Early the next morning, when Yang Xiao woke up and reached out his hand, he found only a pillow in his arms.
He opened his eyes and didn't see Xiao Ling.
Yang Xiao got up and couldn't find Xiao Ling in the living room, study, or kitchen. As he started wondering, he found breakfast prepared on the dining table along with a note.
Yang Xiao, I have work today, so I went to work first. Eat the breakfast before you leave. Miss you!
The message was from "Ling."
Yang Xiao smiled slightly and added a line behind the note:
"Bring some night snacks tonight, and a good jug of wine too."
Yang Xiao went to take a shower, got dressed, and finished breakfast. By then, it was already ten in the morning.
Back at the library's backyard, Elder Ye was lying on a deck chair with his eyes closed, sleeping. Yang Xiao quietly walked past him.
"Hey kid, had a good time last night?"
"..."
