Chen De stood before the floor-to-ceiling window with a glass of plain water.
The sunshine outside was lovely.
Pedestrians walked down the street in twos and threes, with the occasional car passing by.
He took a sip of water.
"Ah, another uneventful day."
Qin Luoyu stood beside him, her long gray hair falling neatly behind her shoulders.
Her expression was so earnest, it was as though she had just heard some profound insight into life.
She nodded with great solemnity, and quite vigorously at that.
Chen De turned to glance at her.
"What are you nodding for?"
Qin Luoyu lowered her head, her fingers flying across her screen, then quickly held it up.
Lingling: I second that.
Chen De was rather puzzled.
"You don't even know what I'm reflecting on, and you're already seconding it?"
Qin Luoyu typed another line.
Lingling: Because you looked very serious when you said it.
Chen De sighed.
"I was just spacing out. The kind where your mind goes completely blank."
Qin Luoyu stubbornly kept her phone raised.
Lingling: You can be serious about spacing out, too.
Qubi crouched on the windowsill and flicked its tail.
"She means she agrees with whatever you say."
Chen De shot Qubi a glare.
"What would a cat know?"
Qubi licked its paw.
"Not only do I understand, I also understand blindly following the crowd."
Chen De coughed, just about to give these two creatures a stern lecture.
"Sister Su, what are you two whispering about by the window?"
A shout interrupted his train of thought.
"I've already got my shoes on and I'm ready to go!"
Lin Xi's voice came sailing over from the doorway.
Chen De turned around.
Lin Xi already had her shoes on, one hand braced against the doorframe and the other on her hip.