"What... what do you mean?"
Xu He was completely bewildered.
Why did he feel like he couldn't understand what the big brother was saying?
He could understand every word on its own.
But when they were put together...
Why couldn't he make sense of them?
"Exactly what I said."
Xiao Xiao rested his chin in one hand.
His voice softened.
"Xu He, haven't you wondered why your mother couldn't see Little Joy?"
Xu He's mouth fell slightly open.
Right.
He was confused.
If Little Joy had followed behind his mother earlier without her noticing, he could understand that.
But later, Little Joy had run into Bad Uncle...
Its feathers had fallen all over the sky...
How could his mother not have seen them?
But his mother had told him...
She hadn't seen anything.
Though he couldn't understand it,
he had no choice but to believe her.
Because his mother wouldn't lie to him.
And she had no reason to.
Why would she lie to him?
He couldn't figure it out, so he had to set that question aside for the time being and focus all his attention on finding the big brother who could prove that Little Joy existed...
He never expected...
The big brother would bring up the very thing he couldn't make sense of...
But...
Xu He clenched his fingers.
For some reason, anxiety and tension made his heart churn restlessly.
He pressed his lips together.
He looked anxiously at the big brother.
Xiao Xiao smiled faintly.
"Because your mother can't see Little Joy."
Xu He's pupils trembled violently.
What... what did he mean?
His mother...
Couldn't see Little Joy?
Xu He felt as if his mind had turned into a jumble.
He opened his mouth to ask something, but