"Thank you, Master Xiao!"
The boy had changed the way he addressed him.
He felt that "Master Xiao" sounded... more impressive, somehow.
At least, it sounded much more impressive than "big brother."
Besides, that was what the police officer called him.
Meng Jixi drove them to the boy's school at breakneck speed.
When it was time to get out, the boy practically fled from the car.
He nearly stumbled and fell, too.
Fortunately, Master Xiao caught him in time.
The boy smiled gratefully at Master Xiao.
Xiao Xiao gave a small shake of his head and looked at Meng Jixi, who had locked the car and gotten out. "You were driving way too fast."
Meng Jixi rolled his eyes.
"Useless."
"You've already ridden in my car once, haven't you?"
So why was he still reacting so badly?
The boy instinctively protested, "It wasn't this fast last time..."
Only now did he understand that the police officer had slowed down for his sake on their previous ride.
Come to think of it...
Was it even legal to drive that fast in the city?
The boy wondered.
Of course, that question didn't bother him for more than a few seconds.
Because... Master Xiao asked, "Feeling better?"
"If you are, let's get started."
The boy instantly forgot all about his motion sickness.
He hurried forward a few steps.
Then, as though he had just remembered something, he turned around and saw Master Xiao and the police officer following right behind him.
He smiled.
"This is the bus stop I used to take to get home."
The boy stopped his hurried pace.
Their arrival drew the attention of the people waiting for the bus.
But soon, those people looked away.
Xiao Xiao walked around the bus stop.
Meng Jixi