"I'm apologizing to him."
"I admit that I was in the wrong this time."
"But he should apologize to me too."
"Right?"
The middle-aged man gradually calmed down.
"We were both in the wrong."
Of course.
In his opinion, the old man had definitely gone much too far.
But forget it.
For the old man's sake.
"Let's apologize to each other."
"Then we'll let this matter go."
He wouldn't keep dwelling on that unfortunate experience anymore.
The middle-aged man slowly exhaled.
"...But he just refused."
"He refused to apologize to me."
"What could I do?"
"I..."
Although he felt aggrieved, the fact was...
"I could only accept it."
The middle-aged man spread his hands.
"The old man got my apology for free."
"He didn't say a word."
"I got angry."
"I was sulking."
The middle-aged man smiled bitterly.
He had lost out.
If only he had known that the old man was so unreasonable...
He wouldn't have been reasonable either.
He was clearly the one who had suffered so much.
In the end, he was also the one who apologized.
What was this supposed to mean?
He was truly miserable.
Xiao Xiao reached out his hand.
The middle-aged man froze.
What?
Then he saw the candy in Xiao Xiao's open palm.
His eyes widened.
"A consolation prize for you."
The corners of Xiao Xiao's lips curled slightly.
"..."
After a few seconds of silence, the middle-aged man laughed.
He shook his head.
"I'm not a child anymore."
Though he said that, the middle-aged man had already reached out and picked up the candy.
"Thanks."
The middle-aged man waved the candy slightly in his hand.
The middle-aged man unwrapped the candy and put it into his mouth.
Mmm.
It was lemon-flavored.
The middle-aged man