"No."
Xiao Xiao shook his head slightly.
"Have you not always been avoiding it?"
Uh...
Wei Yu Chen was taken aback.
Well... that was true.
He had always been avoiding Bing Feng.
Wei Yu Chen gave an awkward laugh.
It was just that he hadn't known before that Bing Feng was Eldest Brother Xiao's friend.
If he had known...
Wei Yu Chen thought it over carefully.
Then he realized his behavior might not have changed at all.
Avoiding monsters had become a reflex for him.
If only he could... face monsters... calmly, or at least manage to ignore them. That would be good enough.
They could leave each other alone.
Neither would interfere with the other.
Uh...
That made it sound as though he was a little full of himself...
What ability did he have to keep monsters from bothering him?
As long as the monsters didn't come looking for trouble, he'd be thanking his lucky stars.
Though his mind was full of self-deprecating thoughts, Wei Yu Chen couldn't help smiling.
He felt as though something inside him had opened up.
Ah.
His unchanging, dust-covered life was finally about to change.
That long-lost sense of clarity made him smile without even realizing it.
Even though nothing had changed yet,
just the possibility of change was enough to make him happy.
"Eldest Brother Xiao, I'm heading back."
After finishing his tea and snacks, Wei Yu Chen took his leave.
"Sorry, Eldest Brother Xiao. I've taken up so much of your time."
Wei Yu Chen felt a little uneasy.
He had only just noticed the time.
Nearly three hours had passed without him realizing it.
What had he even been talking about?
Wei Yu Chen's brain throbbed as he tried to remember, but he still couldn't figure out what