By the time the old woman's voice reached his ears, it was already too late.
The boy didn't even know how he'd been saved.
So that was it...
This person hadn't just saved him...
He'd also picked up Xiao Qingjiao.
How had he managed that?
The boy found it hard to imagine.
In such a dangerous situation, this person had not only saved him, but still had the energy to do something else.
S-so amazing...
The boy marveled sincerely to himself.
He could never have done that.
Thinking of how clumsy he was, the boy felt embarrassed.
And rather dejected.
He really was...
Clumsy at everything.
Not the least bit quick-witted.
And always causing trouble for others.
It seemed the more he tried not to cause trouble, the more things went wrong.
The more often he ended up causing trouble for others.
How many times had he bumped into someone this month?
He couldn't even remember.
"Thank you."
The old woman reached out and took the little green pepper from the young man's hand.
Then she put it in her vegetable basket.
"All right."
The old woman smiled.
"Now everything should be in the basket."
"Luckily, I didn't buy any eggs today."
She'd only bought some vegetables.
Otherwise, the situation would have been several times messier.
"I'm sorry."
The boy mumbled.
He lowered his eyes.
It seemed he didn't dare look at the old woman.
"I didn't see you..."
He had a bad habit when walking.
He liked to keep his head down.
So he often bumped into people because he hadn't noticed them nearby.
He'd tried to change.
But habits were hard to break.
He wasn't even sure when he'd picked up this habit.
By the time he realized it... the habit had already