378 TAKE A BREAK

"I would like to claim a coupon." Xue Guangxi randomly declared one afternoon in April.  He stared at the horizon while keeping his legs outstretched in an uncaring manner.  With a blank face, an observer would have thought that he's simply muttering to himself.

Knowingly, Kang Sola knew that the remark was intended for her.  "Sure.  Which one?" She answered curtly, tentatively.   She's gauging the lad's temperament first.  After all, it was the first time after a while for the two to reconvene.

For two weeks straight, Kang Sola had not seen nor spent significant time with Xue Guangxi.  The girl had heard the lad's little show of attitude and his fit of tantrums during the family dinner at the Xue Mansion.  His sister, Xue Jinxu had referred to the incident in passing while asking Kang Sola with so much worry and concern what could be wrong with her brother.

"Huh?" Kang Sola blinked questioningly at her interrogator, puzzled.  "Did it really happen?"