Seeing this,
the old woman felt a little guilty.
Had she misunderstood the young man earlier?
He seemed to have a good relationship with Xiao Li.
"Um..."
She spoke up.
"Thankfully, all the previous orders have been paid off."
The young man looked relieved. "I knew it was best to settle the bill in full."
"Who knows what kind of accident might happen if you leave things hanging?"
The young man shook his head.
Then he noticed the strange look on the old woman's face and couldn't help asking, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Oh, you were saying something just now, right?"
The young man suddenly realized. "Sorry, I didn't hear you."
But he didn't care.
"Thanks for telling me about this."
"That's really a shame."
"Weizi was so young."
"That's why you have to be quick-witted in life..."
After saying a few more things to himself, the young man smiled at the old woman. "Ma'am, since Weizi is gone, there's nothing else for me here."
"I'm leaving."
"Goodbye."
"Wait—"
The old woman reached out, trying to stop the young man.
But he took long strides, and before long, he had disappeared from her view.
"...Sigh~"
The old woman lowered her hand.
Then she sighed.
What friend?
That young man was simply incomprehensible.
Ah.
The old woman's expression froze.
A few traces of a wry smile appeared on her face.
In the end, she still hadn't found out what that young man wanted with Xiao Li.
But none of that mattered now.
Xiao Li was gone.
When a person died, everything went out like a lamp.
Once someone was dead, there was nothing left.
But the living still had to carry on.
She shook her head.
"That's what happened."
The old woman sounded regretful. "If