Without her even asking, Da Cui and Yuan Bao took the bag themselves. Each of them grabbed one side of the bag strap and followed behind Xu Keke.

The gazes from behind her appeared intermittently. If she turned around now, the other person would surely know she had been discovered and would also notice that she was different. Xu Keke pretended to be no different from other ordinary rural women, focusing entirely on shopping and completely ignoring the gazes behind her.

As the three of them walked out of the department store, they unexpectedly ran into Ms. Kobayashi.

He was pushing his bicycle when he saw them and proactively came over from across the street. He wasn't wearing his glasses this time, and he looked much more cheerful. Upon seeing them, he explained, "Our school had a power outage today, so classes were canceled this afternoon."

Xu Keke mentioned that she was also taking the two children to the Xinhua Bookstore. I took the bag from the children and put it in the back of the car. I smiled and offered to be their guide. Xu Keke didn't refuse.

After leaving Xinhua Bookstore, he took the initiative to ask Xu Keke where she was going.

Xu Keke simply said, "Take them both to take a bath."

I thought this would at least discourage people from going. But to my surprise, Mr. Kobayashi took the initiative and said, "Perfect timing, I'm going too. It's inconvenient for Yuanbao to go into the men's hall by himself, so I'll take him. There's a Tiande Hall right near my house, let's go there."

Without waiting for Xu Keke to respond, he called Yuanbao over and put the bag on the ground. Then, he had Yuanbao hold the handlebars, wrapped one arm around Yuanbao's waist, and forcefully pulled him onto the front crossbar of the bike.

Mr. Kobayashi looks thin, but his arms are quite strong.

Xu Keke hurried forward, grabbed the handlebars, and stopped them. "Yuanbao is not a little boy anymore. It's inconvenient and unsafe for you to ride the bike if he sits in front."

Mr. Kobayashi was stunned by Xu Keke's words and only said after a long while, "It's okay, don't worry. My classmates and I ride like this too, it's very safe."

"Mother, it's alright."

Yuanbao's pleading gaze made Xu Keke hesitate for a moment. When she saw the tram coming from behind, Xu Keke let go of his hand.

Mr. Kobayashi, no longer cheerful, calmly said to Xu Keke, "Don't worry, I'm a very steady rider. I'll take him first, and we'll meet up in the courtyard."

The tram that Xu Keke and Da Cui were riding wasn't going very fast. But even at a slow pace, the tram still passed by Mr. Xiaolin's bicycle. Xu Keke looked out the window as Yuanbao's figure grew further and further away.

"Mother, are you worried about my brother?" Da Cui tugged at Xu Keke's sleeve and asked, puzzled.

"We just moved here and aren't very familiar with the area yet, so it wouldn't be good to bother others."

The tram pulled into the station, and Mr. Kobayashi's bicycle caught up. Xu Keke breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she would be getting off at the next stop.

Looking at Mr. Kobayashi, who was chatting and laughing with Yuanbao, his face radiating youthful energy as he faced the wind, Xu Keke wondered to herself, "Was it him who was staring at us just now?" But it seemed that she hadn't felt any gaze fixed on them since meeting Mr. Kobayashi. If it was him, what was his purpose?