The first time had been an accident...
Being caught off guard was understandable...
But he'd already resolved that next time... next time, he would make sure to listen carefully to what she said.
And yet the humiliation came so quickly.
This was the second time...
And he still hadn't heard what she'd said.
Xu Qizhen grabbed his hair and tugged hard.
Ah!
The frustration in his heart nearly made him feel sick.
How could he be so stupid?
How could he be this stupid?
Would someone like him really ever find her?
A gray haze seemed to hang over Xu Qizhen.
Just like the gloomy sky outside.
No.
More like a sky that threatened rain but hadn't started raining yet.
So oppressive.
Xiao Xiao opened his mouth.
A car horn sounded just then.
The Heavenly Maiden blurted out,
"What?"
"Ah?!"
Xu Qizhen practically sprang to his feet.
"You're here?!"
His eyes were so wide that every feature on his face seemed to be straining.
A few seconds later, Xu Qizhen rubbed his eyes.
Keeping them wide open wasn't easy.
He felt a tingling ache spreading from the corners of his eyes.
He shut them for a moment.
He felt utterly exhausted, body and mind.
"...Are you here or not?"
"I heard your voice..."
"Why can't I see you?"
As if something had just occurred to him, Xu Qizhen suddenly froze.
"...Could I have imagined it?"
He touched his ear.
No way, right?
Who could have imagined things over and over again?
But every time he heard a voice, there was no one to be seen...
If he hadn't imagined it, how else could he explain it?
Xu Qizhen looked at Xiao Xiao.
"Student Xiao..."
He couldn't help swallowing.
"Did... did you hear it?"
"Someone