The next morning, Qin Yuji was woken up by the sound of a ringing cell phone.
Tuning her ear to identify whose phone it was, Qin Yuji reached out and nudged Chi Jingxuan, "Answer the phone..."
Only then did Chi Jingxuan wake up, answering the call with his eyes still closed. In an instant, he held the phone to Qin Yuji's ear, "It's for you."
Sitting up doubtfully and looking at the screen, which displayed the name "Yichen," Qin Yuji gently called out, "Yichen, what's wrong?"
His voice carried an indescribable weariness as Mo Yichen apologized, "Yuji, I wanted to ask, yesterday was your birthday, did Xinran reach out to you?"
Her face clouded with a hint of sadness, Qin Yuji shook her head, "No. But she sent someone to deliver a gift to me. I checked the sender's address; it was sent from within the city."
After Qiao Xinran left, Mo Yichen had turned M City upside down but hadn't found her. Neither airport nor train station records showed Qiao Xinran's name.
