Of course.
What Xu Qizhen heard now... was the same little girl's voice as back then.
That was why he had recognized her so quickly.
Right.
Xu Qizhen tapped his head.
At his own slowness.
If she had gone through puberty like he had, her voice would definitely have changed a lot.
After all, could an adult's voice sound the same as a child's?
Then why...
Could she be one of those rare people whose voices barely changed during puberty?
Wait.
Xu Qizhen tapped his head even harder.
The thudding made the corners of Xiao Xiao's eyes twitch.
Was he really being that rough with himself?
The crease between Xu Qizhen's brows eased a little.
He really was an idiot.
What human...
Hadn't Student Xiao said she was a monster?
Why was he still thinking about her in human terms?
She was a monster.
And if she was a monster...
Then it was only natural for her to be a little unusual, wasn't it?
Her voice hadn't changed in over a decade...
What was so unbelievable about that?
Was it really any more unbelievable than him being unable to see her?
Right.
Xu Qizhen's expression grew a little dazed.
Wasn't the most unbelievable thing the fact that he could hear her voice... but couldn't see her?
Thinking of it that way, Xu Qizhen's mind settled considerably.
Compared to being unable to see her, her unchanged voice didn't seem like a big deal.
"It's nothing."
Xu Qizhen shook his head.
"I just hadn't thought it through."
Even though he knew she was a monster, he still couldn't accept it so quickly.
So when he tried to think things through, he had gotten stuck on one point.
"You..."
Xu Qizhen's heart was pounding.
"Student Xiao..."