Xu Zizhen's good attitude of admitting his mistakes made the girl's face look much better.
She took back her hand on Xu Zizhen's shoulder.
"It's okay to know you're wrong."
"Don't do it again next time."
…
"knew."
Xu Zizhen nodded.
The girl left.
…
Xu Zizhen breathed a sigh of relief.
He turned his head.
Xiao Xiao, who was concentrating on reading, made him twitch his mouth.
Has Master Xiao not discovered him yet?
Can't?
…
"Master Xiao."
Xu Zizhen shouted softly.
Xiao Xiao closed the book and turned around to look over.
"Xu Zizhen."
A look that was not surprising.
really.
Master Xiao knew he was coming.
…
"Master Xiao-"
Xu Zizhen looked at his surroundings -
Although I was very anxious, this was obviously not a place for chatting.
"Let's go out and talk."
…
Xiao Xiao put the book back on the bookshelf.
Xu Zizhen was slightly startled, "Master Xiao, don't you want to borrow it?"
"I've read all of this."
Xiao Xiao took out a few more books from the bookshelf, "I want to borrow these."
"oh oh."
Xu Zizhen went through the borrowing procedures with Master Xiao, and then they left the library.
…
The space outside the library is spacious.
There are also fewer students coming and going.
After all, the students who come here are all in the library, and few people would deliberately wander around the library entrance.
…
"Master Xiao."
A bit of anxiety appeared on Xu Zizhen's face, and his voice rose a little higher unconsciously, "The maple tree is sick!"
Um?
Xiao Xiao was slightly startled.
The maple tree... is sick?
Ling Feng...is sick?
…
"what happened?"
Xiao Xiao comforted Xu Zizhen, "Don't be anxious."
"Ling Feng is not that easy to get sick."
Rather, can monsters get sick?
he does not know.
Because he has never encountered a sick monster.
…
"Ah, oh oh."
Xu Zizhen forced himself to calm down.
"Today, Hong Feng came again, again without notice."
Speaking of this, Xu Zizhen's face didn't look very good.
He knew that the other party was deliberately avoiding him.
...
Before, he gave Hong Feng an "ultimatum."
I also told my grandparents that if Hong Feng comes again, don’t let Hong Feng enter the house yet. Call him first and he will come over.
"Hong Feng used to call grandma every time he came here."
"After all, if you don't get the time, and there's no one at home, wouldn't his trip be in vain?"
"...I made it so clear last time..."
"He still hasn't given up."
Xu Zizhen clenched his fists, and there was a bit of uncontrollable impatience between his brows and eyes.
"Grandma called me."
"I blocked him at the door every time."
"I didn't let him in."
"I didn't let him see grandma."
"I know grandma is soft-hearted."
"When the time comes, I won't be able to bear it when he begs me."
"did not expect……"
Xu Zizhen gritted his teeth, "He came over temporarily this morning."
"I didn't call beforehand."
"Grandma opened the door for him."
"...Grandma really couldn't bear the nice words he said, and finally let him into the house."
"But when they went to the yard, they saw that the maple tree was sick?!"
"The leaves are all turning yellow."
"There are dark spots on it!"
"A lot of them were dropped."
"Grandma was shocked. She was fine yesterday..."
"Grandma called me immediately."
"When I passed by, Hong Feng was inspecting the maple tree."
"Although he is not a professional, Hong Feng likes maple trees, so he knows a thing or two about some basic care and nursing of maple trees, as well as the diseases that maple trees can get and their solutions."
"He said the maple tree was hopeless."
"It's our fault for not taking good care of this maple tree."
"Such a beautiful maple tree is a waste of money in our hands..."
Xu Zizhen probably somewhat understood Hong Feng's sudden outburst.
Although he hated Hong Feng because of his constant pestering.
But he recognized Hong Feng's love for maple trees.
The maple tree that he liked so much and wanted to get was about to die of illness. It was normal for Hong Feng to feel a little intense.
But understanding is understanding, and Hong Feng's behavior of making random accusations before finding out the truth of the matter made him very angry.
My grandparents' faces turned pale.
Especially grandma, if he hadn't helped her, the old lady almost fell down.
…
"I yelled back."
Xu Zizhen rubbed his forehead.
At that time, his head hurt from the argument with Hong Feng.
"I hired a professional to come and take a look at it."
"They also said the maple tree was hopeless."
"Hong Feng left angrily."
"Although I am happy that he left, the fact that he gave up the maple tree and left because the maple tree was dying makes me not happy at all."
"Grandma is very sad."
"Although many things have happened in the past, she has watched this maple tree her whole life."
"She has feelings for this maple tree."
"Grandpa comforted grandma and said that this maple tree has lived for a long time."
"It's probably about time."
"But I don't believe it."
"This is no ordinary maple tree."
"How did you get the disease common to maple trees?"
"What will happen if uncle finds out..."
In his excitement, Xu Zizhen wanted to grab Master Xiao's arm.
"Pa~"
"Ouch~"
Xu Zijian cried out in pain.
He subconsciously covered the back of his hand.
Move away and take a look.
famous.
…
what happened?
Xu Zizhen looked at Master Xiao doubtfully.
Xiao Xiao smiled apologetically.
"Ajiu doesn't like strangers getting too close."
…
Ah Jiu?
Xu Zizhen was confused for a few seconds.
Then it dawned on me.
Oh, it’s Master Xiao’s little white fox.
He was naturally impressed by the little white fox who was so beautiful that it seemed a bit unreal.
However, could the little white fox, who always sleeps in Master Xiao's arms with a lazy look, turn out to be so fierce?
And, a stranger?
Xu Zizhen smiled bitterly.
He has met Master Xiao several times.
It turns out that in the eyes of the little white fox, he is still a stranger who knows neither good nor bad?
…
"It is my fault."
Xu Zizhen waved his hand, "I'm so excited."
"Master Xiao, I'm sorry."
…
"Master Xiao, do you have time next time?"
At that time, he just said "I'll come back as soon as I go" and ran out of his grandfather's house.
He took a taxi.
I kept calling Master Xiao on the way.
Unfortunately, no one answered the phone.
He called Zhang Bo again and asked if Master Xiao was in the library.
He "killed" directly towards the library.
...
"have."
Xiao Xiao's answer made Xu Zizhen's eyes light up, "Then-"
"good."
Xiao Xiao nodded simply.
"let's go."
...
"Why?"
Xu Zizhen was stunned for a second, then walked quickly to catch up with Master Xiao who was walking in front.
"Thank you, Master Xiao."
...
After getting off the car, Xu Zizhen led Xiao Xiao straight to the maple tree in the yard.
Under the tree, the old man was holding a fallen leaf in his hand.