Opening the image, Su Yue studied the Rooster Feather Exotic Beast, far larger than an ordinary domestic chicken. After examining it for two seconds, her fingers flew over the screen as she typed a reply.
"I just finished tidying up and was getting ready to leave work. Looking at the picture you sent, the meat quality is excellent. Come straight to my place later—I'll make you ginseng chicken soup."
Lin Li grinned at the screen and replied, "I'm a bit far from your place right now. It'll take me more than an hour to get there."
Su Yue replied instantly, "It's fine. I'm not hungry, so there's no rush for dinner. I'll cook when you get here."
Lin Li looked up into the distance and casually took a panoramic shot of the sunset wilderness, sending it over.
Golden-red evening clouds spread across the earth, coating the withered grass in a layer of warm light.
Flocks of sparrows foraged low to the ground. Once the glow of the clouds began to fade, they immediately formed ranks and flew swiftly back toward their nests tucked between the city's buildings.
Su Yue quickly gathered the documents on her desk, locked them in the drawer, picked up her bag, and hurried out of the office building.
The evening wind was freezing. The daytime temperature had been in the teens, yet in barely half an hour, it plunged by six or seven degrees.
Cold wind wormed its way in through her collar and cuffs. Su Yue instinctively pulled up her jacket zipper and hunched her shoulders inward against the chill.
Before the sky turned completely dark, she hurried to the parking area, swung onto her white scooter, fastened her helmet clasp, and tightened the chin strap.
The scooter gave a soft hum as it smoothly