The girls' dormitory was just ahead.
The girl looked disappointed.
She hadn't heard a sound.
Was it because it had just rained?
But they had deliberately slowed their pace.
The rain had stopped a while ago.
Although she felt a little reluctant, the girl didn't feel comfortable asking Xiao Xiao to walk around somewhere else with her and see if they could hear it.
The girl turned, about to say something to Xiao Xiao, when her expression suddenly froze.
A hint of delight and a trace of panic appeared in her eyes.
"Ma-Master Xiao!"
"I-I heard it! I heard a sound!"
"Mm."
Xiao Xiao nodded and looked in one direction. "I know."
"Huh?"
The curly-haired girl froze.
What Master Xiao had said... sounded a little strange.
"Xiao-"
The curly-haired girl's eyes widened. She saw Master Xiao walk off to the side.
Confusion filled her face.
What was going on?
Why had he suddenly gone that way?
She was about to follow him, her mouth opening again to call out, when a voice interrupted her.
"Xiuxiu."
A familiar voice.
The curly-haired girl turned to look. "Xiuxiu?!"
"What's wrong?"
Chi Xiuke furrowed her delicate brows. "Why are you so surprised to see me?"
"I just didn't expect to run into you here."
The curly-haired girl smiled wryly.
Although seeing Master Xiao this time had been a coincidence,
even without this chance encounter, she had planned to go find Master Xiao on her own and ask him for help.
She didn't want many people to know about that matter.
It wasn't anything good, after all.
Even though so much time had passed, she still didn't want to turn it into something to chat about.
And yet...
Xiuxiu had still run into her.
The curly-haired girl sighed inwardly.
Noticing that her