"I drove back to Yanjing overnight.
"I was thinking I'd go home and rest after visiting Xiao Guo.
"But I realized it was still pretty early.
"I thought Xiao Guo might not be awake yet, so I didn't go to the hospital right away."
After all, he'd come to visit, not to disturb someone's sleep.
"I was wandering around outside when I saw Master Xiao."
Su Xun smiled. "Are you out for a stroll too, Master Xiao?"
In his eyes, Master Xiao hadn't looked like he was headed anywhere in particular.
"Yeah."
Xiao Xiao nodded. "I'm waiting for the cake shop to open."
"Huh?"
A cake shop?
The unexpected answer caught Su Xun off guard. As if to cover up his momentary surprise, he asked a little faster, "Is that cake shop famous?"
"Is that why you came so early, Master Xiao?"
"It's fairly well-known."
Xiao Xiao shook his head slightly. "But there's no need for me to come this early.
"My classmate is coming to queue for a newly released pair of limited-edition sneakers.
"We happened to run into each other as he was heading out. Since we were going to roughly the same place, I came along with him.
"He's already joined the line.
"But the cake shop on my end hasn't opened yet.
"Most of the other shops haven't opened either.
"I was just wondering how to kill time until the cake shop opened...
"When I heard you call out to me."
"Funny how things work out."
Su Xun smiled. "The two of us were both trying to kill time, and we happened to run into each other."
He glanced at the time. "Master Xiao, I think you've probably missed the cake shop's opening by now."
"Sorry. I keep changing the subject.
"I didn't realize we'd been