At that moment, the little girl felt like the heroine of a fairy tale.
The little girl had imagined it countless times, but had never said it aloud—
and no one had ever wanted to listen...
Like most girls her age, she longed for fairy tales.
She wanted to have the same magical experiences as the heroes and heroines in those stories.
Deep down, she had always secretly hoped...
She never imagined...
that it would really come true one day.
She was so happy.
Zhujian looked away.
It was just a little butterfly, wasn't it?
Why was she so happy...
Hmph.
Human pups liked things that looked useless.
Zhujian grumbled inwardly.
But the expression on their face softened almost imperceptibly.
When Zhujian saw how happy the little girl had been to see the butterfly earlier, they caught it for her.
It was a return gift for the candy she had given them.
Zhujian knew the little girl liked the butterfly.
But her happiness now was a little more than they had expected.
Still, seeing how much she liked their gift...
put Zhujian in a good mood.
"Ah..."
The little girl suddenly sighed.
Then she seemed startled by her own sigh.
She instinctively covered her mouth with her hand.
Then she remembered the butterfly on her finger...
For a moment, the little girl didn't know what to do.
The butterfly took flight.
The little girl felt both disappointed and unsurprised.
"Sorry,"
she murmured.
"I scared you."
The little girl earnestly apologized to the butterfly.
Zhujian snorted.
Why say that to a butterfly?
It couldn't understand her.
They had an idea.
One of the tails circling them lifted.
"Fei."
The little girl noticed the approaching tail out of the corner of her eye and quickly