This Little Guy Really Had Electricity When It Ran

The next afternoon, Xia Che's chair gained another regular occupant.

With a round head, short legs, and a ring of fluffy pale fur around its neck, Yamper lay down and firmly pinned the book on his lap beneath its body.

Yamper lifted its face, its tail giving two gentle wags.

Xia Che tried to pull out the book.

It shifted along with it.

The book remained beneath its belly.

"I need to turn a page."

Yamper looked at him with complete innocence in its eyes.

Xia Che withdrew his hand.

"Fine. Let me know when you're done reading."

Hu Liena, seated beside him, laughed.

Eevee had been lying at her feet. Hearing the laughter, it raised its head, looked at the yellow puppy occupying the chair, and twitched its ears as well.

"It doesn't look light."

"Thirteen and a half kilograms."

Xia Che extended a finger and gently tapped Yamper on the forehead.

"If you keep pacing back and forth, the chair is yours. I'll find somewhere else to sit."

Yamper finally settled down quietly.

Before long, the sound of wooden wheels rolling over cracks in the stone came from outside.

Its ears immediately perked up.

Xia Che's lap suddenly felt lighter, and the little yellow figure had already landed on the floor, scurrying toward the entrance on short legs.

"Don't go outside."

Yamper stopped within the doorway, though the front half of its body remained stretched toward the outside, its tail wagging furiously.

A-Li had just pushed her cart to a stop. As she bent to lift a basket, Lillipup at her feet had already trotted up to the door.

The two looked at each other across the threshold.

Yamper barked first.

Lillipup took a step forward, its nose gently drawing close.

A-Li straightened up, her gaze falling on