Huh?
That voice?
The man abruptly turned to look at Student Xiao.
Xiao Xiao's lips curved slightly.
The man instinctively smiled back.
Then he realized...
"Huh?"
"Did he just say that?"
"Really?"
The man looked at the boy.
But he saw that the boy was staring at Student Xiao in surprise.
He knew Student Xiao had indeed heard what the boy had said.
He hadn't gotten a single word wrong.
Uh...
The man thought back to what Student Xiao had just said.
"The apple rolled right up to your feet on its own?"
He found it a little funny.
The corners of his mouth really did twitch.
"Oh, so that means you can pick it up and make a run for it when its owner—I—ask for it back?"
"By that logic, nobody can ever lose anything?"
"Because no one would return something they found."
"No one would give what they found back to its owner. They'd just assume it was theirs to keep?"
The man spoke slowly, one word at a time.
Yet the boy grew increasingly nervous and guilty.
He took a step backward without meaning to.
"N-no..."
The boy looked defiant.
But it was more like he was trying to hide how scared he was.
"No?"
The man raised an eyebrow.
"Then tell me, why not?"
"Isn't that what you did?"
The boy pressed his lips together.
His hands twisted together unconsciously.
A hint of impatience appeared on his face.
He wanted to defend himself.
But he couldn't think of anything suitable to say.
Ah!
The boy screamed inwardly, feeling like his heart had seized up.
"Kid."
Gu Youxuan shook her head slightly.
"Trying to put on a brave face isn't the best choice right now."
"Wrong is wrong."
"I'm sure