Xiao Xiao returned the phone to the girl. "Thank you."
"Ah, oh, you're welcome."
Ruan Nuan took the phone back, still a little dazed. "Master Xiao..."
Xiao Xiao looked at her inquiringly, his expression calm.
"..."
Ruan Nuan shook her head.
Forget it. What was done was done; there was no point saying anything now.
The police were already here.
Besides, Uncle Chen had said that Chen Xi's university application had included the Communication University of China.
Maybe Chen Xi really was here.
Still, she couldn't help asking, "Master Xiao, how did you guess?"
Then, before Xiao Xiao could answer, she exclaimed, "Wait, do you know that Chen Xi once applied to the Communication University of China?"
"How could you?"
The girl quickly dismissed her own guess. "You don't even know Chen Xi."
"Uh, just to make sure, Master Xiao—you really don't know Chen Xi, right?"
"Nuan Nuan."
Yu Yanyan, standing nearby, couldn't take it anymore. "Why are you so jumpy?"
"Ah, huh?"
Ruan Nuan hadn't quite understood what her senior had just said.
A moment later, she pressed her lips together and smiled sheepishly. "Whenever I concentrate on something, I tend to talk to myself."
"My emotions can get pretty intense, too."
"If you carry on like this, will anyone even get a chance to answer your questions?"
Yu Yanyan looked amused. "You're not giving anyone a chance to speak."
"Besides, you've already said everything there is to say."
"What's left for anyone else to say?"
"Hehe."
Ruan Nuan gave an awkward laugh. "I'm just a little excited, that's all."
Yu Yanyan shook her head. "Let's wait until the search is over to ask those questions."
"If they find someone, the police will definitely ask Xiao Xiao about the situation."
"Then all your questions will be answered."
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