The taxi ride to the hotel was very quiet.
The car slowly wound its way through the brightly lit commercial streets. It looked lively outside, but inside the car, it was as calm as plain water.
After a few intersections, the car stopped in front of the hotel.
No one said much. They walked to the front desk and headed straight to their rooms.
Su Muzhi and Lin Yilin shared a room.
Zhang Juntang and Lin Lan shared a room.
Lin Zhu and Jiang Linyuan each had their own room.
"You said it just like that, right in front of your sister?"
Once they entered the room, Su Muzhi spoke first.
"Mm."
Lin Yilin nodded and sat on the bed.
Then the two of them fell silent again.
After a while, Lin Yilin spoke with an indescribable grievance and loneliness in her voice:
"Senior Sister Su, can you give Senior Brother to me?"
"Why?"
"Because... I can't compete with you, Senior Sister."
Lin Yilin lay on the bed, staring helplessly at the ceiling.
Senior Sister Su was too terrifying.
In front of her, Lin Yilin could never hold her head up.
"Heh-heh..."
Su Muzhi smiled.
"I thought you'd say something like he wasn't worthy of me."
"I couldn't say that."
Lin Yilin muttered.
"But I can say it so boldly."
Su Muzhi smiled at her, her face glowing under the light.
"Even in front of him, I'd say the same thing. He isn't worthy of me."
"Don't put Senior Brother down like that! Aren't you afraid he'll run away someday?"
Lin Yilin slapped the bed as though she were slapping Su Muzhi.
"I'm not afraid. He won't run away."
Su Muzhi said indifferently, "He is my other half, my spouse."
"That's so cheesy."
Lin Yilin said.
"Heh-heh, you think it's