Typhoon, Rainy Night

"Oh, oh, sorry. I shouldn't have asked that."

"It's fine. It's nothing, really. Isn't getting divorced perfectly normal?" Mei Hui looked unconcerned.

"True enough. So, don't your parents live with you?" Su Yang didn't know what else to ask, so he casually looked for something to chat about. Otherwise, sitting in a pitch-black house and staring awkwardly at each other would have been rather uncomfortable.

Mei Hui shook her head. "My parents don't live here. They live in a small place in Qiutian County in the northeast. That's my hometown."

"Oh, oh." Su Yang nodded. "Do you usually work in this city or in Tokyo?"

"I work in Yamanashi Prefecture."

"That's pretty far."

"It's not too bad. There are dedicated express trains, electric trains, buses, and so on between here and Yamanashi Prefecture, so transportation is quite convenient. Besides, I'm planning to buy a small car for commuting in a few days."

"That works. Having a car makes it more convenient to go anywhere."

Mei Hui nodded and stared at Su Yang.

For a moment, Su Yang didn't know what else to talk about either. Their eyes met, and Mei Hui shyly brushed back her hair.

The main issue was that it was pitch-dark, their phones had no signal, and they had only just met. Mei Hui was also the gentle, domestic type. If she had been an outgoing, cheerful girl, he would have had plenty to talk about.

Su Yang didn't have much experience dealing with a gentle, divorced female teacher like Mei Hui, so he suddenly had no idea what to talk about.

When Su Yang didn't ask questions, Mei Hui stayed silent as well. The two of them simply sat there awkwardly, staring at each other.

A few seconds later, Su Yang looked at Mei Hui's work