Liu Chang'an watched Bai Hui hand her diamond phone and the other prizes to the staff for safekeeping. She then joined Shangguan Dandan and Zhu Juntang again at the entrance to the resort building. He sighed softly. It seemed their little clique had taken shape; they each possessed qualities that drew the others in.
Only Zhou Shuling could fit into it. Yan Qingcheng could not. Though Yan Qingcheng and Zhu Juntang usually got along fairly well, once Shangguan Dandan—the central figure radiating the glow of wisdom pollution—joined them, a faint distance arose between Yan Qingcheng and the little group. They could no longer play together.
At that moment, Zhou Shuling was happily receiving the remaining prizes. Shangguan Dandan's roadshow was over, and the things that had not been given away naturally went to her most beloved daughter-in-law.
Liu Chang'an had set Zhou Dongdong down when he came over to speak with Zhu Juntang earlier. Now he went back to find her. It was the little girl's first time in a place like this, and everything seemed new to her.
"What are you doing?" Liu Chang'an asked.
Zhou Dongdong was at the archery range in the fitness area. There were no arrows, only bows still resting on the rack. She had a bow balanced over her head, her little feet—round from stretching her shoes—pressed against the bowstring, while the bow's back was braced against the top of her head. She looked tense and a little scared, frozen in place.
"I don't dare move. I'm a tiny bit scared," Zhou Dongdong said, forcing herself to raise her head.
Liu Chang'an could tell that Zhou Dongdong was quite strong and could support the bow with her own strength. But the bow and string were now trapping her with opposing forces. She sensed that