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At the hour of the rooster, Xiaoba returned from Guozijian after school was over.
"Jiaojiao!"
His first action upon entering the door was to fling his bookbag aside and flap his little arms around, searching for Gu Jiao everywhere.
Lately, the household had been plagued with sickness, with Gu Jiao staying at home unless called out for a severe medical condition.
Not finding Gu Jiao in the courtyard, Xiaoba went to her east room.
The room was empty as well, and Xiaoba, not giving up, searched around it, even under the bed. Squatting on the ground, he scratched his little head in confusion, "Eh? Where's Jiaojiao? Where did she go?"
Xiaoba decided to continue searching in other rooms, but as he was about to rise, he unexpectedly spotted a little thing lying on the ground.
Blue, and somewhat familiar.
Xiaoba picked up the soft little blue bottle, "Wow! It's something tasty!"
