"We just have different ways of looking at things."
Xiao Xiao offered a simple explanation.
"Our relationship isn't that bad, either."
The guy in the baseball cap gave him a doubtful look. You sure?
Thinking of the call that had been hung up on her, the girl couldn't help feeling a little doubtful, too.
She didn't believe he didn't know that her senior brother had Student Xiao's contact information.
Knowing that... and still hanging up on her so decisively...
That clearly wasn't a relationship that wasn't too bad.
It was a terrible relationship.
But judging by Student Xiao's words and expression, the girl's earlier guess was confirmed.
As expected, the reason the two had such a terrible relationship... lay with him.
"Thanks for waiting for me all these days."
Xiao Xiao hadn't missed what the girl had said at the start.
Half a month?
It couldn't have been easy for her to wait that long.
"It was no trouble, no trouble."
The girl waved her hand reflexively.
Then, under Xiao Xiao's knowing gaze, she gave an awkward smile. "It was a little hard."
"Mostly, I didn't know whether you'd definitely come here."
The anxious frustration of waiting and the uneasy uncertainty mingled together, making the stress weigh on her more and more.
Otherwise, if she'd only been waiting for someone—
Although she'd never liked waiting for people.
But she was waiting for A Nan's lifesaver... and she'd have been willing to wait as long as it took.
"Luckily, you didn't come too late."
The girl smiled in relief.
The thing she'd been hoping for all this time had finally come to pass, and she felt completely at ease.
It was as if A Nan's troubles were finally behind him.
Her gaze fell on the Little White