It had clearly come to investigate the secret of Little White Fox...
Yet by the time it left...
Shangqing Boy's gaze had barely lingered on Little White Fox.
Its visit this time...
had been just like an ordinary call on a friend.
Shangqing Boy looked utterly speechless.
It had practically come for nothing.
But then it thought of the pastries and tea it had just enjoyed... and the car it had ridden in earlier...
It pursed its lips.
Well, it hadn't been a complete waste of a trip.
Shangqing Boy shook its head.
Never mind.
What was done was done; there was no point regretting it now.
It couldn't very well turn around and go back.
Shangqing Boy drifted lightly down onto a branch.
It avoided the humans walking below.
There was always next time.
Shangqing Boy had regained its composure.
It would eventually figure out what was going on with that Little White Fox...
A few days later, Xiao Xiao received a call from his grandfather.
"Xiao Xiao."
Old Master Xiao's hearty voice came through the phone.
Xiao Xiao couldn't help smiling.
"Grandpa."
"I went to visit Ouyang today."
Old Master Xiao got straight to the point.
"I returned the umbrella you lent me."
"Okay."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"Sorry for the trouble, Grandpa."
"Is Grandpa Ouyang's cold better?"
He knew that since his grandfather had gone to visit Grandpa Ouyang, the answer was obvious.
"Mm."
Amusement colored the old man's voice.
"He's better."
"It's been so many days. If he still wasn't better, I'd have dragged him to the hospital."
"People have to accept that they're getting old."
"We're not young anymore, as if we can just tough out any illness and get over it."
"Of course, I'm just saying."
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