"What time did you leave, and what time did you return?" Zhao Xun asked Liu Mei. "Did you run into anyone on the way?"
Jiang Shuai hadn't seen any envy on Zhao Xun's face, and he pursed his lips in disappointment.
"We left at eleven thirty and came back at twelve," Liu Mei answered quietly. "It was just Jiang Shuai and me. We didn't run into anyone."
"She gets shy if anyone sees us together, so we avoid other people when we go on dates," Jiang Shuai couldn't help interjecting.
Zhao Xun didn't even look at Jiang Shuai. He continued asking Liu Mei, "Did you go near the suspension bridge?"
"No." Liu Mei hastily shook her head. "We only took a walk in the little grove near the apartment building. We didn't go far."
There was a small grove not far from the apartment building. The air was fresh, and it wasn't very large.
It really was a good place for a date.
There was no need to worry about getting lost or encountering wild animals. With the trees providing cover, a young couple could get affectionate without anyone seeing them.
Zhao Xun finally looked at Jiang Shuai. "Is that right?"
"Yeah!" Jiang Shuai nodded repeatedly. "We were only out for half an hour, and we only walked around the grove. We didn't go anywhere else."
"You two never separated along the way?" Fan Xiaodan suddenly asked.
"Of course not." Jiang Shuai widened his eyes. "We only get half an hour a day for a date, and even that feels too short. Why would I want to leave her?"
Both of Liu Mei's ears had turned bright red, but she still nodded.
Zhao Xun acknowledged that, then asked Jiang Shuai, "Grandma Feng said earlier that Liu Mei went back to