Xu Qizhen's lips twitched, but they didn't curve upward.
Because he realized...
Zhang Tong was serious.
There wasn't the slightest hint of a joke in Zhang Tong's eyes.
He thought it was... absurd.
Utterly absurd.
"Zhang Tong."
Xu Qizhen suppressed the absurd feeling in his heart.
"It's me."
"I'm Xu Qizhen."
"You—"
"I know."
Zhang Tong impatiently cut Xu Qizhen off.
"I know who you are."
"But how did you end up here?"
Seeing Xu Qizhen at this time and in this place gave Zhang Tong a downright chilling feeling.
How could Xu Qizhen know he was here?
And why had he come here?
At this particular time, too.
If this was just a coincidence, Zhang Tong couldn't say he believed it.
But if it wasn't a coincidence...
The joy of finally finding Zhang Tong faded, and Xu Qizhen's expression grew subdued.
"I came to find you."
Just as he'd expected, Xu Qizhen saw the surprise and suspicion on Zhang Tong's face deepen.
He couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself.
All right.
It wasn't as if he couldn't understand.
If their positions were reversed...
He thought he'd only be surprised, too.
Had he always misunderstood how other people saw him?
Or had he done something that made Zhang Tong think he had bad intentions?
Honestly, Zhang Tong's reaction to seeing him had hurt a little.
He'd come with good intentions...
Only to be met with suspicion and wariness.
"You came to find me?"
It wasn't as though that answer was completely outside Zhang Tong's expectations.
After all, given how unusual the time and place were...
If Xu Qizhen hadn't come to find him, who else would he be looking for?
He tilted his head slightly.
But he quickly faced Xu Qizhen again.
"How did you