Cheng Xi was somewhat speechless. Before she could even decide whether or not she was going to pick up the phone, Shen Wei had already answered it for her.

Lu Chenzhou’s cool voice could immediately be heard from the phone. “Where are you?”

Shen Wei answered for Cheng Xi. “Right outside Donglai.”

Lu Chenzhou stilled for a moment. “Give her the phone.”

Shen Wei clicked her tongue in annoyance before turning away, uninterested.

Cheng Xi turned off the speakerphone setting, and answered with a “Hello?”

Lu Chenzhou directly said, “I’m free today.”

Cheng Xi wanted to smile, but her heart was still heavy from the recent events. She sighed. “We’re going to get some grilled fish. Do you want to join us?”

“Anything’s fine with me.”

And so, the two of them sat there, waiting for Lu Chenzhou. Shen Wei had already called up the others on her phone. Because today wasn’t a weekend,...