"Yeah."
The little girl nodded happily.
The little girl followed her big brother with a light step.
She gently swung their joined hands.
All the panic and helplessness she'd felt when she first realized she was somewhere unfamiliar had completely disappeared.
Especially...
The little girl lowered her head.
When she saw the bag with her ducky clutched tightly in her arms, her face lit up with an even brighter smile.
Xiao Xiao didn't ask for directions.
He found the park without any trouble.
"Look."
He lowered his head to look at the little girl.
"Is this the park?"
The little girl lifted her head.
At some point, the surroundings had become familiar.
She felt much more at ease.
Her smile grew brighter.
"Yeah!"
"Big brother, this is the park~"
"Grandpa's over there!"
The little girl let go of Xiao Xiao's hand and ran.
Xiao Xiao followed behind her.
The little girl ran fast.
Her skirt fluttered.
The little rabbits on it seemed to share her joy, their faces bright with smiles.
The little girl stopped.
Xiao Xiao raised his brows slightly.
He sensed that something was wrong.
He walked over and looked down at the little girl.
"What's wrong?"
The little girl turned around.
Her upturned face looked close to tears.
"Grandpa's not here."
Hm?
Xiao Xiao looked ahead.
Two elderly men were playing chess.
Quite a few other old men stood around watching.
"Grandpa isn't playing chess anymore?"
Xiao Xiao crouched beside the child.
"Yeah."
The little girl's voice grew a little nasal.
"Grandpa was playing chess here just now."
The little girl pointed at the old man currently sitting in that spot.
Before she left, her grandpa had been sitting there.
Why wasn't he there now?