"Big Brother Xie Wen!"
The little angel Klee Meow was naturally the first to throw herself at him.
"You're not hurt, are you? Klee was so worried about you, meow!"
After burrowing her little head furiously against Xie Wen, Little Plushie began pawing all over him with a concerned look, trying to check his condition.
The thoughtful gesture delighted Xie Wen so much that he nearly blew snot bubbles...
Well, if Klee Meow could stop tugging at his ears, trying to stick her little paws into his mouth, and mussing up his hair... he would probably have been a little happier.
Shalmeow, who was every bit as clingy as Little Plushie, did not throw herself at Xie Wen first this time. Instead, she ran over to Sanji Meow with Hua Mei Meow and began scolding him for his earlier well-intentioned blunder.
Yet under the joint scolding of the two older Palico sisters, the shame on Sanji Meow's face did not even last a second before it disappeared, replaced by a look of bliss and intoxication...
That really infuriated Scarlet Tiger-sama, so Hua Mei Meow once again brought out her trump card against Sanji Meow-punishing him by making him keep his distance from all the female cats for the next month.
Only then did the incorrigible little fool drop to his knees in despair, his entire body turning gray.
While Hua Mei Meow and Shalmeow were jointly lecturing Sanji Meow, the second to throw herself at Xie Wen was not any of the cats, but Shirahoshi, the enormous "little" crybaby.
"Waaaaaaah... Boss Xie Wen, I'm so glad you're okay! I thought I'd never see you again!"
Shirahoshi scooped up Xie Wen, along with Klee Meow clinging to him, and a torrent of tears instantly poured from her eyes.
Huge teardrops slipped