The moon fairy incident (he refused to think of it as anything else, even though it had gone completely to plan) had been two weeks before. Since then he 'd been so busy he hadn 't had a chance to see Maomao more than once every few days. That was why it was a delight when he unexpectedly ran into her early that evening.

Rather, Maomao had run into him. Literally. She 'd been talking to herself, not paying attention to what was in front of her, and walked right into him. True, he 'd seen her coming, and he could 've moved out of the way, but it had been much more amusing to stop in her path and wait to see if she noticed him before hitting him.