It was more trouble that way, and it would wear Little Deer out.
But at least they could wait until they ran into her.
"..."
The shopkeeper was silent for a few seconds.
Then he gave Little Deer the answer she wanted.
Little Deer immediately smiled, her eyes crinkling.
"Okay."
"I understand."
"Thank you, Shopkeeper."
Little Deer put down her phone.
She looked at the others, who were watching her expectantly.
"The shopkeeper wouldn't give me Sister Dongfang's WeChat."
"Mm."
Yu Yuer and the others nodded.
They'd more or less figured that out from Little Deer's call with the shopkeeper.
"He also isn't willing to be our go-between."
Little Deer continued.
Oh, a go-between...
"You mean asking the shopkeeper to help us arrange a meeting with Sister Dongfang?"
"Yeah."
Little Deer nodded.
At first, she hadn't expected the shopkeeper to refuse to help with this, too.
After all, as she saw it, it was just a small favor, right?
She could understand why the shopkeeper wouldn't give her Sister Dongfang's WeChat.
But this...
All right.
Maybe the shopkeeper had his own reasons.
"He said he doesn't want to get involved in anything between us and Sister Dongfang."
Yu Yuer, Yang Jialing, and Ye Zimeng exchanged glances.
They all felt a little surprised and speechless.
"...All right."
Helping someone was always a matter of personal choice.
Though they were disappointed and regretful that the shopkeeper wouldn't lend a hand, they couldn't very well blame him for it.
It wasn't as if he had any obligation to help them.
Still, they couldn't help grumbling a little about how stingy he was.
"Then..."
Yu Yuer composed herself and perked up again.
"Judging by your expression, the shopkeeper must've helped us with something, right?"
Otherwise,