I took her things and carefully looked her over. She snorted with a laugh, "How about it? Do I look fierce enough? Isn't the weight loss significant?"
"Are you serious? It's not good for the heart to lose and gain weight so abruptly."
"As a woman, one should be a bit harsh on oneself."
"What's that got to do with anything? Let's go."
I drove towards the Zhonglu Building. Fei said, "I want to go back to school and stay for a few days."
"Huh?" I glanced at her. The car just arrived at a crossroads when the red light came on, stopping us.
"Don't even mention it, Xiaodan's boyfriend didn't do well on his postgraduate entrance exams. He didn't go home for winter break and stayed here to look for a job; she stayed as well, and it's quite scary for her to live alone in the dormitory. She insisted that I come back to keep her company."
"What about me then? You promised her already? She's grown-up enough, staying in the school, not out there. What's there to fear?"
