That was when Lu Mi appeared.
Wearing Grandma's clothes, he swayed as he stood in front of Cheng Cheng, still struggling to speak clearly:
"Smoking... bad..."
Grandma and Cheng Cheng had taught him to read.
The cigarette pack said: Smoking is harmful to your health.
The two thugs froze, then burst out laughing and tried to strip Lu Mi out of his old-lady outfit.
Cheng Cheng hadn't recognized him at first. Only when he saw Lu Mi turn his palm over and sensed him gathering spiritual energy did he scramble up, shove the thugs aside, and pull him away.
They ran all the way back to Grandma's house. Lu Mi stared at him and said, one word at a time, "Go. To. School."
He needed to learn, to make his way out of this place.
Cheng Cheng gazed at the sea and laughed. "You were so adorable back then. Nothing like how aloof you are now."
Lu Mi still couldn't remember. He had no idea what lay hidden beneath all those smiles.
"Tell me about that," he said, finally bracing himself. "The part with the flowers, the moonlight, and the vows of eternal love."
Cheng Cheng's laughter cut off abruptly.
Two seconds later, he started laughing again. Whatever had come to mind made him double over, seemingly unable to catch his breath, his hair falling forward to hide his face.
Just then, night fell over Wonderful Dream.
The staff had said that a spectacular sight would appear after nightfall.
Cheng Cheng stopped laughing and raised his head.
Everything around them was silent and impossible to make out, like the primordial chaos at the birth of the world.
Gradually, the seawater beneath the bridge began to give off an increasingly bright blue glow.
"Lu Mi," Cheng Cheng said, "look up."
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