"Another week had passed, and it was Friday. Early in the morning, You Mingxu received a message from Yin Feng: "7 p.m., my house."
You Mingxu was taken aback and replied: "You're back?"
"I'll get there in the afternoon."
"Okay."
She put down her phone. Her heart was beating unusually fast, and there was an indescribable sense of joy bubbling up within her – along with an elusive sense of unease. They hadn't seen each other in more than a month, and although they would call each other from time to time, that hadn't seemed like a big deal. But now, with his imminent return, there was a strange tension in the air.
She composed her thoughts and focused on her work. Along with Xu Mengshan, they had apprehended a robber and brought him into the station. Looking at her phone, she noticed it was only 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Time seemed to be crawling by that day.
When work ended, Xu Mengshan asked her to dinner. You Mingxu, without looking up, declined: "I'm not going."
