When Lan Li brought the car around, she got directly into the back seat. Through the lowered window, she watched He Teng standing outside, listening to him carefully instructing Lan Li to take good care of her, arranging her accommodation for the night. Afterwards, they looked at each other.
"Don't come next week, I won't come to pick you up, let alone meet you like this today. Just call me if you need anything," He Teng told Zhilan, then turned his back and went back to his troop.
Lan Li glanced at Zhilan in the back seat and without a word, drove away.
Earlier, he had watched from afar as two small figures took their leave. He couldn't hear their conversation, but it looked like Zhilan had kissed He Teng, who didn't push her away.
He had thought He Teng and Zhilan had reconciled, but out of nowhere He Teng had called him to take Zhilan away, and once again, forbidden Zhilan from seeking him out at the troop.
