"Huh?"
The other guy seemed to have only just realized what he'd done...
"Sorry!"
He hurriedly apologized.
His smile was awkward.
"Um..."
The young man was at a loss for words.
"I didn't mean to..."
"I..."
"It's okay."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
The chill in his voice faded.
Seeing that the other guy didn't seem angry, the young man felt a little relieved.
Good thing he was even-tempered.
What the young man had done just now really did seem a bit like a provocation.
Of course,
he hadn't meant it that way at all.
"You..."
The young man hesitated for a moment.
Well, the other guy had already stopped...
It felt awkward whether he asked or not.
So... he might as well ask.
"That thing on your wrist..."
The young man pointed at the other guy's wrist.
His eyes lifted slightly.
Tsk.
He was a little envious of the other guy's height.
He was definitely over six feet tall.
And the young man was only five foot nine...
It was enough to make him cry.
He'd had the foresight to start playing basketball when he was little.
But his height was what it was.
It hadn't grown at all.
"How do you know it hasn't grown?"
His younger sister's words suddenly echoed in his mind.
The most infuriating part was what she'd said next.
"Maybe you'd be even shorter if you hadn't played basketball."
The young man's face darkened for a moment.
Soon, he shook off the random thoughts.
Whatever.
With thick-soled shoes, he could still look tall enough.
There was no point agonizing over what couldn't be changed.
"...Is it a snake?"
The young man looked curious.
And a little amazed.
Xiao Xiao was also a little surprised.
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