Monday morning, when Qingran went downstairs for breakfast, she saw only Xie Ying'an at the table, peeling eggshells, but her brother and Song Shize were nowhere to be seen.
Xie Ying'an seemed to know who Qingran was looking for, he put the cleanly peeled egg on the plate in front of Qingran, and said, "Li Qingmo and Song Shize haven't gotten up yet. When I went to check on them, they were still snuggled together asleep."
Last night, when Qingran and Xie Ying'an were preparing to go for a walk, her brother was rushing Song Shize to go home, but Song Shize stubbornly refused to leave.
Li Qingmo, cornered, coolly retorted: "Only you can sleep on my bed, but I can't sleep on yours?"
Qingran and Xie Ying'an exchanged glances, not understanding what wild words Song Shize was uttering.
It seemed to embarrass Li Qingmo though, as he told Song Shize to shut up and reluctantly agreed to let him stay over for the night.
