Looking for Little Joy
But...
The girl thought carefully.
The way this child had acted just now...
He really did seem to be looking for something.
Since he wasn't looking for his parents...
"Then what are you looking for?"
"Did you lose something?"
The girl quickly came up with a new guess.
The little boy shook his head again.
He hadn't lost anything.
The girl was confused.
Had she misunderstood?
Was this child just wandering around, not actually looking for anything?
But...
"Then you..."
"You're not looking for anything?"
The girl chose to ask one more question instead of leaving right away.
She wanted to save face.
Otherwise...
She'd feel a little awkward.
Had she...
"Been getting ahead of herself"?
This child didn't need her help at all.
Her presence had only bothered him...
That was why he was being so indifferent to her...
The girl felt a little unhappy.
And a little unwilling to give up.
She'd thought she was doing a good deed...
But she hadn't gotten a positive response...
And now she was in a bad mood...
Xu He shook his head, then nodded.
Hm?
The girl froze.
What did that mean?
Why was he shaking and nodding his head?
"What... do you mean?"
Xu He looked up at the girl.
"I'm looking for Little Joy."
"Little Joy?"
The girl repeated the name without thinking.
That was...
"Little Joy isn't a thing," Xu He said earnestly. "Little Joy is my friend."
The girl fell silent.
Right.
She shouldn't have laughed at what the boy said earlier.
She pressed her lips together.
Although his words could easily be misunderstood,
she understood what he meant.
"Oh."
The girl nodded.
Now she understood.
No wonder the child had shaken