At night, the streetlights on the river dam went out.
At Yuzhou Fourth Middle School, the night self-study session ended at half-past nine, coincidentally the same time the streetlights along He Ba Road were extinguished.
The mountain bike rode slowly, accompanied by the moonlight.
Xue Yuantong, sitting on the back seat, clutching her backpack, was unusually quiet.
Normally, she was all giggles and would always chat with Jiang Ning about class happenings.
Jiang Ning had guessed the reason, but he didn't ask.
There was a silence, and a slight chill accompanied the night breeze sweeping across their skin.
After the mountain bike descended the large dam, it arrived at the entrance to the bungalow.
Xue Yuantong hopped off the bike, unzipped her backpack, and fumbled out a white box.
She tilted her head, not looking at Jiang Ning, and pushed her arm forward, brushing the box against the hem of Jiang Ning's clothes.
