Around noon, I carried the pot and everyone returned to the company in high spirits. The five members of TOT naturally planned to cadge a meal. Yeqiu even said that if Xu Lin and Li Qing flew back to China this afternoon, they would stay for dinner too, cadging two meals in a row. However, having the FINE crew around actually kept Murong Shanshan in a good mood, so when we finished lunch, I proactively invited them to stay for dinner. Naturally, they readily agreed without hesitation.
In the afternoon, everything went on as usual. But a little past two o'clock, Murong Xuan's car pulled up downstairs.
Murong Xuan looked much more haggard, with distinct crow's feet at the corners of her eyes. For a mother, seeing her daughter suffer such a terrible ordeal took a heavy toll.
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