"...Have you done anything to make it angry...?"
Student Xiao smiled.
"But..."
"They really don't know."
"Even if you ask them again, they'll give you the same answer."
"It can't tell you what you want to know..."
The old woman shook her head.
She reached up and covered her ears.
No.
She didn't believe it.
"Grandma Ji-"
"I don't believe it!"
The old woman's shout cut off Xiao Xiao before he could finish.
Her sudden, shrill cry startled everyone.
The two children shuddered.
Their faces immediately crumpled as if they were about to cry.
They reached out and clutched their mother's pants tightly.
They pressed themselves against their mother's legs.
The woman's heart nearly leaped out of her chest.
What was wrong?
They'd been talking just fine...
Why had the old woman suddenly shouted?
The woman unconsciously took a step forward.
Though she quickly noticed the weight against her legs, she only reached down to stroke the two children's heads.
She looked toward the old woman and Student Xiao, her face full of anxiety and confusion.
What was going on?
The old woman had her back to her, so the woman couldn't see her expression.
She looked up at Student Xiao.
Her eyes silently asked what had happened.
Noticing the woman's gaze, Xiao Xiao shifted his eyes.
He gave the woman a slight smile.
He was telling her it was all right.
The woman froze.
It was all right...?
Then what was that outburst from the old woman just now...?
I don't believe it!?
The old woman's earlier shout echoed in the woman's mind.
What didn't the old woman believe?
What could have made her react so strongly?
After all, the old woman had always been mild-tempered.
She never lost her