Bai Xiaosheng and Ron continued to drink until nine in the evening before they each went their separate ways.
The place where Bai Xiaosheng lived wasn't too far away, located right in the city center: a luxury apartment with all the amenities and a large balcony to boot.
Upon entering his home, Bai Xiaosheng, slightly intoxicated, poured himself a glass of milk and took it out to the balcony to enjoy the evening breeze.
Standing on the balcony, looking out at the Zhongjing night, Bai Xiaosheng had a sense of vertigo as if he were still in Tiannan, as if on the neighboring balcony there was a girl with long waterfall-like hair and a smile as radiant as flowers.
Bai Xiaosheng couldn't help but turn his head to look. Just then, a man clad in a big bathrobe with a scruffy beard came out, with a cigarette in his mouth, caught Bai Xiaosheng's eye, looked startled, then grinned and said, "Brother, enjoying the cool air too?"
Bai Xiaosheng didn't utter a word and turned back inside.
