On one hand, they worried the young woman hadn't given up and had ulterior motives.
On the other, they wondered if they were being too jumpy, making the problem out to be more serious than it was.
Perhaps the young woman was simply embarrassed about having sneaked into the courtyard earlier, and was making it up to them and apologizing in her own way?
Madam Xiao and the old lady couldn't figure out what the young woman was thinking...
To be safe, they stayed on their guard.
They weren't willing to take even the slightest risk.
They wished the young woman would hurry up and leave.
But she showed no sign of going.
She sipped tea and ate pastries.
Later, she started scrolling on her phone.
Madam Xiao and the old lady couldn't keep their eyes on the young woman the whole time.
There were other customers, after all.
The old lady was getting on in years.
She didn't have the stamina to watch the young woman constantly without being noticed.
The young woman's well-behaved demeanor gradually put Madam Xiao and the old lady at ease.
Perhaps it really was just a coincidence.
Maybe they'd been overthinking it.
After seeing off a customer, the old lady habitually turned to look toward where the young woman had been sitting...
The next second, her eyes widened.
No one!?
The old lady panicked.
Huh?
Where was she?!
The old lady looked around.
She couldn't see the young woman.
She immediately went to find Madam Xiao.
Madam Xiao paused.
She was gone?
She turned to look at the table where the young woman had been sitting.
She'd looked over so many times that she didn't even need to search for it. Her eyes went straight to the right table.