Qiu Bufan had gone to get her hair done and stayed in the salon for hours without coming out.
Night fell, and the night market opened with it.
"That barbecue smells amazing." Lu Mi took a deep sniff. "When Yi Wen comes back, let's have another barbecue feast!"
They wove between all sorts of stalls selling grilled snacks, flowers, and exquisite little trinkets.
They also saw young couples strolling hand in hand and taking pictures of each other, and a performer playing an organ who drew a large crowd.
Though no one could see or hear them, simply walking like this and sharing whatever new things they spotted with each other was wonderful enough.
"Wow! Look, look, look!" Lu Mi pointed at a building across the river, where LED lights created animated effects on the walls.
Flowers kept drifting down and changing across its walls, a dazzling array of colors that looked utterly dreamlike.
As a country tabby cat, he had probably never been to the city. This was his first time seeing anything like it, and he found it especially novel.
Roman rested his head in his hands and leaned against the railing, but his gaze was on a stadium in the distance.
Lu Mi followed his gaze. The stadium's walls were mostly glass. No lights were on inside, so it probably hadn't opened yet and looked rather dim.
But Roman said, "It looks like candy foil."
Indeed, with the lights shining on it, its texture resembled the glittering foil wrapped around candy.
The evening breeze by the river brushed over Lu Mi and Roman. Behind them lay a bustling world full of everyday life.
Looking at the lights reflected in Roman's eyes, Lu Mi suddenly understood what he had meant when he said, "I wish I could die