The woman was very determined.
"Please move aside."
The old woman's choice of words was polite.
But her tone wasn't.
"I won't."
The woman shook her head.
She stopped trying to persuade the old woman.
That shove just now had made it clear: the old woman could think of nothing but finding her special friend—Fei.
She was impatient to get there.
How could she listen to anyone who disagreed?
The old woman's expression darkened.
"Grandma Ji."
The young man's voice made the old woman swallow the words she was about to say.
She looked at him.
"It's too late today."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"I'll take you to the place where my friend and I met tomorrow."
"I need to think it over, too."
"After all, you know..."
Xiao Xiao shrugged slightly.
"It's been a long time since I last saw it."
"Let alone the time before that, or the time before that..."
"I need to think it through carefully."
"Tell me..."
"If we go to the meeting place at the same time as before, wouldn't we have a better chance of seeing each other?"
The old woman froze.
Then her eyes slowly lit up.
Yes. That made sense, didn't it?
"So you should go home for today."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"Once I've put together a detailed chart of the times and places, we can try each one in turn."
"That'll be more efficient, too."
"You don't want to stay away from the little square for too many days, do you?"
The old woman opened her mouth.
No sound came out.
Everything the young man had said made sense.
She had no reply.
The woman's eyes lit up.
She silently gave Student Xiao a thumbs-up.
Student Xiao was impressive.
After hearing him talk, even she, a bystander, felt eager to give