Yu Xiuyuan had gotten angry all on his own, then gotten over it all on his own, completely oblivious to the careful restraint and distance Yun Chuan had maintained over the past two hours.
The roasted sweet potatoes were oozing syrup. Peeling back their skins revealed golden flesh, and their sweet fragrance filled the courtyard.
Yu Xiuyuan ate with satisfaction. Once he swallowed the last bite of sweet potato, he was full. He leaned back in his chair, his eyelids beginning to droop.
He yawned, almost tearing up. "I can't stay awake... I need to go to bed."
Yun Chuan watched him get up, set down his glass of water, and stood as well.
Everyone was more or less done eating, so they simply packed everything up together.
Yun Chuan followed behind Yu Xiuyuan without drawing any closer, then silently returned to his own room.
Yu Xiuyuan was genuinely exhausted. He slept until noon the next day, and Yun Chuan only knocked on his door to wake him once lunch was ready.
Having slept too long, Yu Xiuyuan was a little groggy. He didn't fully wake up until after lunch.
Just then, Lu Jinming came over with a Date Card pinched between his fingers, chin raised as though he were bestowing some extraordinary favor. "Yu Xiuyuan, I'm asking you on a date."
Yu Xiuyuan was speechless. Did he have diamonds set in that chin?
Apparently, he wouldn't face reality until I tore him a new one.
"Fine." Yu Xiuyuan took the card and fanned himself with it. "Where are we going?"
His sudden agreement caught Lu Jinming off guard. "Fishing."
Yu Xiuyuan rolled his eyes.
Fishing again. What was with these people's obsession with fishing?
Whatever. Anywhere was the same with this guy.
"Fine. Let's go."
Yun Chuan watched them