Halloween in London was far livelier than back home.
Gu Mingxuan had never been interested in this sort of activity, nor had he ever taken part in anything like it.
Li Xia was not home today. Some friends from school had invited her out, and he had no idea how late she would be staying out.
Li Cheng had gone out to play pool. Aside from playing matchmaker for the two of them, that guy's only pastime here was playing pool with the foreigners downstairs.
That left Gu Mingxuan alone, guarding an empty apartment. He sat at home with nothing to do, boredom written all over his face.
He checked the time. It was already past eleven at night. Why was Li Xia not back yet?
She had not told him where she was going, so Gu Mingxuan did not know where to look for her.
He stood and walked to the window, looking out at the street below.
Because it was Halloween, the streets were still bustling despite the late hour. Children in all kinds of strange costumes wandered everywhere, asking for candy.
So this was what it felt like when you liked someone and could not see them.
He could not help recalling how he had once kept avoiding Li Na.
Perhaps his actions really had hurt her, but he did not regret them.
Some people were not meant to know each other. Some were only suited to being friends.
Some were suited to dating, while some were suited to getting married and living together.
Some people... were suited to everything.
People who could become boyfriend and girlfriend could also become friends.
But people who could only be friends could not become boyfriend and girlfriend.
The difference between the two lay in a dividing line.
One person could