Weren't they surprised by her appearance at all?
The girl stared at Madam Xiao and the old lady, uncertain and bewildered.
"Miss."
Madam Xiao took a deep breath.
"You know—"
"Why aren't you surprised at all that I'm here?"
The girl cut Madam Xiao off.
"You..."
How were they so sure she was here?
Why?
Madam Xiao smiled.
A moment later, her expression turned serious again.
"Miss, do you know that what you're doing is illegal?"
"Once, twice..."
"Do you think our courtyard is a public garden?"
Faced with Madam Xiao's rebuke, the girl's shoulders drooped.
"No..."
The girl tried to defend herself.
"I..."
If it were a public garden, she wouldn't have to be so careful and sneaky...
"...I didn't do it on purpose."
In the end, the girl could only mumble those words.
"You didn't do it on purpose?"
Madam Xiao gave a cold laugh.
"This isn't the first time you've snuck into our courtyard."
"It's the second."
"What?"
"Are you planning to come a third time?"
"No!"
The girl protested instinctively.
She waved her hands and shook her head vigorously.
"Best not."
Madam Xiao furrowed her brows.
"Give me your parents' phone numbers."
"Huh?"
The girl's mouth fell open.
She wanted her parents' phone numbers?
The girl shook her head.
No...
"If you can't control yourself, then we'll find someone who can."
Madam Xiao had only just thought of that.
The girl was clearly an old hand at this.
Even after being caught, she was flustered, but not all that flustered.
She even had the time to ask how they knew she was here...
What?
Was she trying to figure out where she'd slipped up so she could do better next time?
Madam Xiao hadn't been joking just