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After dinner, Gu Yusheng and Xiaowang did not stay long before taking their leave from the Qin home.
The family escorted the two of them to the elevator, while Qin Zhi'ai's mother repeatedly nagged at them to drop by anytime, stopping only when Qin Zhi'ai told her that it was enough. Waving her hands at Gu Yusheng and Xiaowang to get on the elevator, she left her mother and brother to accompany them downstairs.
The weather in Hangzhou had been dreary for the entire day and, as they exited the apartment building, it started to drizzle. The sky was dark and, beyond the dim and green streetlights in the neighborhood, there was no other source of light.
Bearing with the rain, Xiaowang ran back to the car and retrieved a black umbrella from the trunk before dashing back to escort Gu Yusheng; however, Gu Yusheng had no intention to leave and gestured to Xiaowang to keep the umbrella for himself.
