They'd said he could name a slightly higher price.
So, just as they'd suggested, he'd name a higher price.
Then he could go buy another white snake just like it.
Or an even better one.
Maybe he was a little unhappy about it...
After all, the other woman's attitude had been downright aggressive...
And he still had to give her what she wanted...
If only she'd had a slightly better attitude...
Things wouldn't have gotten so tense.
But there was nothing he could do.
The young man had proactively told them they could leave, which made the girl's companion think highly of him.
He knew that the girl felt too embarrassed to just leave after he'd saved her, so he had offered them an easy way out.
"All right."
The girl's companion nodded.
"Thank you."
The girl's companion lowered her voice. "Thank you for saving my friend."
"You..."
She'd wanted to say something about the young man's predicament...
But her mind had gone completely blank.
What could she say?
Tell him to hang in there?
Wouldn't that sound sarcastic?
What else could she say?
She couldn't think of anything.
The girl's companion pressed her lips together.
"...Thank you."
In the end, the girl's companion thanked him once more.
The girl's companion led the girl away.
The girl looked back.
Her face showed a trace of hesitation and concern.
Xiao Xiao's lips curled up.
He waved at the girl.
He looked perfectly at ease.
As if an overbearing mother who spoiled her child wasn't giving him a hard time.
The girl was slightly taken aback.
She instinctively smiled back.
He...
The girl couldn't keep looking back.
She took one last look at the young man.
Did he have a solution?
What was