"I don't know."
Xiao Xiao shook his head.
The woman's mind went blank for a moment.
"...Huh?"
A few seconds later, the woman stared with her mouth agape.
What?!
He didn't know?
The woman looked at Student Xiao in disbelief.
"Isn't it..."
"You don't know..."
She was so shocked that she couldn't help stammering.
"We're friends."
Xiao Xiao nodded.
"But it doesn't have a fixed home."
"It's very free-spirited."
"Whether we meet is entirely up to fate."
The woman:...
She opened her mouth wide. "...Fate?"
Had she misheard?
What kind of fantastical answer was that?
"Mm."
Xiao Xiao nodded.
"Fate."
The woman took a deep breath.
So it really was...
"Fate..."
the woman murmured.
"Are you serious?"
Xiao Xiao raised his brows slightly.
Did the woman actually think he was joking with her?
The woman pressed her lips together.
All right.
She knew she'd asked a pointless question.
Who would joke around at a time like this?
But...
The woman took a deep breath.
If he wasn't joking...
"You mean it..."
The woman looked at the old lady.
Then the old lady...
Wouldn't she be so disappointed?
Wait.
"Where is Mom going?"
the woman asked, puzzled.
Since Student Xiao didn't know where his friend was...
where was the old lady hurrying off to?
"To the places where we last met."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
You two...
Oh!
The woman understood.
"To the places where you last met!"
Though the words were almost the same...
the meaning was the same, too.
But they'd managed to communicate.
Xiao Xiao's lips curved slightly.
He nodded.
"Grandma Ji wants to visit all the places where my friend and I met, starting with the most recent and working backward."
Of course.
If she happened