Earlier, when Xue Jiamin was being pushed toward Big Dog...
Something seemed to come back to him...
What was it?
Xue Jiamin rapped hard on his head.
What was it...
He felt like he was just a little short of remembering.
Ah!
Xue Jiamin opened his mouth in frustration—
"Woof!"
The sudden bark made Xue Jiamin dart behind a nearby tree.
Who knew how long had passed...
Xue Jiamin cautiously poked his head out.
Big Dog was nowhere to be seen.
After checking several times, Xue Jiamin finally came out from behind the tree, relieved.
Hm? Was it raining?
Xue Jiamin held out his hand.
A raindrop fell into his palm.
A cool splash.
Xue Jiamin shook his hand.
A raindrop landed on his nose.
He frowned.
He was about to run indoors.
He had just taken a step.
Then he froze.
The fog that had clouded his mind finally cleared...
It had been raining then, too.
But the rain that day had been much heavier.
It had poured down all at once, as if someone had tipped out a basin of water.
Catching everyone off guard.
He raised both hands over his head.
He was already running.
With every jolt, his backpack thumped against his back.
It went thump, thump.
But the noisy rain quickly drowned it out.
He hastily wiped his face.
His vision cleared a little.
Then he spotted a concrete pipe on the flat ground not far away.
Huh?!
His eyes lit up.
He could hide there for a while.
He'd go home once the rain let up.
He was soaked through already.
The rain had come down so hard and suddenly.
It would probably stop just as quickly, right?
He ran even faster.
Water splashed up around