What a head

Jade Guga lay on Lin Yuan's shoulder, the little leaf atop its head swaying gently as it looked around in curiosity. Everything it saw made it want to reach out with its stubby little hands and touch it. Whenever it couldn't reach something, it wiggled its leaf and let out a soft cry.

Er Ming walked ahead, occasionally looking back at Lin Yuan. There was no telling what he was thinking.

When they returned to the lake, Xiao Wu was sitting by the shore, talking to Zhu Zhuqing. Her feet soaked in the water, swaying gently, and her skirt was tucked up to her knees. She looked much more relaxed than before. Zhu Zhuqing had also dipped her feet into the water and seemed more at ease than when she first arrived. She occasionally responded to Xiao Wu, the faintest hint of a smile on her lips.

Hearing footsteps, Xiao Wu looked up. Her gaze landed on the little jade-green creature on Lin Yuan's shoulder, and her eyes instantly lit up.

"What's that?!"

Xiao Wu sprang up from the grass and ran over barefoot, leaning close to Lin Yuan's shoulder to stare at Jade Guga. Her eyes practically sparkled.

Jade Guga grew a little bashful under her stare. The little leaf atop its head swayed gently as it tucked in its neck and hid behind Lin Yuan's ear.

"So cute!!" Xiao Wu lifted Jade Guga from Lin Yuan's shoulder, held it before her eyes, and examined it from every angle. Then she cradled it against her chest and rubbed her cheek against its face. "How are you so soft!"

Her nuzzling left Jade Guga dizzy. It let out a string of tiny guga cries, its stubby hands grabbing wildly at the air and its little legs kicking twice. It looked