The little boy had called her an angel. He meant she was a good person, right?
The woman couldn't help the slight curl of her lips.
She was in a good mood.
Perhaps that was why she had stayed until now.
She watched the child who could see her skip away, holding his grandmother's hand.
Then she sensed a gaze fall upon her.
She turned her eyes away.
Her expression briefly tightened.
But soon, the gentle smile she always wore returned to her face.
She looked in the direction of the gaze without trying to hide.
As expected.
No surprise there...
She found that the owner of the gaze...
was that human.
Xiao Xiao's brows lifted slightly.
"Hello."
The woman stepped out of the grove.
Now that she'd been seen, what was the point of hiding?
Besides...
She hadn't been hiding.
She'd only been thinking of the child.
She was so considerate.
She praised herself inwardly.
Her smile spread a little wider.
"Hello."
The woman held her hands in front of her stomach.
Her posture was elegant.
Her voice was gentle.
She seemed like a young lady of impeccable manners.
"You're the big sister Kaikai told me about, aren't you?"
Xiao Xiao's lips curved.
"You're the one who asked Kaikai to buy you ice cream."
Though he phrased it as a question, Xiao Xiao's tone was certain.
"Yes."
The woman nodded.
"Is his name Kaikai?"
"Kaikai is a very kind child."
She smiled brightly.
"He agreed to my request."
"He went and bought me ice cream."
"In return, I let him buy himself an ice cream, too."
"Why did you ask a child you didn't know to buy ice cream for you?"
Xiao Xiao voiced the question that had been on the grandmother's