Now that everything had been settled, the woman was already thinking about going back to get some rest.
"I'm not quite sure."
Xiao Xiao's answer made the woman roll her eyes. She wanted to ask what, exactly, this guy could be sure about.
"But you probably won't see the sun tomorrow."
The woman: ?!
Everyone else: ?!
The scene fell silent for a moment.
A car behind them honked, urging the car in front to move now that the light had turned green.
"Wait."
The woman clenched her fist and tapped herself on the head. "Did I hear that right?"
"You mean... my poison will take effect today?"
Her voice was soft, but full of disbelief.
"Mm."
Xiao Xiao glanced at the woman, calmly confirming her interpretation of what he'd said.
"Mm?!"
The woman's face twisted. "What do you mean, 'mm'?"
She shouted in exasperation.
"Ah!"
She raked her hands through her hair, not caring that she'd messed it up. "Listen, I'm saying—"
She gritted her teeth. "If things are already this urgent—"
She waved the slip of paper Xiao Xiao had given her. "Then why did you give me this?"
"And why did you tell me to call you after the poison took effect?!"
How could this guy still be so unhurried? So calm and collected?!
Ah, she was about to lose her mind!
"Xiaozhao, calm down. Calm down."
The short-haired woman grabbed her friend's arm tightly.
Still, she understood perfectly well how her friend felt right now.
This guy...
She looked at the man who remained completely composed in the face of Xiaozhao's accusations... He had to be doing this on purpose, right?
"Xiao Xiao."
The bespectacled man rubbed his forehead. "Shouldn't you have told us about this from the start?"
"When you told us