Chapter 136

Feng Qingqing first removed Hu Fangming’s shoes, helped her onto the kang, and laid her down. Then, she took off her own shoes, climbed onto the kang to lie down beside Hu Fangming, and before long, was breathing with the same steady, rhythmic cadence as her companion. However, Feng Qingqing was not asleep. She pricked up her ears, carefully listening to the state of the entire Educated Youth Courtyard. She discovered that most of the educated youths had already returned to their respective kangs and were sound asleep; the courtyard was enveloped in silence. It is unclear how much time had passed when Feng Qingqing looked through the window and saw that the sky outside had turned completely pitch black. Suddenly, a rustling sound of footsteps drifted into the courtyard, followed by the sound of voices. Feng Qingqing quickly jumped off the kang and quietly moved to the window, the darkness concealing all her movements. She could vaguely see a figure walk in from outside the courtyard; from the height and silhouette, it was clearly a man.