Actually, Quanli was surprised by this outcome, but not entirely surprised.
Ever since it learned that the girl could no longer see it, it had felt this coming—
Back then, when it had finally found the girl it knew and was filled with joy, it had probably been a fool.
Because perhaps it was the only one who was happy about it.
The girl wasn't happy.
In the end, the girl's reaction confirmed its original hunch.
The girl really... didn't want to see it anymore, did she?
Xiao Xiao didn't seem to mind. "My name is Xiao Xiao."
"I'm going home."
"So let's say our goodbyes here."
As he spoke, he started walking again, heading toward the entrance to the residential complex.
Quanli's mouth moved, as though it wanted to say something.
In the end, it only watched the human walk past it and continue on his way.
Its gaze was slightly dazed, and its claws involuntarily scraped at the ground a few times.
Actually, it didn't even know what it wanted to say.
But for some reason, it wanted to call out to the human.
The figure walking ahead came to a stop.
Then he turned around.
Quanli almost thought it had called out the other's name just then.
But it hadn't.
It knew it hadn't made a sound.
Then why had the human stopped?
So bewildered was it that, for a moment, it forgot to maintain its haughty pose.
It tilted its head slightly, its narrow, pure-white eyes fixed on the human smiling at it.
It didn't quite understand, but it was also a little happy.
"Quanli."
Night had fallen. A full moon hung high in the sky, and the streetlights cast hazy halos of light.
Xiao Xiao stood beneath one of them.
His