Should he leave the man here and wait for him to wake up and go inside by himself...
or take the keys from him and help him inside now?
Hm?
As if sensing something, Xiao Xiao turned his head.
He met the eyes of an elderly woman coming upstairs.
Xiao Xiao gave her a polite smile.
The elderly woman paused in surprise.
She even stopped on the stairs for a moment.
But she quickly recovered.
A smile spread across her face, too.
Then, in the next moment, she spotted the familiar figure beside the young stranger and frowned.
Confusion appeared on her face.
"Xiao Yan?"
The elderly woman walked over to the figure, who was slumped against the door with his head hanging.
"Is that you, Xiao Yan?"
When the figure didn't react, the elderly woman crouched down and leaned closer to his face.
"It is Xiao Yan."
His familiar face confirmed her guess.
"What happened?"
When she saw that his eyes were tightly shut, the elderly woman immediately began to panic.
"Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan..."
She reached out and shook him hard, raising her voice.
"What's wrong?"
"You—"
"He's drunk."
Just before the elderly woman could slap the figure, Xiao Xiao spoke up to explain.
He had hesitated for a moment... wondering if he should just let the elderly woman try to wake the man.
But in the end, he gave up on that rather inconsiderate idea.
What the man needed most right now was a good night's sleep.
"Drunk?"
The elderly woman looked surprised.
But soon, a sigh escaped her.
"Drunk..."
"Ah."
"This child got drunk again..."
"Ah, what date is it today?"
As if she'd suddenly thought of something, the elderly woman looked at the young man before her.
"...I see..."
After