The sight of something out of the corner of his eye made Xiao Xiao look as though he understood.
"That's your umbrella, right?"
The girl hadn't been without an umbrella.
The boy had almost been in a car accident just now, and in her panic, the girl had dropped her umbrella and run over.
The umbrella was across the street now, caught on the basket of a bicycle.
"Go get your umbrella."
Seeing the girl stare at the boy with a wounded expression, Xiao Xiao gently shook his head. "It wouldn't be good if you got sick."
The girl acted as though she hadn't heard Xiao Xiao.
She stood rooted to the spot.
Her bangs clung to her forehead.
Rainwater streamed down.
Making her look as though she were crying.
Xiao Xiao turned his head toward the boy.
The boy took a deep breath.
"Zhou Linlang."
"Go get your umbrella."
His tone was harsh, but a glimmer lit up the girl's eyes.
"Okay!"
The girl turned and ran across the street.
"Lin—"
The boy realized the light had just turned green and closed his mouth.
"Let's go, Student Xiao."
The boy smiled at Xiao Xiao.
"Sorry for making you walk me part of the way."
"I'm really sorry."
"You saved me, and I haven't even properly thanked you, yet I'm troubling you again."
"You've thanked me plenty of times."
Xiao Xiao raised an eyebrow.
"Are you sure you want to leave now?"
He looked across the street.
The umbrella seemed to be stuck, and the girl was frowning as she fiddled with something.
"If she turns around and can't see you... aren't you worried she'll get into a car accident?"
The boy was speechless.
He couldn't argue.
Because what Student Xiao said... he knew