Chapter 2020: Small Bamboo Forest

"Xiaoyi...found it?"

He had thought about this countless times.

These days, he takes out his cell phone from time to time to check.

Staring at the phone screen in a daze.

Countless imaginary phone calls rang.

Then Master Xiao's voice came
It was the same sentence he had just heard.

The same.

Xiaoyi found it.

"Ah."

Xiao Xiao's firm tone finally made the boy feel at ease.

"I found Xiaoyi."

The moment he heard these words, the boy's eyes turned red for some reason.

The hand holding the phone trembled slightly.

He took a deep breath.

"Master Xiao, I found Xiaoyi..."

"Ah."

Xiao Xiao said patiently, "I found Xiaoyi."

"……Very good……"

The boy murmured.

"Great!"

The boy shouted.

This attracted the attention of students and passers-by nearby.

Some students who knew the boy looked strange.

In their impression, the boy was a silent and somewhat indifferent person.

But the results are very good.

He is also very capable as a class monitor.

They had never seen the boy so emotionally exposed.

Rather, they never thought that the boy would shout out so loudly like this.

A smile appeared in Xiao Xiao's eyes.

Is this finally coming to his senses?
"Master Xiao, have you found Xiaoyi?!"

"Where's Xiaoyi?"

"Is it all right?"

"Is it hurt?"

"it……"

The sudden silence before seemed like an illusion.

The boy looked excited and spoke very quickly.

In his excitement, he unconsciously started spinning in circles.

The eyebrows are raised.

He was so happy.

Xiaoyi found it!
Really found it!
……

“You can ask these questions yourself.”

Xiao Xiao's words made the boy even more excited.

"where?"

"Master Xiao, where are you?"

"I'm coming to you now!"

"I'd better come over."

Xiao Xiao was worried that the boy might get into trouble in this state.

“Is there a park near your home?”

"Ah."

The young man nodded.

My heart moved.

really-
"Let's meet in the park."

"You go take the bus now."

"Be careful."

“When you walk, pay attention to the front and the sides.”

Although Xiao Xiao had walked the road from the juvenile school to the bus stop once before, he knew that this road was only a few minutes' walk after turning left out of the school gate.

No need to cross the road.

However, it is still necessary to remind young people.

The boy has a criminal record.

"I know."

The boy felt a little embarrassed.

He is not a child anymore.

What happened before...

He couldn't make an excuse either.

It was indeed his negligence.

But he won't make the same mistake again.

……

Xiao Xiao put away his phone.

He lowered his eyes, a faint smile appeared on his face, "Let's go."

"You will soon be returned to your rightful owner."

only……

There is no such thing as "returning the jade intact to Zhao".

I hope I won’t feel too sad when I see the boy in Grade One.

……

"I'm going out."

Xiao Xiao said hello and walked out of the dormitory.

When he arrived at the school gate, the car he called slowly stopped.

Xiao Xiao's eyebrows curved slightly.

The time is just right.

……

Xiao Xiao got off the car.

When I looked up, I saw a young man running hurriedly towards the park entrance.

The boy also saw him.

"Master Xiao!"

The boy yelled.

The pace of his footsteps quickened a bit, and the backpack on his back hit his back, making a "pa pa" sound.

……

"Be careful."

Xiao Xiao grabbed the boy's arm and pulled him to the side.

A bicycle sped by.

"Thank you."

After expressing his thanks, the young man realized something was wrong.

Hey?
When did Master Xiao come to his place?

Weren’t we just at the park entrance?

But these doubts were quickly overshadowed by the joy of seeing Xiaoyi.

"Xiaoyi!"

The boy saw the monster on Master Xiao’s wrist at a glance.

His eyes suddenly opened wide and were filled with bright light.

"Xiaoyi!"

It’s really Xiaoyi!

The boy was surprised and happy.

The corners of my eyes felt slightly hot.

"Xiaoyi, where have you been?"

The young man said in a complaining tone.

But there was a cheerful smile in his voice.

"I've been looking for you for a long time."

The young man stretched out his hand.

The vines stretched out and wrapped around the boy's wrists.

Then, the branches on Xiao Xiao's arms faded away.

Xiaoyi came to the boy's body.

……

The boy raised his arms.

The gloom between his brows and eyes that had been there for many days was swept away.

His whole face was ablaze with too vivid a joy.

"Xiaoyi-"

Xiao Xiao stopped the boy from saying anything else.

"Let's talk somewhere else."

"what?"

The young man was stunned.

Then he nodded hurriedly, "Okay."

He also noticed the non-motor vehicles and pedestrians that occasionally passed by him.

After all, it is the peak time when students are getting out of school and people are getting off work.

……

"follow me."

The boy understood Master Xiao's intention of changing places, and he took Master Xiao to a secret base he discovered when he was a child.

A bamboo forest.

It is not the larger bamboo forest outside the park that everyone knows.

Instead, it is a small bamboo forest in a more remote location where few people come.

For a period of time, he always came to this bamboo forest alone.

It's to do homework.

Observe and record the shape and growth process of bamboo.

……

"right here."

After circling around the park for a while, the boy was starting to get anxious.

The small bamboo forest in his memory finally appeared before his eyes, and the boy breathed a sigh of relief.

The last time he came to this bamboo forest was probably during the summer vacation after he graduated from elementary school.

He hadn't been here for several years, and he almost thought he would lose this small bamboo forest.

fortunately.

He found it.

"Master Xiao, let's go to the bamboo forest and talk."

“Almost no one comes to this small bamboo forest.”

"If you want to see bamboo, you can go to the big bamboo forest we just passed by."

……

"it is good."

Xiao Xiao nodded.

He found that the bamboo forest was also a frequently used place for conversation.

He has visited bamboo forests in many parks.

Shaking his head with a bit of amusement, Xiao Xiao followed the young man into the bamboo forest.

……

"Little one..."

The sound of rustling bamboo leaves could be heard all around him, and the young man finally felt at ease.

Looking at the monster on his wrist, he narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"……where did you go?"

After staring at Xiao Yi for a long time, the familiar touch on his arm that spread to his wrist finally made him feel real.

The feeling of returning from Xiaoyi.

He spoke slowly.

"Why did you disappear suddenly?"

"sorry."

The boy suddenly apologized.

The smile on his face turned into guilt and regret.

"I'm too slow."

"I didn't notice you were missing at the first moment."

"If only I had discovered this sooner..."

"It's no use if you find out."

Seeing that the boy became more depressed after hearing what it said, Xiaoyi's body stiffened.

Xiao Xiao laughed.

"Xiaoyi means that you don't have to blame yourself."

After all, even if the boy discovered it at the first time, it would not help the result.

(End of this chapter)