In the living room.
Lu Chuan, Su Ming, and Su Xiaoting were all seated on the sofa, their faces steeped in silence.
Before long, Cheng Xinyao returned home. Seeing the three with their dejected expressions, she asked, puzzled, "What's wrong with all of you?"
Glancing at Su Xiaoting, Su Ming said, "Xiaoting, why don't you go upstairs with Xinyao? I'd like to have a chat with Big Brother."
Su Xiaoting nodded, stood up, and with a serious look at Lu Chuan, said, "Big Brother Lu Chuan, thank you."
Then she went upstairs arm in arm with Cheng Xinyao.
Cheng Xinyao, wearing a puzzled expression, whispered, "Xiaoting, has something happened? Why do I feel that both your brother and Big Brother Lu Chuan look quite troubled?"
With an awkward smile, Su Xiaoting replied, "It's nothing, nothing at all. They've just... run into a bit of trouble."
