all.
Huan Huan had left Chen Xi and the park to chase after a fellow cat with a scar over its eye.
She hadn't told Chen Xi.
Little Man Tian Xing had left her classmates and the park to chase after Huan Huan.
She hadn't told her teacher.
And so...
Chen Xi had been frantic and bewildered when Huan Huan disappeared.
The teacher and her family had been beside themselves with worry over Little Man Tian Xing's disappearance.
"But Catty ran so fast..."
The girl looked dejected.
"I had such a hard time chasing her."
"I wanted to tell Catty to stop."
"But I ran out of strength..."
She had already used up all her strength just trying not to lose sight of Catty.
How could she possibly have had any left to call out?
Besides...
Even if she had called, Catty might not have listened.
Catty didn't know her, after all.
Maybe Catty was scared of her?
As she chased after Catty, the girl had come to realize that, too.
Anyone would be frightened if someone suddenly started chasing them.
Once she realized this, she wanted to reassure Catty that she didn't need to be afraid.
She meant no harm.
She wanted