The girl was late for once...
And immediately ran into him.
She was utterly speechless.
As expected.
She really shouldn't do things while entertaining wishful thinking.
She wasn't that lucky.
Whenever she hoped for the best, things always took a turn for the worse.
"Huh?"
This was the first time the boy had heard her say that.
He couldn't help chuckling.
"You're that unlucky?"
"It's fine, it's fine."
"I'm unlucky with little things."
"But I'll get lucky when it comes to big things."
Everyone's luck balanced out in the end.
No one could stay lucky forever.
And no one could stay unlucky forever.
The girl pouted.
She couldn't say she'd had much luck with big things either...
What about today?
Was this a big thing or a little thing?
If she looked at the matter itself...
It was a little thing.
But when it affected her date with her boyfriend, it certainly wasn't little.
Either way, it had put her in a bad mood.
She'd left home that morning in high spirits, looking forward to their plans for the day, and then...
Who was going to make it up to her?
"...Why are you still not done eating?"
The girl couldn't help asking.
With someone beside her—someone she found so annoying—she couldn't even properly appreciate the beauty of the wisteria.
She told herself not to let it bother her.
To ignore the unnecessary person beside her.
But...
She couldn't lie to herself.
The man was like a thorn lodged in her heart.
She just couldn't stop being aware of him.
Besides, didn't boys usually eat quickly?
Quite some time had passed. Why was this boy still eating?
Xiao Xiao leaned against a stone pillar, his gaze slightly raised as he looked at the