Bo Bo wasn't idle, either.
One moment, he watched the chessboard.
The next, he looked at the Frog God.
Then he glanced at Lord Xiao Xiao again.
He was quite busy.
After several games, Xiao Xiao felt that his chess skills seemed to have improved a little.
He couldn't help laughing.
He certainly thought highly of himself.
That day, Madam Xiao walked into the courtyard.
Xiao Xiao had just finished a game and was putting away the chess pieces.
"Xiao Xiao."
Madam Xiao smiled, her eyes narrowing. "I came at just the right time."
"Have you just finished your game?"
"Yes."
Xiao Xiao nodded.
Madam Xiao really had arrived at just the right moment.
"Is something the matter?"
Madam Xiao looked at her son's not particularly thick clothes. The icy coldness in his breath made it impossible for her to convince herself that it wasn't that cold out.
She sighed inwardly.
This child really wasn't afraid of the cold.
She shook her head slightly.
"That boy who can see monsters from last time is here."
That boy who could see monsters from last time...
"Wei Yu Chen."
Xiao Xiao quickly said his name.
Madam Xiao was slightly taken aback.
"Hmm..."
"Was that his name?"
Xiao Xiao must have told her before.
But several days had passed, and she'd already forgotten.
"I saw him come in and look around, as if he were searching for someone..."
Madam Xiao didn't dwell on his name.
"I went over to ask him."
"He's a very introverted boy."
Madam Xiao smiled. "He didn't say much to me."
He'd stood in front of her with his head bowed, obviously at a loss.
He'd mumbled, seeming stiff and unsure of what to say.
She hadn't pressed him.
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