He showed no sign of surprise.
Or rather...
The young man's expression hadn't changed at all.
As if he hadn't seen the child talking to thin air...
Or perhaps...
He didn't find the child's behavior strange in the slightest...
The first explanation seemed unlikely.
The old man had seen it clearly.
The young man had been watching the child.
Then...
The second explanation...
The old man looked at the young man with a complicated expression.
Had he known all along that the child was special?
Was that why he hadn't been surprised by what she'd just done?
The young man's composure only made the old man more reluctant to act rashly.
The old man said nothing.
His thoughts churned.
Yet he kept his expression calm.
"Big Brother."
After greeting the uncle, the child turned to Xiao Xiao.
She smiled, looking a little shy and nervous.
Xiao Xiao smiled at the child.
Then he stepped forward.
Xiao Xiao's gaze lingered for a brief second on the red figure before returning to the child.
Xiao Xiao crouched beside her.
"Little Mango."
Xiao Xiao raised his brows and spoke a little louder. "Little Mango!"
Huh!?
The child abruptly turned to look at Big Brother.
W-what?!
"The fishnet."
Xiao Xiao smiled and held out his hand.
He didn't mention that she'd been distracted.
The child looked flustered for a moment.
Then she came to her senses and quickly reached out.
She handed Big Brother all the fishnets the old man had just given her.
Xiao Xiao smiled as he took the fishnets from the child.
He looked at the little goldfish in the basin.
The child stared blankly at Big Brother.
A few seconds later, she turned to look at her uncle.