In the long, ink-dark night, scattered neon lights glimmered along both banks of the river.
Fine snowflakes drifted down from the vast, boundless night sky, while faint ripples spread across the broad, placid river.
The murmur of water came vaguely from afar, echoing with the rustling of the breeze brushing through the treetops.
Quiet and peaceful.
"This fish is pretty big. It'll definitely smell amazing once it's grilled." Hu Kuang tossed the fish he had just caught from the Luo River onto a clean stone slab and chuckled.
"What does a fish being big have to do with whether it'll taste good grilled?" Yao Ziyue rolled her eyes, then eagerly handed Yu Wei a bottle of Cola. "The most important thing is Sister Yu Wei."
Yu Wei accepted the Cola with only a smile, focusing on turning the food over the fire. The bonfire blazed brightly, giving off a warm glow and casting hazy shadows all around.
"Do you think... the boss and the others have noticed us?" She looked toward the tall bridge spanning the Luo River in the distance and instinctively lowered her voice.
Vaguely, two people could be seen taking a slow walk across the bridge, looking no different from ordinary people.
"Probably not." Elina held a Magic Phone in her hand, its screen displaying the distant bridge.
The Magic Phone's camera function was extremely powerful and was unaffected even in the dim night.
"Definitely not. We're so far away, after all." Yao Ziyue spoke with absolute certainty.
Time moved on.
After Gu Yunxi and Jiang Wanshang ran into Luo Chuan and Yao Ziyan as they were heading out, they posted the news on the Magic Phone.
The more familiar customers in Origin Mall had created a group chat, mainly to discuss news about Luo Chuan and