Old town, Lion Alley.
An abandoned mansion, the stone lion at the entrance mottled and dust-stained.
Song Ci, wearing slippers, squatted in front of the lion statue, eagerly devouring a boxed meal.
"It's been so long without any movement... Has the lady fallen asleep?"
After finishing his meal, he carefully pushed open the mansion's large doors; the courtyard was silent, and one could hear a pin drop in the side rooms.
After thinking it over, Song Ci withdrew his hand from knocking. He did not disturb Lu Nanzhi but returned to the front of the mansion, joining the stone lion in guarding the ancient courtyard.
Separated by a mahogany door.
Lu Nanzhi leaned on the bed and slowly opened her eyes.
She felt only fatigue... After the nomination election for the reserve member had ended, she had come here, or rather, hidden away here.
