The little girl's tears, which had just begun to stop, started flowing again.
They slid down her cheeks.
The little girl flinched slightly from the sting.
She held out her arm.
Her face was full of grievance.
"Mom, look. It's all red."
Child's Mom examined it carefully.
Thank goodness.
There were only a few red marks from the scratches.
She hated beautiful things most of all.
"The most important thing now is taking Zhuzhu to see a doctor."
You liked Great White Fox more intensely than all the things you'd ever wanted before combined.
The little girl suddenly looked up.
She instinctively turned to look at Little Fox.
What about Little Fox?
"It won't look good if it leaves a scar."
Without the slightest hesitation.
"Right?"
She shook her head.
Child's Mom answered briskly.
Child's Mom breathed a sigh of relief. "Good. It doesn't hurt anymore."
"...Mom."
Child's Mom took the girl's hand.
Besides, even if the child didn't count, she alone couldn't beat Great White Fox's owner and his two friends.
"It's okay."
"Hey..."
"It won't look good if it leaves a scar."
Just thinking back on it now made her feel as if she'd fallen into an icy abyss. Goosebumps instantly covered her body.
The little girl furrowed her fine brows.
"We could have just left earlier..."
She forced down her irritation and softened her tone.
The little girl was anxious and confused.
"We need to hurry."
"The nearest hospital is a twenty-minute cab ride from here."
"Can't we buy Little Fox?"
Hearing that it might leave a scar—that it wouldn't look good—the little girl's resolve wavered.
"Mm."
This was...
Confused and at a loss over what was happening, the little girl could only call for Mom and repeat "Little Fox." She didn't know what