Xiao Xiao gave a slight nod and set down the teacup in his hand.
It was no wonder this teahouse had been chosen by the big boss.
The tea tasted good.
"Please, go ahead."
The good tea put Xiao Xiao in a pleasant mood.
"This jade ball..."
Boss Bai placed his hand on the table.
A smooth, snow-white jade ball rested in his open palm.
Under the daylight streaming in through the window, a hazy sheen seemed to flow across its surface.
"It..."
Since they had met, this was the first time Boss Bai had looked less than completely composed.
He struggled to find the right words.
"Master Xiao, this jade ball..."
Boss Bai paused, his brows drawn tight. "There's something strange about it."
"It seems to... make a strange sound?"
A strange sound?
Xiao Xiao was slightly taken aback.
He thought of the sound he had heard last time, the one that resembled a sheep bleating.
"The first time I heard it, there was a child..."
Boss Bai drifted back into his memories.
It had happened five years ago.
He had gone to the hospital for a follow-up appointment.
He had only just been discharged after recovering...
And now he had to go back so soon.
Even if it was just a follow-up...
He didn't much like hospitals.
He'd had his fill of the smell of disinfectant over the previous two months.
But if he put it off any longer, his family would insist on accompanying him to the hospital.
He had refused again and again.
He was a grown man. Did he really need his family to accompany him to the hospital?
Wouldn't that make him a laughingstock?
He told his bodyguards to keep their distance.
He didn't like having them