This guy really did call him Lord Xiao Xiao...
Was that even fair?
Taotie looked down on a certain guy who was always bringing in reinforcements.
Hmph.
But for the sake of that human's mung bean cake, offered as a peace gesture...
It would graciously let this little monster off the hook. Great Yao was magnanimous, after all.
Xiao Xiao smiled.
He put the lid back on the pastry box.
Once Zhang Bo and the others came back and finished their own mung bean cakes, he would put the box away.
Come to think of it...
Where had they gone?
Were they together?
Or had they left the dorm for their own reasons?
Xiao Xiao was a little curious.
"Bzz, bzz, bzz~"
The screen of the phone on the desk lit up.
Seeing the number on the screen, Xiao Xiao raised an eyebrow.
Sometimes...
People really couldn't be talked about without them showing up.
Xiao Xiao answered the call.
"Third Brother."
Almost as soon as Xiao Xiao picked up, Zhang Bo's booming voice came clearly through the phone.
"Where are you right now?"
"Are you back at school?"
"Yeah."
Xiao Xiao gave a slight nod.
"I'm back at school."
"I'm in the dorm now."
"What's up?"
He could hear a faint note of urgency in Zhang Bo's voice.
"..."
Zhang Bo seemed to pause for a moment.
Then his voice came through, tinged with a wry smile.
"Third Brother."
"You're still as perceptive as ever."
Even over the phone, Xiao Xiao could pick up on his real feelings so quickly.
Xiao Xiao's perceptiveness never failed to amaze him.
He knew he couldn't react as quickly as Xiao Xiao.
Even though he'd tried hard to improve in that regard.
"Here's the thing..."