Xiao Xiao smiled and shook his head.
"No."
"The cake was for A Jiu and the others."
"I ordered takeout."
"Oh, okay."
Zhang Bo and the others nodded.
That was good.
As much as they liked cake, it wasn't really appropriate to have it for dinner.
The moment these humans came in, the scarred monster darted back into the place where it had been hiding when Xiao Xiao first entered the room.
It watched them with wary eyes.
These humans...
Could they see it too?
Xiao Xiao glanced unobtrusively at the spot where the scarred monster was hiding.
A faint trace of amusement flickered in his eyes.
Back at the cake shop, it hadn't cared at all, even with the crowds packed around it.
It had squatted brazenly outside the shop window.
But now, why was it so...
Well.
It did look a little like a frightened bird.
Only after the newcomers had dispersed and finished talking did the scarred monster cautiously poke its body out a little.
It looked up—
And met the smiling eyes of that human.
Scarred Monster: !?
Watching the scarred monster abruptly pull its head back, Xiao Xiao could barely keep from laughing.
Why did it look so much like a gopher...
The fierce impression left by the scar on the monster's eye had all but faded away by now.
Instead, it seemed rather cute.
Even without seeing the human's expression, the scarred monster knew he must be laughing at it.
It had been startled by its own instinctive reaction.
Since when had it been so timid?
The scarred monster raised a claw.
A few seconds later, the claw, its sharp talons retracted, gently touched the raised scar over its eye.
It seemed as if a wash of