"Sorry for the trouble, Liu."
Mother Dan smiled at the housekeeper.
"Not at all, Madam. I'll go make some tea."
The housekeeper gave a slight bow, then headed toward the kitchen.
"This is?"
Father Dan looked at the young man trailing behind the two girls. "Is he one of Xiaoze's classmates, too?"
Mother Dan had called him back, saying one of Xiaoze's classmates was bringing an expert to take a look at Xiaoze's condition.
But where was this expert?
The only unfamiliar face was a young man about the same age as Xiaoze.
"Uncle, Auntie, this is Xiao Xiao."
Gu Youxuan and Winnie stepped aside, revealing the young man behind them. "Master Xiao is the expert we invited."
"Master Xiao is amazing!"
Winnie nodded vigorously, deliberately emphasizing the word "amazing."
"Xiao Xiao? Master Xiao?"
"An expert?"
Father Dan and Mother Dan exchanged glances.
At first, they hadn't held out much hope for the expert Gu Youxuan and Winnie had brought.
After all, when it came to connections, how could two young girls compare with them?
Still, the girls had meant well.
And who knew? Maybe they really had found someone impressive.
That was what they hoped.
But looking at the young man before them, they just couldn't convince themselves that he was the expert they'd been hoping for.
Even if an expert didn't have white hair and the bearing of an immortal, surely he should at least be middle-aged?
But this one... wasn't he a little too young?
"Uncle, Auntie, hello. I'm Xiao Xiao."
Xiao Xiao could see the doubt and disbelief in Father Dan and Mother Dan's eyes. He wasn't surprised; instead, he had a faint feeling of Ah, just as I expected.
His expression unchanged, he greeted them.
If one