But if someone with bad intentions saw the boxes left over, it might cause trouble.
It was best to avoid trouble whenever possible.
So Xiao Xiao told Taotie not to tear open the cake boxes by force.
Taotie grumbled for a long while.
But it still did as it was told.
When in someone else's home, you had to bow your head.
Taotie suddenly remembered something it had heard one day in a human TV drama.
Of course.
The drama had been talking about humans.
But it was a yao.
So naturally, it said yao instead.
"Ah-wu~"
Taotie swallowed the cake in one bite.
In an instant, all its complaints vanished.
All it could feel was the satisfaction of eating, followed by the dissatisfaction that rose right after.
It wanted more.
It reached out with a claw and pulled another cake box over.
Xiao Xiao used a bag to block the view of the people outside the door, who were looking at his desk.
He turned around.
The scarred monster's heart gave a start.
It quickly pulled its head back.
The last time its heart had pounded so wildly was...
Xiao Xiao's brows curved slightly.
"Won't you come in?"
His voice wasn't loud.
But he knew the scarred monster could hear him.
The scarred monster shuddered all over.
Was he...
talking to it?
The scarred monster hesitated, not daring to move.
It was worried the human was trying to trick it.
Xiao Xiao walked to the door.
He put his hand on the doorknob.
"Won't you come in?"
A hint of regret entered his voice.
"Then I'll close the door."
Xiao Xiao slowly closed the door.
At the very last second—
A dark shadow darted through the gap.
Xiao Xiao smiled.