Don't Mess Around
The black fitted outfit covered her for the moment, shielding her from the faint chill of the night. Medusa narrowed her eyes slightly, only to feel that everything behind her, along with Xiao Yan's body, was moving as though something had been placed beneath her head.
"...Don't move around."
Xiao Yan could not help lowering his head to warn her. He truly could not stop worrying about Xiao Xiao, but he could not simply leave Medusa unattended either, so he had let her rest her head on his lap for the time being.
But if she kept moving about like this, Xiao Yan did not even dare imagine what Medusa's head would end up resting on.
"...That's rather rare."
Looking at Xiao Yan as he was now, an unconscious smile touched Medusa's lips as she spoke.
"—Rare in what way?"
Xiao Yan carefully moved his hand away from his sleeping daughter's side, finally freeing up enough attention to respond to Medusa.
Even so, Xiao Yan was still somewhat uneasy.
At the same time, however, he felt Medusa prop herself up with her arms while pressing down on his legs, making him frown slightly. Still, he did not resist.
"...Your attitude toward Xiao Xiao."
Medusa's voice was somewhat low.
"I remember saying it back then, didn't I? You only needed to give me the medicinal pills. I would raise Xiao Xiao to adulthood myself."
"At first, I thought your attitude toward this child was merely an act for appearances' sake. Once you calmed down and grew tired of it, it would naturally come to an end."
"But... though your relationship with me has always been rather awkward, you ended up getting along especially well with Xiao Xiao."
Medusa could not help asking, "Why?"
"Her birth may not have