Almost immediately after splitting up with Ye Chu, Wu You shook off the Person-Eaters chasing her. She couldn't help marveling: sometimes, Ye Chu's luck was a blessing for the people around him.
She returned to their original spot. Ye Chu was nowhere to be seen, but by sheer chance, she ran into Pei Yanchuan.
"Wu You!" Pei Yanchuan spotted her too and jogged over. "Where's Ye Chu? Did I cause trouble again? Is he okay?"
When Wu You said nothing, Pei Yanchuan grew even more anxious. "Where did he go?"
Wu You frowned, anxiety written across her face. "I don't know either. We split up just now, and I don't know where he is. But as long as he's okay, he'll definitely come back here. Right now, though..."
Wu You didn't finish, but Pei Yanchuan understood what she meant: Ye Chu had probably run into trouble.
"Could we call him now?" Wu You suggested, only to reject the idea herself a moment later. "No. If Ye Chu's surrounded by Person-Eaters, that'll be the end of him."
As she spoke, something suddenly occurred to her. She looked at Pei Yanchuan and asked, "How did you know my phone number?"
Pei Yanchuan froze. "Isn't it on everyone's phone? Your number was there the first time I opened mine."
Wu You froze too. "No, neither Ye Chu nor I had it."
"Huh?" Pei Yanchuan scratched his head in confusion. "Maybe they set it up that way because they were worried the five of us would never manage to get in touch."
"That's certainly possible." The two quickly convinced themselves, while the live comments erupted.
[How is that possible? Haven't they always had to meet before they could use the phone? Am I remembering wrong?]
[I remember them having to meet before they could