The streetlights stretched the shadows of the three people and one cat into long, crooked shapes across the sidewalk.
Lin Xi still held a huge handful of skewers, her mouth stuffed full and her cheeks working as she walked.
She chewed for quite a while before turning to look at Chen De behind her.
"Sister Su, are we going out to have fun tomorrow too?"
Chen De kept both hands in his pockets and thought for a moment.
"Probably, but I need to ask the others first."
"Ask who? Aren't we going to see Sister Xia Luo tomorrow?"
"No, Yue Jianbai and the others."
Lin Xi paused with a skewer at her lips and blinked.
"Sister Bai?"
"Mm."
Only then did she lower her head and bite off a piece of meat, speaking indistinctly around it.
"That works too."
After another couple of steps, she asked again.
"But will Sister Bai be treating us?"
Chen De turned to look at her.
"Do you have any ambitions besides eating?"
"Sure."
Lin Xi swallowed what was in her mouth and answered without hesitation.
"Drinking."
Chen De rolled his eyes at her, not bothering to reply.
She turned to Qin Luoyu beside her.
Qin Luoyu walked quietly, holding a stick of cotton candy.
She had already eaten half of the fluffy mass, leaving a lopsided shape that was nearly sliding off its bamboo stick.
"What about you, Lingling? Any thoughts?"
Qin Luoyu looked up, her purple eyes glinting faintly under the lights.
She moved the cotton candy to her left hand, took her phone out of her pocket with her right, and lowered her head to type a line.
Lingling: I'll listen to you.
Lin Xi leaned over to look and immediately took issue with it.
"Lingling, can't you have an opinion of