"Yuan Su! Come save us! We can't handle this!"
Only when Nie Yang's shout came from outside did the intimate atmosphere break.
Yuan Su straightened and pointed at the rather bulky desktop computer on the desk, his tone returning to its usual casual, slightly lazy drawl.
"The computer password is your birthday. There are snacks in the cabinet behind you. Nie Yang and the others bought a random bunch, so I don't know if you'll like them. Pick whatever you want. If none of them suit you, I'll buy you something else later. Watch a movie if you get bored. Wait for me to come back."
At the door, he stopped again.
He glanced back, as though he still couldn't quite leave her without worrying.
The girl was curled up in the oversized office chair, her eyes sparkling and her little face flushed pink. She looked almost impossibly sweet and well-behaved.
Yuan Su's Adam's apple bobbed. "Don't wander off, all right?"
"Okay, I won't."
Pu Yu nodded obediently, cupping the glass of water in both hands as she smiled at him, her eyes curving.
The door clicked shut.
The office fell quiet again.
Pu Yu sat in the chair and slowly turned halfway around before her heartbeat finally began to settle.
She set down her water, took hold of the mouse, and gave it a gentle nudge.
The screen lit up, bringing up the password field.
Even though Yuan Su had told her, her heart still gave an involuntary tremble when her fingers hovered over the keyboard.
She typed in the string of numbers.
1231.
Her birthday.
With a beep, the computer unlocked and loaded the desktop.
The instant she saw the wallpaper, Pu Yu froze.
It was a landscape photo of fairly low resolution. It showed the river in