Just as she was thinking about it, her phone rang.
She freed up a hand, reached for the phone, glanced at Qin Shaonan across from her, and answered, "What's up?"
Qin Shaonan: "Hurry up and wash up, if you take too long, people will misunderstand me."
Qiao Qiao: "Got it, Captain Qin."
She quickly washed her face, glanced back at Qin Shaonan, returned to her dorm, and lightly whispered into the phone, "Why not just stay out tonight? It's too tiring, head back tomorrow."
Qin Shaonan: "Go to bed early."
Qiao Qiao: "I know, stay safe."
Qin Shaonan: "Mm."
He hung up the phone, then came down from the balcony, reached the first floor, got to the school gate, climbed over the school wall, reached the car, opened the door, and sat in the driver's seat where the lingering fragrance remained.
He lit a cigarette, finished it, then drove back to Winter City.
...
The next day, as soon as Qiao Qiao got up, she called Qin Shaonan, but there was no answer.
