His face was full of worry, terrified that something had happened to Xiao Wu.
"I'm really fine. I just had a strange dream. You have no idea—the first half was terrifying. So many people were hunting me down. I thought I was going to die. But luckily, someone came to save me later and told me I wouldn't have to worry anymore."
Having lived for so long, Xiao Wu was actually quite clever.
She knew Tang San had heard her crying and laughing, which was why he had knocked on the door so frantically. Seeing her swollen, reddened eyes, he would never believe her if she simply kept saying she was fine.
But then she remembered that Chu Zhao had come knocking on her window in the middle of the night. She probably had not wanted anyone else to know she had been there, so Xiao Wu deliberately left that part out and only made up a dream.
"So that's what happened."
Only then did Tang San set aside his worries. His tears turned to laughter, charmed by how adorable Xiao Wu looked as she solemnly described her dream. He immediately raised a hand, intending to rub Xiao Wu's head as he always had, but Xiao Wu instinctively dodged away.
His outstretched hand missed and froze in midair as he looked at Xiao Wu in confusion.
Tang San was not the only one surprised. Xiao Wu herself was startled by her instinctive reaction.
She could not explain why, but when Tang San reached out to touch her, she suddenly felt that they were standing too close. They had already crossed the boundary between good friends.
That was why she had instinctively avoided him. Realizing it seemed a little strange, she hastily came up with an excuse.
"We're adults now. You