Several bodyguards: "..."
Speaking, Tang Li turned to look at Ji Ming again: "The bathroom door can’t be locked from the inside. This is not a minor issue. If you encounter something you shouldn’t see, it would be awkward for both parties, don’t you think?"
Hearing her peculiar question, Ji Ming had no choice but to nod: "Miss Tang is right, I’ll figure out a way to fix the door when I return."
Tang Li smiled and didn’t continue the topic.
Then, she turned her head and saw Song Baiyan and the old abbot walking into the cafeteria.
Almost at the same time, Tang Li retracted her gaze and concentrated on eating, looking down at her plate. But within a few seconds, she felt someone stop behind her.
She didn’t turn around, just continued eating with her spoon.
"Has the town been notified?" Song Baiyan’s stable voice came.
That question wasn’t directed at her.
The bodyguard sitting opposite Ji Ming immediately replied: "We need to go there again tomorrow, but we’ve already spoken with the Religious Affairs Bureau. Hearing that it was your suggestion, they said they would send someone up the mountain the day after tomorrow at the latest."
Song Baiyan nodded, his gaze looking down at Tang Li’s back condescendingly.
She was bowing her head, with her hair in a bun, wearing a slightly oversized jacket, the opened collar revealing her pale neck. The small hairs near her ears didn’t appear messy, and the little spoon in her hand showed her clean, neatly-trimmed nails, lending her thumb a playful roundness.
Ji Ming had already started to speak: "I’ll go get you some food."
Right after saying this, he was about to stand up.
However, Song Baiyan said: "I will eat with the abbot. You guys continue."
Once there was no one behind her, Tang Li slowed down her eating, realizing that Song Baiyan had already reached the table where the old abbot was sitting.
Seeing him sit down on the bench, she turned her head back.
After finishing the meal, Tang Li was the first to leave the cafeteria.
She put her tray at the recycling spot and didn’t look inside again, directly stepping out of the cafeteria’s threshold.
She hadn’t walked far when her cellphone vibrated in her pocket.
— The call was from Wu Xuehan.
Tang Li picked it up.
In the earpiece, Wu Xuehan’s voice could hardly hide her excitement: "Ah Li, did you know? Mao Yiming’s new song ’Still’ is released at 2 pm, it’s already trending number one on V-blog. The song is really nice, and the MV is beautifully shot!"
Hearing this, Tang Li couldn’t help but lift the corners of her lips: "That’s pretty much what I expected."
"But the MV only shows Guan Xiao’s name for the guest appearance." Mentioning this, Wu Xuehan sounded slightly disappointed but then cheerfully said: "Many influencers have shared it, and Guan Xiao has just shared it too. I went through the comments under him and Mao Yiming, many netizens are asking who the female lead is."
Tang Li herself requested not to add her name in the MV.
Because she didn’t want to capitalize on a coupling hype with Guan Xiao.
Wu Xuehan asked: "Ah Li, when do you plan to come back?"
"Another two days," Tang Li said. "Since it’s a prayer and blessing ceremony for my mother, although it can’t be 49 days, it should at least be a full seven days."
The signal on the mountain was not good, not suitable for phone calls.
Putting away her cellphone, Tang Li planned to return to the yard but then heard a child calling her from behind.
Turning around, she saw the little monk from Guangyuan Temple.
This little monk was a child from a family at the foot of the mountain. Due to poor health, his parents placed him in the temple, planning to take him back when he starts school.
The little monk was somewhat shy towards Tang Li, joined his little hands and formally greeted her, then spoke to her: "Donor lady, Aunt Zhang asked me if you want to go down the mountain to play?"