Xiao Xiao's brows lifted slightly, and a faint smile crept into his eyes. What a coincidence.
He answered the call and had just raised the phone to his ear when the other person spoke. "Master Xiao."
"There's something I'd like to ask you to help me with!"
So he really was calling to ask him for backup?
Xiao Xiao smiled, unsurprised. "What is it?"
"I'm at the entrance to Yan University right now, Master Xiao. Let's talk in person."
Meng Jixi's words left Xiao Xiao momentarily stunned.
This guy...
"Sorry, Master Xiao. I was in a hurry."
Perhaps realizing that he had been rude, Meng Jixi explained, "It's just that I have a few suspicions, and I couldn't wait to ask you to help me verify them."
"So I came over without asking first."
"Ah."
Meng Jixi suddenly exclaimed, "Master Xiao—"
"Are you free right now?"
"What if I said I wasn't?"
Xiao Xiao's voice held an amused edge. "Shouldn't you have asked that in the first place?"
"Sorry, I forgot."
On the other end of the call, Meng Jixi irritably ran a hand through his hair. "I was so focused on asking you to come to the scene as soon as possible that I just..."
Meng Jixi trailed off, then quickly asked, "Master Xiao, are you busy?"
"Is it something important?"
"If it isn't, could I trouble you to come with me?"
"I still have another class to attend."
"Skip—"
Meng Jixi's voice abruptly cut off.
If you asked him, going to the scene was far more important than attending class.
But encouraging Master Xiao to skip class?
That didn't seem quite right.
"Should I just skip class?"
Xiao Xiao's voice carried a teasing smile. "I imagine it's not easy to skip class at your school,