Li Caiyi had fun talking with Dai Bolin. He would occasionally crack a joke and tell her a story about the past, which fascinated her. She was incredibly attentive when he started mentioning the brother's trivia she had never known before, which was funny and exciting.
She never knew that Dai Zhiqiang used to be afraid of lightning. When she imagined how the mini version of Zhiqiang, with a stoic face curled under the blanket when lightning struck outside the house, she felt sorry and amused at the same time.
Li Caiyi wanted to know his whereabouts, but she had to be careful not to reveal anything to the sickly older man, lest it would shock and worsen his condition.
'Shenqiang takes a pretty long time outside. Did he go to the bathroom? I need to ask him about Zhiqiang,' She thought inwardly when Dai Bolin suddenly asked a startling question.
