"Once it's about time, head home first."
Xiao Xiao remembered the old lady saying that her home was nearby.
"Come back after lunch."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"The person you're waiting for will need to eat lunch, too."
"You should go eat as well."
"When you come back here, the person you're waiting for might arrive soon."
"R-really?"
The old lady was somewhat persuaded by the young man.
"Really."
Xiao Xiao nodded earnestly.
"I promise."
The old lady pressed her lips into a thin line.
Her inner struggle was plain to see.
"Would you like to give yourself a surprise?"
Xiao Xiao winked at the old woman.
"If you keep waiting here, there won't be any surprises."
"Maybe if you leave for a while..."
"When you come back..."
"A surprise will be waiting for you."
The old lady hesitantly nodded.
"Really?"
Her eyes lit up.
"Yes."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
He looked as if he were stating a fact.
At last, the old lady nodded.
"All right."
She rubbed her stomach.
"I'll go home and eat."
"Then I'll come back here."
"He'll be here by then..."
The old lady stood up.
Xiao Xiao smiled and waved goodbye to her.
The old lady slowly walked off in one direction.
Xiao Xiao returned to Zhang Bo and the others.
"Huh?"
Zhuge Yun looked surprised.
"Why did the old lady leave?"
"Isn't she going to keep waiting?"
But... she still hadn't seen the person she was waiting for, had she?
"Isn't it lunchtime?"
Xiao Xiao raised an eyebrow.
"We should head to the restaurant, too."
"Otherwise, the line will get really long."
The restaurant they'd "carefully selected" was naturally popular.
It had plenty of fans.
If they went too late, they'd have to