Cui Yang regretted it a little as soon as he stepped outside. What on earth had he been thinking?
Instead of staying comfortably in his dorm at midday, he had actually come out to return a book to the library.
Cui Yang sighed and headed outside.
He held the book over his face to shield himself from some of the scorching UV rays.
He had barely taken two steps out of the dorm when someone grabbed his wrist.
Cui Yang wondered who on earth was blocking his way.
Whoever it was didn't seem to mind the blazing sun, standing there tugging at him.
He looked up and discovered it was Professor Si Ang Anderson, who had given them a lecture the previous afternoon.
Once he saw it was Professor Anderson, Cui Yang's attitude improved considerably. He quickly nodded in greeting:
"Professor Anderson, did you come here to sunbathe in this heat?"
Si Ang looked up at Cui Yang, a little unsure whether he was the boy who had competed with him for a book at noon.
But his build, looks, and clothes all seemed to match.
Si Ang frowned without saying anything.
Cui Yang was roasting beside him and was just about to say he needed to hurry to the library.
Then he heard Si Ang say:
"Did you borrow this book from the library at noon?"
Cui Yang had no idea why Si Ang was asking him this.
Still, he answered honestly:
"Yes, Professor Anderson, I did borrow this book from the library at noon, so I'm on my way to return it now."
Si Ang felt a little disappointed. His first close-up look at Cui Yang had confirmed that he wasn't Richie.
Si Ang wondered whether he missed Richie so much that he had started hallucinating, seeing Richie