I Want You to Say One Thing

"Um... is there anything you need me to do?"

Only Shu Xiaonan and Yu Xing were on the restaurant's terrace. The sky was tinged red, adding a few more sinister notes to the scene.

The young man stood with his back to the light. Behind him, the restaurant was brightly lit, with guests mingling and chatting. Their voices drifted through the glass doors, making the terrace seem all the quieter, hidden beneath the illusion of liveliness.

Yu Xing smiled, walked over to Shu Xiaonan, and leaned against the railing. From there, he could just make out Qu Xuanqing leading Guo Tingting toward the little supermarket next door.

He watched them enter the store and disappear from sight before asking, "Have you ever hoped there was another side to this world?"

Shu Xiaonan answered cautiously, "I guess so."

She had a vague feeling that she was drawing close to some incredible truth. Perhaps everything she heard today would change her life.

But actually...

The girl scratched her head and continued before Yu Xing could respond. "I thought about it the most in middle school. You know how it is during puberty—you get a little dramatic. Besides, I really... really was a bit different from other people."

"Back then, I used to think it'd be great if the world were full of danger. I'd definitely be the protagonist, the kind who showed off and slapped people in the face."

"Oh?" Yu Xing caught her meaning and asked with interest, "You don't think that anymore?"

"In high school, I met Tingting. We sat together starting in our first year, for all three years. We were practically never apart." Shu Xiaonan smiled, too. "We agreed to go to the same university, and we both did."

"She likes looking at handsome guys, and so do