Li Xuanyu pressed her lips together in a smile, already imagining Candy sweeping the restroom while grumbling nonstop.
"Hahaha, making her sweep the restroom is really asking a lot of her."
"Don't worry. When she's with her classmates, she'll only complain a little." Mo Jingchun shook his head unconcernedly.
Six months ago, Mo Jingchun wouldn't have been so sure.
But things were different now. From the moment Candy chose to live at school like her classmates, it had been clear that her personality would grow more like theirs.
Mo Jingchun had seen the dormitory conditions at No. 2 High School last year, when he picked Candy up for the winter break. They weren't exactly awful, but they weren't good either—nothing like the conditions at home.
Six students shared a room. In some of the more run-down dormitories, an ancient wall-mounted air conditioner hung above the window.
That was only natural. No. 2 High School was an old school in Huo County with a history spanning several decades. Many of its buildings were older than he was, and the dormitory buildings were older still. They had been reinforced against earthquakes several times.
"Besides, it's just sweeping a restroom. Who went through school without ever having to do that?"
"I never did."
In an instant, Mo Jingchun was at a loss. That had come back to bite him awfully fast.
"Ahem. Most... most students have swept restrooms."
Just then, the phone in Mo Jingchun's pocket began to buzz.
"You are my darling, a woman like a rose..."
The distinctive ringtone made Li Xuanyu burst out laughing.
The next second, the smile vanished from Li Xuanyu's face.
She noticed Mo Jingchun looking at the incoming call with a grave expression, his brows raised as if lost in thought.
"Li Qianqian?" Li Xuanyu read