Xiao Xiao was a very clever person.
If he had simply answered that they wouldn't, the girl might have had a better chance.
But the other person's calm, rational attitude...
Made the girl feel...
It would be very hard for her to achieve her goal...
Because he...
Was simply impossible to fault.
He wouldn't soften just because someone showed weakness, nor would he waver just because someone tried to please him.
After all, the boy hadn't treated the girl badly to begin with.
And he knew perfectly well why she was trying to please him.
Still...
The woman smiled.
Young people, huh.
It was good for them to hit a few walls.
They had plenty of room to make mistakes.
Besides, if the girl focused on this, it might help her settle down and be less curious about other things.
It was just a bother for Xiao Xiao.
But given the girl's temperament, she probably wouldn't keep it up for long before "falling for someone else."
"Xiao Xiao."
The girl puffed out her cheeks.
"You really..."
"aren't gentle with girls at all."
"Or..."
The girl's expression froze.
"Are you just especially unfriendly to me?"
"I'm not being unfriendly to you."
Xiao Xiao raised his brows slightly.
"You're not being unfriendly to me..."
The girl muttered.
He'd outright said they weren't friends.
He wasn't even being polite on the surface anymore.
She'd thought the boy would put it more gently in front of the woman.
Like...
They'd only met for the second time and hadn't spent much time together yet... but perhaps if they spent more time together, they'd become good friends... Some polite nonsense like that.
Instead, he'd just told her they weren't friends.
Without offering a single explanation.
Talk about being blunt.
Although he'd