The man really was a candy enthusiast.
Otherwise, judging by their brief encounters the past two times, he seemed more like someone who preferred shopping online.
"Right-"
Feeling the force of someone bumping into him, the man instinctively apologized.
When he looked up, he saw a child about to fall backward from the recoil.
He reached out-
But he was a little too late.
"Are you all right?"
Xiao Xiao steadied the child.
"..."
The child turned around and blinked her big eyes.
She seemed a little dazed.
But soon, the child smiled. "Thank you, big brother."
"I'm fine."
The child was soon distracted by the candy and ran off.
Xiao Xiao looked at the man.
The man looked a little stunned.
This young man...
"It's you?!"
"It's me."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
It would have been a little unreasonable if the man hadn't recognized him this time.
"Hello. We meet again."
"Are you here to buy candy too?"
"Ah, yeah, yeah."
The man pressed his lips together.
In his lowered field of vision appeared the two large baskets of candy in the young man's hands.
He stared blankly for a moment.
This scene... seemed a little familiar?
"Ah?!"
The man suddenly looked up. "It's you!"
"Last time..."
The man shut his mouth.
His sudden outburst drew plenty of attention.
His face showed a trace of nervousness and discomfort.
Xiao Xiao's lips curved upward. "That's right."
"We met at the candy store last time, too."
He was a little surprised that the man remembered their first meeting.
"Mm, mm."
The man smiled awkwardly. "You bought a lot of candy last time, too."
"I don't often see..."
He also bought a lot of candy.
After all, he rarely got out.
But his finances were limited,