Huang Long and Huang Yan took the elevator back up to the wedding banquet hall on the upper floor. The two of them remained silent the entire way, the oppressive atmosphere so heavy it felt as though it could be wrung out like water.
With a soft ding, the elevator doors opened once more. Huang Long stepped out first, his strides far heavier than when they had gone down, the gloom deep within his eyes impenetrable.
Huang Yan followed behind, head bowed, his fingers instinctively clutching the hem of his shirt. The cold sweat on his forehead had not yet dried, and he looked as though all his strength had been drained from him.
Chapter 104