It felt like his heart was pierced by a sharp object as a stabbing pain surfaced and his throat turned sore.
He instinctively lowered his eyelids to hide the flash of anguish in his eyes.
The three women in front of him were still giggling away, but he was in no mood to continue listening. He stood up silently and left.
...
Without even noticing that the people in front of them were gone, the three women continued to chat while huddled around Tang Huahua's phone.
After about ten minutes, Bo He and Tang Huahua wanted to go to the restroom, so the two of them got up and left. Just then, Ji Yi inadvertently looked up and realized that He Jichen and Han Zhifan were no longer there.
"Huh? Where's He Xuezhang and his friend?" Tang Huahua's gaze happened to look over at the empty sofa and couldn't help but wonder.