"You'd better keep it safe." Haruno Yukinoshita gave her sister a long look, then patted Dong Yunshan on the shoulder. "If you put her in there yourself, even I won't be able to decide for you."
Dong Yunshan accepted the key. "Okay."
"Remember to lock the door too." Yukino Yukinoshita shot Dong Yunshan a sidelong glance, pointedly adding, "So that nobody barges in without knocking and disrupts your studying."
"I'll remember."
But thinking about it carefully, Yukino Yukinoshita had been the one who closed the door earlier.
It wasn't that Dong Yunshan had failed to lock the door. Yukino Yukinoshita had failed to lock it.
The three returned to their respective rooms, and at last, the quiet night arrived... or so one might think.
The phone rang. Dong Yunshan, who had been examining the key in his hand, answered casually. "Dong Yunshan speaking."
"How's it going?" A tipsy voice came through the phone. "Your vacation life?"
"It's been fulfilling." Dong Yunshan recognized the voice. "Ms. Hiratsuka, you're still awake?"
"I'm about to sleep... hic~ I just happened to think of your situation." Shizuka Hiratsuka's voice was lazy. "Is the correction going smoothly?"
Volume 4: School Is Approaching — Chapter 144: Work and Life
"Are you drinking?" Dong Yunshan heard gulping from the other end. "Why did you suddenly ask about this?"
"Just a little." A can was crushed with a crackle. "I just suddenly realized that you can't see each other during breaks. You finally made a little progress during school, then spring break comes and it all reverts. Wouldn't that make all your effort pointless?"
"Spring break is almost over. Isn't it a little late to think of that now?"
"I've been busy."
"Teachers are busy during spring break too?" Dong Yunshan suddenly realized why. "Oh, dat—"