Xingxing's expression looked a little unnatural.
It had been waving a paw at a certain demon by the door until the demon disappeared behind the shop's door along with a human.
It slowly lowered its paw.
It turned halfway around, paused for a second, then slowly turned back.
It stared at the Candy Store for a while.
In the end, its curiosity won out over everything else.
It walked into the Candy Store.
As it passed the Rabbit Doll, it reached out a paw.
A little boy was dangling in the air, clutching the Rabbit Doll's arm.
His two little legs kicked upward with all their might.
He seemed to be trying to sit on the Rabbit Doll's arm,
but his hand slipped...
The little boy's face was blank with confusion, as if he hadn't had time to react.
He toppled backward.
Huh?
The little boy found himself standing firmly on the ground.
He instinctively grabbed the Rabbit Doll beside him.
His big eyes darted from side to side.
He looked completely bewildered, as if he had no idea what had just happened.
But soon, having found nothing amiss, the little boy forgot his confusion.
Just as he was about to try climbing onto the Rabbit Doll's arm again, someone lifted him up.
He instinctively struggled and yelled.
When he turned and saw his mother's dark expression, the little boy sheepishly shut his mouth.
The child's mother gave him a thorough scolding.
The boy had a history of this sort of thing.
Not long ago, he'd fallen off a horizontal bar.
She had no idea how he'd managed to climb up onto a bar that was so high for him.
Fortunately, when he fell, he hadn't landed on his head.
Instead, he'd landed squarely on