The sky gradually darkened, and Bai Bing’s phone turned from unanswered to powered off, making Tang Yanqi even more anxious inside.
Bai Bing isn’t from B City, and apart from them and a few people at school, she knows no one here, so Tang Yanqi really has no idea where she could have gone. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on Nove1Fire.net
As the night deepened, the surrounding dazzling neon lights came on. Tang Yanqi contacted Qi Cheng and Bai Xue, but still found nothing, and her guilt grew even deeper.
In the dormitory, Qi Cheng is a joker, Bai Xue is gentle, while she and Bai Bing are both calm and strong. It’s precisely because of this similar trait that Tang Yanqi understands better than anyone what "too rigid will break" means.
And the person she deeply loves likes another girl—hasn’t Tang Yanqi experienced this feeling too?
But Bai Bing’s shock should be much greater than hers. After all, she doesn’t know who that "she" in Sheng Jianan’s heart is, but the "she" in Lu Qilin’s heart is her, Tang Yanqi.
Standing at the crossroads, Tang Yanqi watched the signal lights change from red to green and green to red, completely at a loss as to where to go. It was only when the phone rang that she was pulled back to reality. Looking at the caller ID, a light flashed in Tang Yanqi’s eyes as she picked up: "Mr. Sheng."
Sheng Jianan’s low voice came from the phone. Tang Yanqi opened her mouth just as she heard the dissatisfaction in the tone from the other end: "Tang Yanqi, you’re getting bolder, daring not to come back so late?"
"I’m sorry, I have something to do, I won’t be coming back tonight, I..."
Tang Yanqi hadn’t finished her sentence when Sheng Jianan interrupted her. At the same time, a voice came from beside Tang Yanqi: "Yanqi?"
On the other end, Sheng Jianan sat at the desk with a sullen face, the veins on his hand holding the phone bulged, and his thin lips tightly pressed into a line. That male voice... Isn’t that male voice just some guy who appeared out of nowhere?
"Tang Yanqi, you come back to me, now, immediately, right..."
The busy tone from the phone interrupted Sheng Jianan’s words, a surge of inexplicable rage flooded Sheng Jianan’s heart.
Sheng Jianan’s face grew even darker. He sat in the chair for just a second before he jumped up, grabbed the car keys, and rushed out.
On the other side, Tang Yanqi looked at her phone, which had turned off due to low battery, dazed for a moment. She put it in her bag and turned to look at the person who had already walked to her side: "Senior."
Lu Qilin was dressed in a full business suit, his tie neat. He was out for business talks today and didn’t expect to run into Tang Yanqi here.
After that day, the two hadn’t been in touch, and this unexpected encounter left them both a bit awkward.
Lu Qilin was silent for two seconds before smiling: "Did you come here for something?"
Tang Yanqi hesitated for a moment but swallowed back the matter about Bai Bing. With Bai Bing’s pride, she probably wouldn’t want Lu Qilin to know about this.
People are strange creatures; the more they like someone, the more they care about saving face in front of them.
After exchanging a few pleasantries with Lu Qilin, Tang Yanqi got a ride back to school. Her phone was dead, and there was no way to contact others, so continuing to search was not a solution.
The sky was completely darkened by the time Tang Yanqi returned to the dorm. Bai Xue and Qi Cheng had also returned. Bai Xue’s eyes were red and swollen, a clear sign of crying. Upon seeing Tang Yanqi come in, Bai Xue quickly walked over and hugged her tightly: "Tangtang, what if we still can’t find my sister?"