"Then this little dress can be her birthday present."
"The little dress is in the cabinet in my room."
"I hid it there specially."
The woman lowered her voice, as if afraid someone would discover the little dress she had hidden for the child.
"Can't let Niu Niu find out early."
"Then it won't be a surprise."
"...There's still a month..."
"Until Niu Niu's birthday."
"Only a month..."
"How could Niu Niu be gone?"
The woman's eyes widened.
There was genuine confusion in her eyes, but she seemed even more unhinged.
She gave everyone goosebumps.
The old man was a little frightened.
His lips moved a few times, but he made no sound.
"Guardian Spirit!"
The woman shouted.
The old man jumped back in fright.
Xiao Xiao reached out to steady the old man.
"Are you all right?"
When he turned and saw the young man, the old man felt somewhat relieved.
He wasn't alone here.
The old man glared at the woman with some displeasure.
"What a lunatic."
Although he knew why the woman had become this way...
And he knew the reason was a very sympathetic one...
But as no more than a casual acquaintance, he had no reason to keep indulging the woman's outbursts.
She never understood his concern anyway.
She only said strange things that made everyone else break out in goosebumps.
He had no reason to keep showing her kindness.
Simply not holding her words and actions against her was already the greatest tolerance he could offer.
The old man walked off, muttering curses.
Before leaving, he told Xiao Xiao to hurry up and leave too.
He shouldn't stay with a woman who was having an episode.
Otherwise, he might get dragged into trouble.
Xiao Xiao smiled