"What kind of person is he..."
Xu Qishan said unhappily.
"He doesn't have a shred of manners..."
"Do you think he might try to welch on his promise..."
"Big sister..."
Xu Qizhen gave a wry smile.
"Student Xiao."
Xu Qizhen looked at Xiao Xiao again.
"I'm sorry."
"Zhang Tong didn't actually mean any harm..."
Xu Qizhen couldn't bring himself to finish.
There was no way he could defend Zhang Tong's attitude earlier.
"Sorry, Student Xiao."
"We went to the trouble of asking you out, and then..."
He hadn't expected the meeting to be so unpleasant.
Student Xiao had gone to the trouble of coming out on New Year's Eve, too.
Xiao Xiao smiled and shook his head.
"I knew yesterday that he'd come looking for me today."
"Actually, it was what I said yesterday that led him to come after you."
If Zhang Tong had had his contact information, he wouldn't have gone through Xu Qizhen to find him.
Seeing that Xu Qizhen was eager to say something, Xiao Xiao waved a hand. "It's over now, so let's leave it in the past."
"It's getting late."
"You should head home."
"I should head home, too."
"Happy New Year in advance."
The Xu siblings were stunned for a moment.
A few seconds later, they both smiled. "Yeah."
"Happy New Year to you too, Student Xiao."
"Go on home."
"It's already so late..."
Only after Student Xiao reminded them did they realize just how late it had gotten.
In an instant, all their questions about what had happened earlier vanished.
All they could think about now was getting home in time for New Year's Eve dinner.
Student Xiao should do the same.
Their home was nearby.
They wondered whether Student Xiao's home was far from here.