"Who was staring?"
Zhuge Yun protested his innocence.
"I'd like to stare."
"But I can't see anything."
"It's just a feeling."
Zhuge Yun emphasized, "You know what I mean by a feeling?"
"Don't you think the desserts disappeared faster this time than ever before?"
Zhang Bo and Zhao Luzheng exchanged glances.
"We didn't notice."
"Fine."
Zhao Luzheng spread his hands.
"Third Brother said he hadn't starved them, either."
"Just forget I said anything."
"Actually..."
Xiao Xiao smiled and briefly told them the rather eventful story of Taotie.
"Pfft—"
Zhuge Yun covered his mouth.
His shoulders shook for a while before he lowered his hand.
"That really was an impatient one."
A faint trace of amusement surfaced in Zhuge Yun's voice.
"Sometimes, the more you want to do something, the more random things come along to get in your way."
Zhang Bo could relate.
Honestly, that kind of situation was infuriating.
"Eldest Brother, you really know what that's like."
Zhuge Yun teased Zhang Bo.
"Eldest Brother's luck really is..."
Zhao Luzheng nodded knowingly.
Zhang Bo: ...
Xiao Xiao walked across campus.
Hm?
He looked up, sensing something.
The commotion around him grew louder.
"Ah, it's snowing!"
"I knew the forecast said it'd snow today. I was wondering why it hadn't started yet."
"The first snow of the year."
"...It's a little late this year..."
"Better late than never. I was starting to think we might not get any snow this year."
"How could that be?"
"How could it not snow here?"
"We're not in the south."
The first snowfall of the year sent a buzz through campus.
Xiao Xiao held out his hand.
A snowflake landed in his palm.
A faint chill.
His eyes curved into a smile.
Snow.
He liked snow.
Especially