In the dead of night in the capital, by the roadside, a few drunkards staggered along in a line, warbling incoherent tunes. As they passed the car, they curiously looked into it, only to quickly move away once they saw the forbidding look on Ding Long's face.
Zhou Chenyue had gotten out of the car fifteen minutes earlier. Despite her reluctance to leave her sister Ding Jinshi alone with Ding Long, Ding Long insisted on dropping her off first, unwilling to make two trips. Zhou Chenyue had thought that given their close relationships, Ding Long, however mischievous, wouldn't dare cross her sister.
Ding Long took out a lighter. The car window was slightly down on his side, causing the flame of the lighter to flicker as he lit his cigarette.
He glanced over at Ding Jinshi in the passenger seat. She was wide awake when getting into the car but seem to have fallen into a deep sleep now, perhaps due to the potent after-effects of the alcohol.
