Xiao Xiao heard two girls talking nearby.
"You idiot!"
"That was so embarrassing!"
"What was that just now?"
"Why did you suddenly make that weird noise out of nowhere?"
"I didn't mean to."
"Did you hear what that guy said?"
"He was way too straightforward."
"I couldn't help myself..."
"Oh, oh, I see."
The middle-aged woman instinctively glanced around.
There weren't many customers at the outdoor café.
But at a glance, they did all seem to be young people.
There wasn't anyone else around her age...
So she was pretty easy to spot.
"Have a seat. Let's talk."
The middle-aged woman invited the two young people to sit down.
After hanging up earlier, she'd felt a little regretful about acting so impulsively.
How had she so easily believed a call from a stranger...?
Did she really want to meet this stranger?
Would anything happen to her?
But she'd already made plans with him over the phone.
She didn't want to stand him up.
Still, now that she was seeing them in person, she felt a little relieved.
You couldn't judge someone entirely by their appearance.
But a good demeanor did put people at ease.
These two young people looked well-mannered.
They probably weren't con artists.
Besides...
How would con artists know about the big bird?
At the thought of the big bird, the middle-aged woman felt her heart sink, yet somehow grow more restless.
She opened her mouth. "Um..."
But soon, she closed it again.
She glanced around.
The tables at this outdoor café were spaced far apart.
And since it wasn't a holiday, there weren't many customers.
Everyone was sitting some distance away.
If she kept her voice down, no one else should be able to hear them.
She wasn't the little girl who'd been