Li Yifei was standing at the base of his apartment building, having smoked several cigarettes by now. He had been standing there for quite a while, not wanting to go upstairs.
For one, he wanted to think about what had happened today, who might be coming after him; secondly, he didn't know how he would face Xu Yingying once he went up.
Just then, Li Yifei's phone rang, surprisingly from Chu Xiaoyao. He casually answered and immediately heard Chu Xiaoyao's crying voice. The girl sobbed while saying, "Uncle, come and get me. I want to stay at your place."
"What happened?" Li Yifei frowned.
With a voice strained by shouting, Chu Xiaoyao yelled, "They're fighting again, non-stop. I'm going crazy."
Li Yifei could still hear Chu Xiaoyao's parents arguing in the background over the phone, but his initial instinct was to refuse. However, as he was about to speak, he changed his mind, "Would your parents agree to it?"
