Since the young man had said so...
Xiao Xiao nodded.
"All right. I'll come as soon as I can."
"No, no."
Gu Xiao Tang hurriedly waved his hands.
If he really had something important to discuss, he would have been glad to hear Student Xiao say that.
But the truth was, he didn't have anything important to discuss.
So hearing Student Xiao say that made him feel a little guilty.
"Student Xiao, just do what you think is best."
"You don't need to worry about me."
"If this time doesn't work out, we can meet another time."
Gu Xiao Tang's eyes lit up.
That would work too.
He'd wanted to arrange a chance to meet Student Xiao and grow closer for a while now.
But he'd never had a particularly good reason to call Student Xiao with a clear conscience.
The main thing was that Student Xiao didn't seem like a very outgoing person.
He was afraid that being too enthusiastic might have the opposite effect.
It wouldn't be good if Student Xiao thought he had ulterior motives.
Though, in truth, he did have a few "ulterior motives."
"I understand."
Xiao Xiao smiled. "Then I'll be off."
"Mm."
Gu Xiao Tang waved. "Goodbye, Student Xiao."
Gu Xiao Tang watched Xiao Xiao disappear through the doors of the hospital building before turning around.
He wasn't going to the hospital building.
"Old Master Zhao."
They hadn't seen each other in over half a month—
Xiao Xiao's brows furrowed slightly.
"What's wrong?"
The old man didn't look well.
His eyes, which Xiao Xiao remembered as more lively than those of most elderly people, had grown somewhat cloudy.
Xiao Xiao wasn't all that surprised.
From the old man's deliberate request that he not visit for a while...
He'd known the old