"Thank goodness you were here," Lu Xiaoxiao said with heartfelt relief. She felt incredibly lucky.
"I'm fine."...
"Are you really okay?" Yang Jialing asked, still worried.
"You didn't twist your ankle, did you?"...
"No." Lu Xiaoxiao twisted each ankle in turn, proving she meant it.
"I'm not that unlucky."
"I just tripped."
"And you caught me again."
"How could I have gotten hurt?"...
"It's good you're not hurt." Yu Yuer still hadn't let go of Lu Xiaoxiao's arm.
"You..." She was just about to lecture Lu Xiaoxiao when she looked up and realized they'd reached the first floor. She swallowed what she'd been about to say.
Instead, she said,
"We're here."
"Let's get out of the elevator first."... They left the elevator with the crowd. As they walked, the space around them gradually opened up, and at last they had some room to themselves.
...Yu Yuer and Yang Jialing kept Lu Xiaoxiao between them, each holding one of her arms.
...Lu Xiaoxiao felt helpless, but let them do as they pleased. She knew they were protecting her in their own way.
She accepted their kindness... They finally walked out of the lobby, and the bright sunlight poured down—
"Little Deer." Yu Yuer opened her umbrella as she spoke.
"I don't think your bad luck is over yet." She tilted the umbrella slightly to shield Lu Xiaoxiao from the sun.
Yang Jialing opened her own umbrella.
"Let's check out the bookstore tomorrow."
"Hopefully we'll run into Sister Dongfang."
"Later, send Master Xiao a message or give him a call, too."
"See if he's free tomorrow..."...
"But Sister Dongfang might not come tomorrow." Yang Jialing pressed her lips together.
"If that happens, Little Deer will have to make plans with Master Xiao for two days."...
"Mm." Yu Yuer nodded.
"That's right."
"It's