Chu Zihang was sleeping very soundly. This was one of the few times since he began his journey on the run that he could sleep peacefully without worrying about pursuers or enemies. Coupled with the fact that he had drunk a little less wine at Su Enxi's instigation, his eyelids grew heavy the moment he lay down on the bed.
He even had a dream. He dreamed he was playing basketball on the playground, wearing a red number eleven jersey. He was running and dribbling at high speed all by himself. The court was bathed in afternoon sunlight, and under the shade of green trees not far away, a girl was holding a bottle of water, watching him from afar. Her gaze was like the sunlight; he found it incomparably familiar, yet he could not make out her face.
When was that? When on earth was that? When had he known such a girl? His consciousness told him she was a girl of utmost importance to him, yet he could not remember her face, nor her name—only that once upon a time...
Chapter 29