Back at her residence, Liu Yiyi finally checked her phone. There were messages in the chat from Shao Qi, Shang Hui, Duan Mo, Tongtong, and Xiaotian—quite a few of them. She selected and replied to them individually.
She explained to them why she hadn't gone to the dinner gathering and informed them of the competition results. Surprisingly, the message Shao Qi sent asked how she was feeling. How was she supposed to answer that? After much deliberation, Liu Yiyi typed out two words: "Doing fine."
"Yiyi, were you with Senior Xu Chengjin yesterday?" Duan Mo's call came through early in the morning, her voice intense and laced with disbelief.
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