Everyone had been chatting and laughing just now. The dining room was some distance from the courtyard, so Madam Xiao and the others hadn't heard the knock.
Now the dining room had quieted down, and no one was speaking.
Only then did she faintly hear the knocking.
"Xiao Xiao has such good hearing."
The old lady sighed.
That was true.
He was young, after all.
If he'd been as hard of hearing as some old man or woman in their seventies or eighties, she would have been worried.
Xiao Xiao soon returned to the dining room.
Zhang Bo followed behind him.
"Big Brother!"
The girl, who had been watching the direction Big Brother had gone ever since Xiao Xiao left, broke into a delighted smile.
No matter what, Big Brother was the only familiar person here.
After Big Brother left, even the food in her mouth seemed to lose some of its flavor.
Xiao Xiao smiled at the girl.
"Linlin."
Zhang Bo stepped out from behind Xiao Xiao. "Did you only notice Big Brother?"
After confirming with his own eyes that the girl Third Brother had found really was the Linlin they were looking for, Zhang Bo felt a weight lift from his heart.
His smile grew even warmer.
But there was still some surprise in his eyes.
Third Brother's luck...
It was incredible.
The girl froze.
She instinctively leaned back.
Then she turned a pleading gaze toward Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao walked over to the girl.
Zhang Bo: ...
All right.
He was actually used to this treatment by now.
He gave her a gentle smile.
"Linlin."
Zhang Bo lowered his voice, making it gentler.
"Don't you remember me?"
"We've run into each other a few times in the neighborhood."
"You