The fifteenth day of the eighth month, evening.
Zhang Suannai stood by the roadside on campus with the two sisters. A tiny car in fresh pastel colors drove up.
Zhang Suannai hurriedly waved.
"Hey!"
The little car flashed its lights, then plunged into a marked parking space by the road.
Zhang Suannai rushed over.
"Long time no see!"
"Oh! Your hair grew back?"
Chen Banxia answered with a beaming smile and got out of the car. She glanced at its rear and saw that it stuck out past the line a little, so she walked behind it, lifted its rear end, and shifted it into place. Only then did she open her arms to Zhang Suannai.
The two embraced.
"Did you miss me?"
"I missed you to death..."
"After the gala tonight, want to go out for skewers and a couple of drinks?"
"I was thinking the same thing..."
A few meters away, Ning Qing and Xiaoxiao stood at the edge of the sidewalk. The sisters exchanged a look, their faces expressionless.
The four of them started toward the stadium.
Chen Banxia and Zhang Suannai walked in front, chatting happily. The sisters followed behind in silence.
"Suannai, what year are you in?"
"One year ahead of Qingqing and the others."
"What year is Qingqing in again...?"
"Qingqing's in the same year as Chen Shu."
"What year is Chen Shu in again...?"
"You don't even know what year your own brother is in?"
"Nope..."
"They're in their fourth year. I'm in my fifth."
"You're already in your fifth year!" Chen Banxia looked surprised. "Doesn't that mean you don't have classes anymore?"
"Nope. Lots of my classmates have gone off to internships." Zhang Suannai paused. "But I don't need to go anywhere. I just have to get the Sword Sect to stamp