Full Moon Celebration

"Brother, you really aren't eating?"

"I just came back from a banquet. How could I possibly eat any more? Hurry up and eat!"

"Mmm, then I'll eat it all!"

Li Juan was truly hungry. One dish, one soup, and a serving of braised meat vanished like a whirlwind sweeping away the clouds; she did not even leave a drop of broth.

After watching the girl finish, Li Ye casually asked, "Did you see Older Sister come to my house today?"

Li Juan answered offhandedly, "I saw Older Sister's car parked at the entrance. When you arrived just now, it hadn't... left yet."

Li Juan grew awkward halfway through her sentence.

When she had waited for Li Ye earlier, she had clearly said she was tired from cycling and had happened to stop at the mouth of the alley to rest. Yet she had seen Li Yue's car at Li Ye's door and still had not gone in. Wasn't that "passing one's own door without entering"?

How dare you lie to your older brother? Was your skin itching for a beating?

Yet Li Ye seemed not to have caught on. He merely said to Li Juan, "Then go back with your Older Sister! She has to return to Zhongguancun anyway. Don't ride your bike in this pitch-black darkness."

Li Yue and Yang Yumin still lived in Zhongguancun, very close to Beijing University. One car could take both of them home.

But Li Juan stubbornly shook her head. "No, Brother. My bike has a light. I'll be back in just over half an hour, and I can walk off the food on the way."

"Fine, then!"

Li Ye did not force Li Juan again. He only had the restaurant owner pack up a serving of braised meat for her to bring back