A Makeshift Substitute

It was impossible to say that Su Yang felt no sadness.

A woman like Mei Hui was someone he had encountered for the first time in his life.

From letting him into the house to shelter from the rain at the very beginning, to their later intimate exchange,

Mei Hui had never shown the slightest wariness or ulterior motive toward him. She had no schemes, and was kindhearted, gentle, and virtuous.

For Su Yang, being with a woman like her had been an entirely different experience.

"Whew! I'm not thinking about it anymore." He cast aside the random thoughts in his mind, took out his phone, and sent a message in the group chat.

Su Yang: @Everyone, everyone, I'm back. I'll be there soon.

Liu Bo: Brother Yang, you're finally back!! Got any cigarettes?!

Su Yang rolled his eyes. "I've got a lighter."

Liu Bo: Damn, forget it. Hurry back. Let's return to Dongjin.

Meng Wenzhou: I was going to call a car, but Chiba got in touch with their travel agency and had a tour bus sent over to pick us up.

Su Yang: All right. I'll come meet up with you first.

Putting his phone back into his trouser pocket, Su Yang hurried toward the house where everyone was staying.

A few minutes later, he arrived at the Kawashima sisters' home.

Before he could even knock, the door opened from inside.

Zhuang Mengli pulled open the door and looked at Su Yang with the same carefree smile. "Where have you been fooling around these past two days?"

Su Yang rolled his eyes at her. "Fooling around your head. Let's go inside first."

The two entered the house. Everyone was sitting in the living room drinking tea.

When they saw Su Yang come in, everyone asked him a few