An Ning and I climbed over the wall and ran out.
She climbed over even more nimbly than I did. She didn't even pause when she landed, running like a rabbit.
When I looked back, I realized several people were stationed outside, seemingly keeping watch. The moment they saw us, they chased after us.
An Ning got onto a motorcycle and hurriedly waved me over.
I rushed over and climbed onto her motorcycle.
The bike sped off, quickly leaving everyone behind.
I didn't know where she was taking me, and I didn't ask.
All I knew was that neither she nor Du Yuwei would hurt me.
She rode fast. She hadn't had time to put on a helmet, and her loose hair streamed back, all of it whipping into my face.
"Tie it up for me."
She slowed down and handed me a hair tie.
I froze for a moment and hurriedly took it, but I didn't know how to use the thing...
I spent ages trying without success, leaving her hair sticking out everywhere...
"You can't even tie someone's hair?" she said scornfully without looking back.
"I've never done it before..."
Through the rearview mirror, I saw her smile.
She looked exactly like Du Yuwei when she smiled.
"You've never tied your girlfriend's hair?"
"No..."
She stopped the bike by the roadside and asked as she tied her hair, "Can you ride?"
I nodded.
"Then you ride. My hand hurts."
Only after she said that did I notice her hand was injured. She might have accidentally scraped it earlier; there was a bloody scratch across her palm.
"I'll take you to a clinic to get it bandaged."
She looked at me without speaking.
I looked at her too.
The atmosphere instantly grew a little awkward.
"What are you staring