Gu Chenxi and Kong Liu strolled around the pedestrian street for a while. It was getting late, and Gu Chenxi still had to return to her grandfather’s house to spend the night. After an affectionate farewell, Gu Chenxi went to the hotel, retrieved her car, and drove off.
Kong Liu headed home with Sun Yu and Liu Shiyu. During the ride, the two rivals were uncharacteristically quiet, neither arguing nor causing a scene, instead silently scrolling through their phones. Kong Liu guessed they had tired themselves out from bickering on the terrace and no longer had the energy for it. Their silence was a welcome change; at the very least, his ears were getting a rest.
Just as he was thinking this, Sun Yu suddenly sent Kong Liu a message. Kong Liu found it puzzling; the kid was sitting right next to him—if he had something to say, he could just open his mouth, so why use WeChat? Kong Liu tapped on the message and his eyes went black.
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