The twilight deepened.
When Lu Tong returned to the Medical Officer Institute, the lights in the lodging house had already been extinguished.
The Qingfeng carriage had dropped her off at the entrance to the Medical Officer Institute, and it wasn't until the driver saw Lu Tong enter the gate that he left. Chang Jin seemed to have already returned to the lodging house to sleep, and there wasn't a soul in the yard.
It was only after she had walked around the long corridor that Lu Tong reached the entrance of her room; there she saw Lin Danqing holding a lantern in one hand and an empty washbasin in the other, coming in from outside. Upon seeing Lu Tong, she cleared her throat and casually said, "I just came back from washing clothes." Then she pushed the door open and went in ahead.
Lu Tong watched her retreating figure, understanding in her heart.
