Because...
That Little Bear Doll wouldn't talk to the child.
"Bao Bao."
Hua Ziyun crouched in front of the child, who looked ready to cry.
"It's getting late."
"We need to go home."
At his words, tears began to fall from the child's eyes...
Hua Ziyun smiled wryly.
"Your mom might have already seen the note you left."
No.
She definitely had.
They'd been out all day.
"You've been out for so long. Even if you left a note..."
"Your mom would still be worried."
"Bao Bao is a good child."
"You don't want your mom to worry, do you?"
The child pressed her lips together.
She... didn't want her mom to worry.
But...
Little Bear...
She still hadn't found Little Bear.
"...Little Bear..."
The child murmured.
She felt torn.
"Could Little Bear... not be at the Amusement Park?"
Hua Ziyun ventured.
They'd already searched all around.
They'd visited every doll shop and souvenir shop marked on the map.
The child had shaken her head at each one.
No.
No.
None of them...
In Hua Ziyun's eyes, there were lots of adorable teddy bears.
But the child was stubbornly set on finding her own Little Bear.
The problem was...
They couldn't find her Little Bear.
"Huh?"
The child's eyes widened.
She blurted out, "It's at the Amusement Park!"
"You haven't found it,"
Hua Ziyun pointed out.
"We've searched almost the entire Amusement Park."
"Haven't we?"
The child unconsciously bit her lower lip.
"...Little Bear..."
Her voice was muffled.
"If it... isn't... at the Amusement Park..."
"Where is it?"
"It's at the Amusement Park..."
A stubborn look crept into the child's eyes.
"Could it be..."
A thought flashed through Hua Ziyun's mind.
"Did it go home?"
The child froze.
"It... it