Maybe Xiao Xiao believed what no one else did: what he'd said about the monster...
The girl didn't want to lie to Xiao Xiao.
And she didn't think there was any need to lie to him.
She'd already said something so "ridiculous"...
What did anything else matter?
"Because this balloon delayed me from coming to find you..."
The girl twirled the balloon's string around her fingers.
"I came over and couldn't find you..."
"So I got really mad..."
"And then..."
The girl didn't finish, but Xiao Xiao had more or less understood what she meant.
He smiled.
"I see."
"Then I should have been the one to save the balloon."
"Pfft~"
The girl couldn't help laughing.
Then she grew a little embarrassed and fidgety.
She'd thrown a tantrum for no reason.
What did the balloon have to do with it?
Why not blame the child from earlier for delaying her?
If she started counting things that way, it would never end.
Xiao Xiao's eyes curved with his smile.
"What did you want to see me about?"
He tactfully changed the subject.
The girl froze.
Right, right!
She'd almost forgotten why she'd come?!
It was so rare for her to run into Xiao Xiao again.
She'd once thought she would never see him again...
Thinking of what she wanted to say, the girl pressed her lips together.
When the girl still didn't say anything, Xiao Xiao raised an eyebrow. "Did you just want to say hello?"
Had he misunderstood?
"No."
The girl blurted out.
Then she felt that wasn't quite the right answer. "Yes."
"No..."
The girl felt like she couldn't explain herself.
"I mean, I really did have something to ask you."
"But I should say hello, too."
"Ah!"
The girl suddenly