Maybe in the end, it would turn out he'd just been overthinking things.
The boy in the wool hat would be terribly embarrassed.
But he'd also feel relieved.
A false alarm was the best possible outcome.
He wanted his opinion?
Xiao Xiao was slightly taken aback.
Then he found it a little amusing.
Was this really something you decided by asking some random person on the street?
Was this boy just very carefree?
Or had Xiao Xiao left such a good impression on him the last time they met?
Xiao Xiao tilted his head slightly.
"You're asking what I think?"
"Mm."
The boy in the wool hat nodded instinctively.
That was right.
He was asking this boy what he thought.
He was just too conflicted to figure it out on his own.
Uh...
The boy in the wool hat suddenly came to his senses.
A somewhat awkward smile appeared on his face.
"Was that... too sudden of a question?"
He hadn't really thought it through.
He just happened to be in a state of indecision.
And he just happened to run into someone he knew.
So he'd naturally wanted to ask him for advice...
But after the other boy asked him that...
The boy in the wool hat realized he might have been taking things for granted.
His question was strange to begin with.
They could hardly be called acquaintances when this was only the second time they'd met...
It must be hard for the other boy to answer...
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"That depends on you."
If the boy in the wool hat was the kind of person who'd dwell on things, then he might as well go after them, if only to give himself closure.
Otherwise, he might end up regretting it.
But if he was