Xiao Xiao slightly raised the edge of his umbrella and looked toward the sound.
He saw a woman dressed like an office worker, her umbrella tilted to one side. The wind and rain immediately took advantage of the opening, leaving her looking rather disheveled.
The woman tried to grip the umbrella handle tightly with both hands.
But it seemed difficult.
Because she was also holding a document folder in one hand.
A strong gust of wind blew by.
The canopy flipped inside out.
"Ah!"
In her panic, the woman dropped the folder she was holding.
Before she could react, a hand held out the folder to her. It should have fallen into a puddle.
She stared blankly.
"Hey, what are you spacing out for?"
The woman's companion spoke up to remind her.
Her companion had been startled by the woman's mishap.
Her umbrella had suddenly tilted...
The canopy had even flipped inside out...
The woman's clothes had visibly grown soaked.
Her companion was about to angle her own umbrella over the woman's head.
But she noticed that the woman's umbrella had returned to normal.
Her companion blinked.
Huh? When did that happen?
"Thank you."
The companion hadn't noticed, but the woman had seen everything clearly.
This young man had helped her set her umbrella right again.
Seeing how obediently the umbrella now behaved, after causing her such a mess, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank you so much."
The woman hugged the document folder to her chest.
Although she was already soaked.
Feeling her clothes clinging uncomfortably to her, the woman frowned.
After thanking him several more times, the woman left with her companion.
Their conversation drifted faintly through the wind and rain.
"...Why does it feel like the wind's weaker? Did the