"I wasn't brushing you off."
Xiao Xiao smiled somewhat sheepishly.
"I treated it like a story."
"Aren't other people's experiences all stories?"
Xiao Zhu: ...
Once again, he was at a loss for words.
That... wasn't wrong...
But...
"I still feel like you were brushing me off..."
"Mr. Zhu."
"Hmm?"
Xiao Zhu's eyes lit up a little.
He thought Master Xiao was about to say something important—
"The light's turning green."
As Xiao Xiao spoke, the red light ahead turned green.
Xiao Zhu instinctively got moving.
The car eased forward, following the ones ahead.
"Master Xiao..."
He seemed unsure what to say next, and fell silent for quite a while.
A faint sigh dissipated into the air.
Never mind.
Xiao Zhu tightened his grip on the steering wheel.
"Master Xiao, you can call me Xiao Zhu, just like Manager Hua does."
"Mr. Zhu is too formal."
Although the other man was younger than him, the mysterious aura surrounding him made Xiao Zhu instinctively forget that.
Calling him A Dong, like A Zhe did...
It seemed better to stick with Xiao Zhu.
Xiao Xiao opened the car door and got out.
"Xiao Zhu, thanks for bringing me back."
"Master Xiao, you're too polite."
Xiao Zhu leaned out the window and waved. "Goodbye, Master Xiao."
"Goodbye."
Xiao Xiao watched Xiao Zhu's car drive away.
"Master Xiao~"
A lively voice called out.
Xiao Xiao turned around.
A smile appeared on his face. "Wawa."
"Liuli, Xiuxiu."
"Master Xiao, what a coincidence."
Wawa bounced over to Xiao Xiao's side. "Did you just get back?"
"Mm."
Xiao Xiao walked toward the dorms with Wawa and the others.
"We just got back from eating out, too."
Wawa beamed, then her expression turned regretful. "I was going to stop by the flower