The night was deep.
Some were at peace.
Some were not.
Some, were coming to terms with the quiet.
Right there on the bench in the hotel garden.
At this moment, most only knew that Li Zheng had submitted the joint letter.
As for what had happened and what was about to happen, they remained clueless.
And Li Zheng himself wasn't sure if his choice was right.
To avoid implicating others, to not harm the competition, for a brighter future.
He chose to shoulder all the darkness, trying to destroy it with his own blazing light.
He wasn't sure if doing so was right.
He only knew that if Yao Xiaoqian had the courage, if Lin Yujing had the courage.
Then he must have it too.
"Alright, enough calming down, let's go back and rest," Li Zheng stood up, dusting off his pants. "You sleep in tomorrow, the rest I can handle alone."
"No way!" Lin Yujing leaped up in panic, her pronunciation slurring together. "I was the one who wanted to be the bad student first."
