The young man looked around but didn't spot anyone familiar.
He wasn't too surprised.
Still, he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
So it really wasn't going to be that easy.
The young man shook his head slightly.
"Hey, Xi Xinrui."
A familiar voice reached his ears. The young man, who had been waiting around with nothing to do, turned toward it.
It was a classmate.
He smiled.
"Hello."
"Tsk."
The other boy clicked his tongue.
"You're so formal."
Huh?
The young man was slightly taken aback.
What else was he supposed to say?
"Hey"?
"Are you waiting for someone?"
The other boy had only asked offhandedly.
It sounded more like a joke than a complaint.
Waiting for someone?
The young man smiled wryly.
"Sort of."
If only he could really just wait here until that person showed up.
Hm?
The other boy had only asked out of politeness.
Since he'd started the conversation, he couldn't just turn around and leave right away.
But Xi Xinrui's answer struck him as a little odd.
"Sort of?"
Could you only sort of be waiting for someone?
A thought flashed through his mind.
"Could it be that you're not sure they'll come?"
The young man was startled.
He hadn't expected the other boy to be so perceptive.
He nodded.
"Yeah."
He really had no idea whether he'd succeed in waiting here for the boy to show up.
"Did you have a fight with your girlfriend?"
The other boy blurted it out.
Given Xi Xinrui's situation, that was the only possibility he could think of.
It was the only explanation that fit Xi Xinrui's answer, too.
The young man froze.
Huh?
What was going on?
Why would the other boy ask him that?
He was