Ice Cream

Xiao Xiao couldn't help casting a sympathetic glance at the white snake.

It had probably gotten too excited talking. Even now, the white snake hadn't realized that the person it was sneering at and mercilessly "whipping" hadn't paid it the slightest attention.

What a sad fact.

Xiao Xiao figured it was better to let it discover this sad fact on its own.

After a full day of fun, Xiao Xiao and the others set off for home. The sky was ablaze with dazzling evening clouds, and the yellowish afterglow was touched with a hint of ambiguity.

The air was still stiflingly hot.

But the enthusiastic group didn't care at all about the sticky feeling on their skin.

Everyone was eating an ice cream cone.

Everyone except... Xiao Xiao.

"Third Brother, you're something else. We all bought cones, but you bought a whole tub of ice cream—and an extra-large one, at that."

Zhuge Yun gave Xiao Xiao a thumbs-up.

"Pfft~"

Yu Xiao couldn't help laughing. "Xiao Xiao, I didn't know you liked sweet things so much."

"I always thought you preferred things with a lighter flavor."

Zou Xinning said hesitantly, looking rather surprised.

"Xiao Xiao, can you finish all that?"

Wang Tong eyed Xiao Xiao skeptically. "Why didn't you get a medium or large tub?"

"It'll be such a waste if it melts."

"A Jiu and A Bai want some too."

As he spoke, Xiao Xiao fed a big spoonful of ice cream to Little White Fox, who had poked his head over Xiao Xiao's shoulder.

Little White Fox's eyes narrowed into slits. The satisfied look on its face was enough to make anyone smile.

"Ah, A Jiu wants ice cream too?"

Everyone exclaimed.

"That's a fox, right?"

Zhang Bo asked doubtfully. "I've never heard of