After leaving the highly suspicious reptile area, Luo Shuangyue first separated from Jiuye and Black Dragonfly, and went alone to the more crowded lion and tiger enclosure.
Her current attire was no different from an ordinary girl’s; she wouldn’t attract any attention walking among the crowd.
As for Black Dragonfly and Jiuye, standing there, it was obvious they weren’t good people.
One was wearing a coat and sunglasses in the middle of summer, and the other was wrapped tightly in black clothes; both were equally suspicious.
It was better for them to explore secretly in less crowded areas.
“It’s a workday, but there are so many people,” Luo Shuangyue sighed helplessly, making her way through a large group of children.
Through the thick glass, Luo Shuangyue saw that the lions and tigers in the enclosure showed varying degrees of berserk behavior, manifesting as a tendency to fight and tear at each other.
Some lions and tigers even had noticeable scars on their bodies.
This was a complete contrast to the snake area she had just visited; that place was peaceful, and Yelina even dared to feed the snakes without protective gear, but here, it was all chaos.
If the zookeepers here tried to imitate Yelina, they would probably have been torn apart and eaten by the ferocious beasts by now.
“Sister Xiao ma, look, there are lions and tigers here!”
A voice drifted into Luo Shuangyue’s ears with the wind. She subconsciously looked up in the direction of the sound.
There were three girls walking together, looking at the animals in the zoo with great interest.
Xiao Ma, Luo Shuangxing, Xiao Mimi?
Luo Shuangyue could understand Xiao Ma being there; she had sent her a message last night telling her there might be a problem at the zoo, so it was normal for her to come and check today.
And her sister was probably brought along by Xiao Ma, which was also quite normal.
But what about this Xiao Mimi?
Were they really good friends? Or had these three girls become sworn friends in the two days she was away, having hit it off immediately?
That couldn’t be right; becoming friends isn’t that simple.
As Luo Shuangyue was secretly watching Xiao Ma, Xiao Ma also felt something and looked up, meeting Luo Shuangyue’s gaze.
Separated by about a hundred meters and a bustling crowd, Xiao Ma still recognized Dark Moth at a glance.
That outfit was too iconic; she never changed it. Having seen it so many times, Xiao Ma had almost developed a psychological reflex: whenever she saw a girl dressed like that, she thought of Dark Moth.
This time, she really wasn’t hallucinating.
“She saw me too?” Luo Shuangyue thought to herself. Since they’d met, she might as well go say hello to Xiao Ma.
This way, she could also make herself known to her sister and Xiao Mimi, so she wouldn’t need to find excuses when appearing in this identity later.
Thinking this, Luo Shuangyue stepped towards Xiao Ma.
Seeing Dark Moth walking towards her, Xiao Ma quickly gave Dark Moth a “don’t come over” look.
I have too many people here! Don’t come over!
She wanted to keep her distance from Dark Moth! It would be really hard to explain this!
But this look, to Luo Shuangyue, took on another meaning.
In her eyes, Xiao Ma was trying to protect her friends and family from her, the villain, and prevent the evil Dark Moth from targeting them.
Heh, this only made Luo Shuangyue more excited.
This is the price you pay for being a magical girl!
Wanting to be a magical girl but not wanting to pay the price, getting all the good things for yourself—that’s just not right!
So, Luo Shuangyue smiled mischievously and quickened her pace, walking up to Xiao Ma. “Mo Mo, are you here to play at the zoo too?”
As she spoke, Luo Shuangyue opened her arms and gave the stiff Xiao Ma a big hug.
“It’s over, things are really messed up now!” Xiao Ma’s eyes completely lost their sparkle.
She could already feel the disbelieving stares from those around her.
The senior and enemy, who were fiercely at odds on the battlefield, turned out to have such a relationship in private—anyone would be bewildered by this, right?
And Luo Shuangxing was clearly the most bewildered.
She saw Dark Moth walking towards them and guessed that Dark Moth was definitely looking for Xiao Ma this time, but she didn’t expect Dark Moth wasn’t there to cause trouble; she was there to hug Xiao Ma.
Xiao Mimi looked bewildered.
She also recognized that the girl hugging the senior was Miss Dark Moth, who had delivered the photo album to her a few days ago, but she still didn’t recognize her as Dark Moth, whom she had met a few times.
This was normal, after all, Siam and Dark Moth’s few encounters hadn’t involved any intense conflicts; instead, Dark Moth had helped them.
In Xiao Mimi’s eyes, Dark Moth was a strange, ambiguous figure, both friend and foe.
Luo Shuangxing, on the other hand, had fought Dark Moth and almost had her head twisted off, so she naturally had a deeper impression of Dark Moth.
“Are these two sisters your friends?” After hugging Xiao Ma, Luo Shuangyue turned her friendly gaze to the two girls beside Xiao Ma.
“Yes, they are…”
“No need to introduce them, I know their names. Luo Shuangxing, Xiao Mimi, right?”
Xiao Ma’s pupils constricted.
Is Jiyou’s intelligence really that precise? It’s reasonable for Dark Moth to know Shuangxing’s name, but Mimi only met me a few days ago. How does Dark Moth know her identity too?
And soon, her shock grew even greater.
Xiao Mimi actually smiled and greeted Dark Moth, “What a coincidence, I didn’t expect Miss Dark Moth to be here too.”
“You two… know each other too?” Luo Shuangxing gasped. So, am I the only one who doesn’t know Dark Moth?
Sister Xiao Ma had clearly met Dark Moth more than once or twice, and Xiao Mimi’s tone suggested a good relationship with Dark Moth.
It seemed she was the odd one out!
“Yes, Miss Dark Moth is a friend of a good friend of mine. Last time, she brought me something very important, and that’s how we met,” Xiao Mimi nodded naturally.
“Oh, so that’s it,” Xiao Ma immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
She almost forgot that Dark Moth was probably an ordinary girl too, and it was normal for her to have her own social circle.
While the possibility of knowing Xiao Mimi was low, it wasn’t zero.
“Cough, Miss Dark Moth, why would you…” Xiao Ma also started calling Luo Shuangyue Miss Dark Moth, but before she could finish, her lips were pressed by the girl’s finger.
“Just call me Dark Moth. Adding ‘Miss’ makes it sound too distant.”
Luo Shuangxing looked at Sister Xiao Ma, then at the smiling Dark Moth, and the alarms in her head started blaring.
This Dark Moth’s attitude towards Sister Xiao Ma isn’t right.
She definitely wants to steal Sister Xiao Ma!
Brother, there’s a woman trying to steal your woman!