It was Little One who had gone missing.
The boy had tried everything he could think of.
He was already at his wit's end.
At that moment, Master Xiao's words were a lifeline in his desperate situation.
Master Xiao hadn't denied that Little One might be found.
He was still willing to help him.
The boy's heart overflowed with gratitude.
"Let's go."
Xiao Xiao walked out of the apartment building.
"G-go where?"
The boy instinctively hurried after him and asked.
They had already retraced the entire route from school to his home.
He had no idea where they were going next.
"Where did you leave your backpack?"
Xiao Xiao asked casually.
"In a locker at the nearby supermarket."
The boy answered without thinking.
Then he froze. "You..."
The other man had asked so casually that the boy had naturally answered without thinking...
Meng Jixi rolled his eyes. "What's so surprising about that?"
"You just said your parents don't know you took leave from school."
"Don't you carry your backpack to and from school every day?"
A look of realization crossed the boy's face.
"Let's go get your backpack from the supermarket."
Xiao Xiao met the boy's eyes as they grew puzzled again. "It's about time."
"You're supposed to get home around your usual dismissal time, right?"
The boy looked up at the sky.
It was still bright.
After all, it was only September.
He looked down at the time on his watch.
It really was almost time for school to let out.
But...
The boy pressed his lips together.
He had only just realized something had happened to Little One. He wasn't willing to go home just like that.
"There's no point in staying here."
Meng Jixi spoke bluntly.
"Your studies should come first."
"Finding