Seeing that they had all forgotten the unpleasantness from earlier and were smiling again, Xiao Xiao smiled too.
He looked out the window.
That jade ball...
Though it was a shame he couldn't investigate it further...
Forget it.
The owner wasn't willing, and he couldn't very well insist.
Boss Cai called Xiao Xiao again later.
"Master Xiao, I'm really sorry."
"Old Bai..."
"He may look like an old stick-in-the-mud."
"But his thinking is actually quite modern."
"He believes in science."
"He doesn't believe in all that supernatural stuff."
"I was in the wrong earlier."
"Please don't take it to heart."
"I talked too much."
Boss Cai did harbor some resentment toward Old Bai.
It was one thing that the man didn't believe.
Couldn't he at least have put on a better show for Boss Cai's sake?
But then Boss Cai remembered the way Old Bai had looked at him, as if he were some doddering old fool...
Boss Cai sighed.
He couldn't expect Old Bai to be that considerate.
"It's all right."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"Do you think I'm that petty, Boss Cai?"
Knowing what Boss Cai was worried about, Xiao Xiao added, "Even if I really were upset by his attitude, I wouldn't take it out on you."
"Haha, of course not!"
Boss Cai laughed heartily. "Master Xiao would never do that."
"Master Xiao is far too magnanimous..."
Boss Cai wasn't the least bit embarrassed at having his thoughts exposed.
After many years in business, this was hardly enough to embarrass him.
If anything, he felt relieved.
As expected, Master Xiao was perceptive.
A big reason he'd made this call was that he'd been worried about what Master Xiao had said earlier.
He'd been treating Master Xiao to meals and welcoming him with a smile to