They hadn't gotten such a clear impression while sitting down...
Master Xiao...
He was so tall.
The woman couldn't help marveling.
He had to be over six feet.
After all, the six-foot-tall Child's Dad had just stood beside Master Xiao, and he'd clearly been a head shorter.
"Master Xiao."
Xu Zizhen walked over to Xiao Xiao.
"Sorry for the trouble."
Xiao Xiao gave a slight shake of his head.
"I just had afternoon tea with a child."
Xiao Xiao winked at Yaya, who had turned around and looked up at him.
"Go home with your mom and dad."
Xiao Xiao smiled slightly at the child's parents.
Then he turned to go back into the private room.
"Master Xiao."
The child's mom called out at once.
Without thinking, she'd copied the way Student Xu addressed the young man.
As soon as the words left her mouth, the child's mom froze for a moment.
But when she saw him turn to look at her, she immediately forgot about the awkward form of address.
Her voice still faltered.
What had she wanted to say to Master Xiao?
Or maybe she hadn't known what to say in the first place.
After all...
What she wanted to say to Master Xiao...
depended on what the child had said to him...
Had the child shown any of the changes she'd hoped to see?
Had Master Xiao...
really helped the child in some way?
"Thank you."
The man spoke.
No matter what, the other party had been willing to set aside time to talk with a stranger's child for so long...
That alone was worth thanking him for.
He could have refused to meet the child, just as he'd refused to meet them...
But he'd met her.
And he'd talked with her