If she and Master Xiao had been close, Lu Xiaoxiao would have called him right away.
Why think so much about it?
Lu Xiaoxiao gave a smile that was almost a sigh.
What a fool she was.
But...
It seemed Master Xiao thought of their relationship the same way she did.
She couldn't help curving her lips into a smile.
Wasn't that a kind of understanding between them?
"That's right."
Lu Xiaoxiao composed herself.
"Sister Dongfang asked me to come find you."
"I was surprised."
"Sister Dongfang knew about you... I know that... because of our meeting last time..."
"But I don't understand why she asked me to ask you."
"What do you know?"
"You weren't even there at the time."
"I thought it was strange and baffling."
"I wanted to ask more..."
"But..."
"Sister Dongfang didn't give me the chance because we had to see the exhibition."
"She wasn't with us for very long."
"She left."
But she had left them with plenty of questions.
"We didn't take it too seriously at the time."
Lu Xiaoxiao smiled.
"Although Yu'er and the others suggested I try doing what Sister Dongfang said."
"They said it wouldn't hurt to try."
How could it not hurt?
Maybe it would affect Master Xiao's impression of her.
Oh, dear.
Girls cared a lot about what other people thought of them.
Whether those people were acquaintances or strangers...
"I didn't agree."
Lu Xiaoxiao blinked.
"I was really unsure."
"I thought it was strange to come find you because of this."
"I didn't know how to bring it up with you, either."
Lu Xiaoxiao's fingers lightly scraped against the tree trunk, on and off.
"But then something happened..."
"And it changed my mind."
Lu Xiaoxiao took a deep breath.
Then slowly