I told them all that Young Friend Xiao Xiao wasn't my grandson.
We weren't related.
I felt terrible constantly troubling Young Friend Xiao Xiao.
"Don't listen to them..."
"Doctors just like to exaggerate..."
"The doctor just said I was recovering very well..."
"The doctor said you've been a little impatient lately."
Xiao Xiao wasn't fooled by the old man's attempt to change the subject.
"Haste makes waste."
"Old Master Zhao, you understand that, don't you?"
"Aw~"
Tiger Cub swished his tail.
He was mocking the old man's poor excuse from earlier.
The old man smiled wryly.
"I know."
"I'm sorry."
"I suppose I've been a little impatient."
So many days had passed, yet he was still lying in a hospital bed and could only get around in a wheelchair. It was hard not to feel impatient.
He'd thought he was hiding it well.
He hadn't expected his impatience to show during his rehabilitation.
The doctor had noticed.
And then the doctor had "tattled" to Young Friend Xiao Xiao.
Well, this was...
"I understand."
The old man promised, "It won't happen again."
"I'll follow the doctor's instructions."
"I won't do anything reckless on my own."
"Tiger Cub."
Xiao Xiao looked at the yao怪 lying lazily on the ground. "Keep an eye on Old Master Zhao."
"Don't let him do anything reckless."
"Aw~"
Tiger Cub nodded.
He'd got the message.
The wry smile on the old man's face deepened.
Tiger Cub really did get along well with Young Friend Xiao Xiao.
"Old Master Zhao."
Xiao Xiao's gaze settled on the old man's face. "Do you... have something on your mind?"
For a moment, the old man failed to keep his expression in check.
He touched his face.
He'd lived most of his life, yet he