On the night before leaving City H, I asked Xu Xing one last question: whether she was willing to come out and see the world with me. There was a flicker of hesitation in her eyes, but Third Uncle Xu and Third Aunt refused. She lowered her eyes and did not talk back to her parents.
I had come to City H alone, without a soul to rely on, holding only a single thought: find Qu Songhe, complete the mission, and then go home.
The pace of life in City H was relatively slow. Compared to the rushed and harried people of City A and City B, the people here appeared more poised, more leisurely, and much more prone to smiles.
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