"I have something to tell you, follow me."
Xu Xiangyang tossed out those words and then forcefully grabbed Lin Xingjie's hand, pulling her out of the room.
"Where, where are we going?"
The girl followed close behind him, step by step.
"Let's go outside. We can't wake up sister, can we?"
Lin Xingjie silently agreed and followed him without a word towards the door.
"Xiangyang..."
After Xu Xiangyang pulled open the door and walked out, Lin Xingjie halted on the steps.
"I've come to apologize to you."
Xu Xiangyang turned around; the alley's streetlight illuminated the water faucet and the bluestone slabs underfoot, his voice echoing in her ears.
"Did the things we talked about tonight make you uncomfortable?"
"Yes."
Lin Xingjie crossed her arms in front of her chest and nodded without hesitation.
"I didn't realize that what you called 'important matters' were just this, utterly meaningless. Do you still insist on thinking this way?"
