Seeing Xie Xiaofeng put it that way, Nie Xiguang smiled faintly and said,
"Maybe it's just a matter of personal preference. I don't really like feeling like a monkey on display."
"Pfft!"
Xie Xiaofeng couldn't help laughing. Realizing that laughing at her wasn't very nice, she quickly covered her mouth and said quietly,
"Xiguang, that comparison is hilarious. Are you saying we've turned into monkeys?"
Nie Xiguang replied matter-of-factly, "Just look at the monkeys at the zoo. Don't tons of people gather around to watch them?"
"Anyway, I find it pretty awkward. Not everyone looks at us like a gentleman."
Xie Xiaofeng thought she made a good point, so she quickly nodded in agreement. "You're right! Let's walk faster."
Feeling Xie Xiaofeng tugging at her, Nie Xiguang realized that she was serious, so she picked up the pace.
A few minutes later, they were already twenty or thirty meters ahead of the other four, and the gap looked set to keep growing.
But Fei Siliang, Zhou Yufen, Ye Rong, and Zhang Zhen had no intention of running to catch up. They were also concerned about their appearance and couldn't very well shout after them, so they only sped up a little.
They were slow to begin with, though, so speeding up a little made almost no difference. The gap between them and Xie Xiaofeng and Nie Xiguang kept widening.
Just as Nie Xiguang and Xie Xiaofeng were about to get a whole block ahead, Wang Yue's voice suddenly called out,
"Xiguang, are these the classmates you found for the job? Why is there only one?"
Nie Xiguang stopped at once. Then she spotted Wang Yue standing outside a beverage shop with several other guys. He had an ice cream in his hand.
When Wang Yue saw Nie Xiguang and Xie