Xiao Xiao still hadn't arrived.
Xu Qizhen looked at Zhang Tong. "Should we go inside and wait, or wait out here?"
Even though he was trying to keep his anxiety in check, Zhang Tong couldn't hide the way his eyes darted around. He didn't hear Xu Qizhen.
Xu Qizhen: ...
"Let's go inside first."
The girl suggested,
"We can find a good spot first."
That way, when he arrived, they could sit down right away.
"Okay."
Xu Qizhen nodded.
"Let's go inside first, then."
"Zhang Tong."
When the other boy didn't react, Xu Qizhen sighed inwardly.
Zhang Tong's anxious behavior was making him nervous, too.
What on earth had happened?
"Zhang Tong."
He raised his voice.
At the same time, he reached out and patted Zhang Tong's shoulder.
"?!"
Zhang Tong jolted all over.
His reaction was so extreme that even Xu Qizhen was startled.
Xu Qizhen took a deep breath.
"...Zhang Tong, let's go inside first."
Zhang Tong frowned.
He shook his head.
"I'll wait here."
"And talk to Student Xiao out here?"
Xu Qizhen asked.
Zhang Tong was entirely capable of doing something like that.
What was the point of coming to a coffee shop if they weren't going to sit inside?
They might as well have gone to a park in the first place.
It would only have been a little cold, after all.
Zhang Tong: ...
Zhang Tong said nothing.
But Xu Qizhen could almost see a few words written across his face: Why not?
Whether or not he could...
That wasn't the issue...
Ah.
Xu Qizhen mentally raked his hands through his hair.
Why was this guy so difficult?
If they weren't going inside to sit and wait, what was the point of coming here?