Afternoon.
Houhai.
The alley was packed with people and cars.
Dong Xuebin couldn't stand the noise. It was too chaotic, so he called out to Aunt Zheng, Big Sister Ci, and the others before returning to the courtyard himself.
He went inside.
He shut the door.
He put on a movie.
Hoping to block out the noise that way, Dong Xuebin put his gloves back on and continued eating Duck Neck. He even turned the movie's sound system up to full volume. The heavy bass immediately boomed through the study in the East Room, muffled but atmospheric. He could no longer hear the honking and cursing outside very clearly. He propped his legs up on the computer desk, finding "peace and quiet" through another method.
Ten minutes...
Half an hour...
An hour...
He had already watched half the movie before, so it ended quickly.
Dong Xuebin checked the time. It was already past two, so he turned off the music playing over the end credits.
The moment the sound disappeared, waves of honking immediately assaulted his ears again. Dong Xuebin froze slightly, and his expression darkened!
It had been over an hour already!
What was going on? Was the alley still blocked?
So those cars still hadn't moved after all this time??
Dong Xuebin's temper flared as well. There was nothing he could do about it—the frequency of this kind of noise was too chaotic. Science had shown that it could affect people's moods and even cause illness. It was called noise pollution. After listening to it for so long, how could he not be annoyed? He had already been bored stiff at home these past two days. He had been especially happy just to chat with the two new neighbors. That showed how stifled he had been. He was