Besides, if people found out he had gone to see a therapist, the Man with glasses was afraid it might lead to some unpleasant misunderstandings.
What he had just said had simply been going with the flow.
He had been the one to let something slip first.
The shopkeeper hadn't pressed him about it, which put him at ease.
Suddenly, he felt like opening up.
The way the shopkeeper had always treated people made him feel very comfortable.
That was why he kept coming here to buy flowers.
All the flowers he gave the girl had come from this shop...
Including the flowers he'd given her when he confessed his feelings. The shopkeeper had helped him pick them out.
He was willing to trust and feel close to the shopkeeper.
"Of course I'm willing."
The shopkeeper's eyes crinkled with a smile.
"Shopkeeper Hua."
Xiao Xiao stood up. "We should get going."
"I'm sorry."
The shopkeeper gave Master Xiao an apologetic smile.
"Shopkeeper, did I keep you from doing business?"
The Man with glasses only realized the problem belatedly.
"No."
The shopkeeper shook his head.
But he wasn't quite sure how to explain what came next.
After all, the other man was right.
Xiao Xiao smiled. "We're friends with Shopkeeper Hua."
"We just happened to be passing by, so we dropped in to see him."
"We weren't planning to stay long anyway."
The Man with glasses seemed a little more at ease.
So that was it.
The shopkeeper smiled and picked up where Master Xiao had left off. "So you were just stopping by."
"I was just thinking I should ask why you hadn't called ahead."
"That way, I could have made some preparations."
"I'll let you know ahead of time next