Wonderful.
The boy grinned.
He'd get to see Big Ox again tomorrow.
Their meeting just now had been too rushed.
He hadn't had a chance to say anything to Big Ox.
He hadn't even given him the most important gift.
He still needed to explain why he'd left without a word all those years ago and apologize.
Big Ox had spent all these years looking for him...
Even after waiting just a few months, he'd found it so hard.
Sometimes he'd felt so anxious and hopeless, wondering whether there was any point in waiting at all.
Even though Eldest Brother had told him in no uncertain terms that Big Ox would return to that place.
Even so, some feelings were beyond his control.
So he could hardly imagine how Big Ox had managed to keep searching for him all these years.
He was deeply moved.
And he regretted not coming back sooner.
Even though this place held bad memories for him,
Big Ox was here.
"Come on. I'll take you to the bus stop."
Xiao Xiao remembered the boy had taken a bus to get here.
"No—"
"Do you know how to get to the bus stop from here?"
Xiao Xiao's question left the boy at a loss.
He looked up and surveyed his surroundings.
He'd been so focused on chasing after Big Ox that he hadn't paid any attention to the area around him.
Now that he looked, he could only smile wryly.
The buildings were still the same, yet they all seemed unfamiliar.
This was a place he'd never been before.
"I'll take you to the bus stop."
This time, the boy didn't refuse Xiao Xiao's kindness.
He hurried a few steps to catch up with Xiao Xiao, smiling a little sheepishly. "Thank you, Eldest Brother."