The child belatedly realized that Mom... seemed angry.
The child suddenly felt a little uneasy.
"Mom, Mom?"
The child gave an awkward smile.
"Qiqi."
The child's mom crouched down.
"Did you see the old grandfather with green hair again?"
The woman lowered her voice.
"Didn't Mom tell you?"
"Whether you saw him or not..."
She didn't want to argue with the child about this anymore.
The child only needed to remember what she'd said.
"Just pretend you didn't see him."
The woman emphasized each word.
"Didn't you promise Mom before?"
"How could you..."
"Qiqi, good children keep their promises."
The woman spoke earnestly.
"Mom..."
The child looked a little lost.
"I, I saw Uncle looking for the old man..."
"Uncle asked several people."
"None of them knew."
The man was slightly taken aback.
So the child had been watching him for a long time...
He hadn't even noticed.
Huh?
The woman was surprised.
She looked at the disheveled stranger.
"You..."
"Are you looking for an old man with green hair?"
The woman found it hard to believe.
The man was slightly taken aback.
After hesitating for a few seconds, he nodded.
Yes.
He was looking for an old man with green hair.
The woman was surprised.
She looked at her child, then at the stranger across from her.
"...What a coincidence..."
The woman murmured softly.
"What?"
The man hadn't heard what she'd said.
The woman smiled.
"That..."
"The old man with green hair..."
The woman asked tentatively, "Who is he to you?"
The man was taken aback again.
Who was he to him?
The man grinned.
"We're not related."
"If I had to describe it..."
"We met once, by chance."
The woman was stunned.
They'd met once?
"You