Chapter 1138 Gift
Finally, the human cub broke his promise.

It is so happy and expectant.

Even though a long time has passed, I still can't let go when I think of Hu again.

A dishonest human cub.

Promises are made casually, but forgotten in the blink of an eye.

There was a hint of indifference in Hu's eyes.

Perhaps it was wrong for it to trust a human cub in the first place.

Maybe there's something wrong with your brain?
just
It really wants a Christmas present of its own.

Hu, who had originally wanted to answer this human question, closed his slightly open mouth again.

It doesn't like humans who don't keep their promises.

……

Looking at the monster who turned his head away and seemed inexplicably angry, Xiao Xiao couldn't help but slightly curl up the corners of his mouth, although it was a bit inappropriate.

"Then I'll pick one for you at random."

As expected, Hu turned his head.

What was a bit surprising was what Hu said.

"Hu~"

fraud!

The monster seemed quite annoyed by its own subconscious expectation of reaction. It muttered angrily under its breath and then turned its gaze to the presents under the Christmas tree over there.

There are fewer and fewer gifts.

There was anxiety and sadness in its eyes.

……

fraud?

Xiao Xiao seemed to be thinking about something.

This monster's subtle aversion to humans... is it because... it has been deceived by humans before?
He didn't rush to find out the truth, but smiled slightly, "Then I'll just choose randomly."

"wait for me a while."

……

Xiao Xiao walked out.

Hu hesitated for a while and glanced over there out of the corner of his eye.

Seeing that the human was actually walking towards the huge Christmas tree, it tilted its head and subconsciously followed the human's back.

But this human walked straight past the Christmas tree without stopping, but continued walking forward.

Then, the human figure disappeared behind the glass door that opened automatically.

Hu blinked, "...liar."

……

Xiao Xiao walked into the mall and paused slightly. For a moment he really didn't know what to buy.

He looked slowly in front of each shop.

Suddenly, the tip of his nose twitched.

Well, there is no need to hesitate.

"Dingling bell~"

“Welcome next time.”

Xiao Xiao walked out of the colorful and fragrant dessert shop holding a big bag of cakes.

……

Hu's pupils suddenly widened.

The already round eyes became even rounder.

That human is out again.

Then its expression froze, and it became angry at its unconscious attention to this human.

What is it expecting?
……

Although he thought so, Hu's gaze never left this human.

It watched the human walk towards the giant Christmas tree.

Just when it thought the human was going to continue walking past the huge Christmas tree, the human stopped.

Hu's two front legs were slightly bent and his body was leaning forward.

I don't know if it was because he leaned out a little so the lights on both sides fell into Hu's eyes, or if it was the emotional changes in Hu's eyes, but the monster's wide-open eyes were glowing slightly.

It watched as the human handed something to the human with a white beard and dressed in bright red.

On the shoulder of the white-bearded human was a small creature that looked very similar to it.

Not a living thing.

The horns on the little creature's head looked like tree branches.

From time to time, it would collide with the white ball hanging from the red hat on the white-bearded human's head.

……

When Hu looked back at the white ball, he saw the human pointing at a gift. He narrowed his eyes slightly. It was a gift wrapped in red paper with a white snowflake pattern.

There was a bunch of mistletoe under the golden ribbon.

……

It watched as the white-bearded human picked up the gift and handed it to the human, saying something it had heard many times, "Merry Christmas to you."

The human took the gift.

Because the human had his back to it, it couldn't see his expression. It could only hear him say something it had heard many times before: "Thank you."

"Merry Chrismas."

……

Noticing that the human turned around, Hu withdrew his gaze in panic.

Even the body that was leaning out was slightly retracted.

Trying its best to pretend that it saw nothing and knew nothing,

But the corner of his eye was still keeping an eye on that human.

It saw the human walking towards it.

Its body couldn't help but become a little stiff.

It thought of the human who asked it before, "Which one do you like best?"

……

"Merry Christmas, Hu."

Xiao Xiao curved his eyebrows slightly and handed the gift in his hand toward the monster who was trying hard not to turn around.

He said no more.

The scene fell into silence for a moment.

Hu stared ahead, and another gift was held in the hands of the white-bearded human.

One, two, three...

It counted the presents left under the Christmas tree.

Only five left?!

Ah, only four left!
Seeing the white-bearded human extending his hand again, Xihu wanted to rush up to stop him.

Maybe humans are as anxious as it is.

The last four gifts were delivered by the human Whitebeard in just the blink of an eye.

The empty Christmas tree lacks some of the lively atmosphere and has a more quiet atmosphere.

The snow is still falling.

The snowflakes swirled down.

It adds a more beautiful atmosphere to the streets which already have a strong festive atmosphere tonight.

A snowflake fell on the tip of Hu's nose.

A cool feeling spread.

Its eyes drooped as it stared at the snowflake that turned into a shallow stain of water.

Another snowflake fell on its nose.

After being in a daze for a while, it suddenly woke up and turned its head to look over.

The next second, it met a pair of smiling eyes.

It paused with an anxious look, not knowing how to react for a moment.

It was relieved that the human had not left yet.

However, its nervousness just now was clearly revealed, making it feel very embarrassed and a little awkward.

……

Xiao Xiao's expression remained unchanged. He was not frightened by the monster's sudden action, nor did he make an expression that would make the monster even more angry. He just held out his hand holding the gift as he did at the beginning, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "I hope you will like this gift."

"I don't know what's in it."

"But I think it will be a surprise."

……

Hu stared at the gift in front of him for a while.

Whether it was the packaging with a red background and snowflake patterns, the golden ribbon, or the green mistletoe inserted under the ribbon, all of these made its eyes light up uncontrollably.

gift.

It really is a gift.

The Christmas gift it always wanted...

Hu couldn't help but stretch out his hoof and slowly approached the gift.

Xiao Xiao did not move, allowing the monster to move cautiously.

This gift box is not very big, and he also took the monster's carrying problem into consideration.

Although maybe he was overthinking it.

(End of this chapter)