So hungry
The child's words proved nothing.
They sounded more like an excuse.
The child froze.
He immediately protested, "No, that's not..."
"I didn't push it in."
"It was Little Fox!"
He'd almost been able to reach it, but then Little Fox had flicked his tail and pushed the candy jar farther in...
He was furious.
And helpless.
The child's mom shook her head.
What a silly little boy.
He was blaming the nonexistent Little Fox again...
Wasn't that practically telling everyone...
that he was lying?
The child's dad took a deep breath. "Zhang Lei."
The child shuddered.
"Stop testing your parents' patience."
Didn't this child realize that the more he said, the more it proved he was lying?
And besides...
He really was just a child.
He wasn't good at lying.
Other than making up a Little Fox to take the blame, he couldn't think of anything else.
No matter what happened, it was Little Fox.
Little Fox had stolen the candy.
Those candy wrappers were what Little Fox had left after eating the candy...
Little Fox had pushed the candy jar farther in...
That's why the child couldn't reach it.
Little Fox was the one to blame for everything.
The child was innocent.
The problem was...
There was no Little Fox.
And besides...
The child had climbed onto a stool and rummaged around on top of the cabinet of his own accord.
The idea to steal the candy had been his own.
"Lei Lei."
The child's mom spoke earnestly. "Don't make things worse by doubling down."
"I know you're afraid that your dad and I will scold you."
"But have we scolded you?"
"No."
"We've already forgiven you for sneaking the candy, too."
"Now all you have to do is