Seeing the charging cable plugged into the phone in Annoying Cicada's hand as she lounged on the sofa, Lin Meng Qiu could only give up. Her own phone still had eighty percent battery anyway-
It was just that the girl felt a little uncomfortable in such a lively gathering.
Unlike Lin Meng Qiu, Wen Zhixia was in her element on occasions like this, especially with everyone being a close friend.
She put down her phone, opened the schoolbag she had brought along, and took out the script for the skit they would rehearse today.
"Let's rehearse at the Taoist's place today! Sister Wanyin said we'd all have a barbecue after rehearsals, so let's try to get through it quickly!"
"Sure, let's get started early, then-huh, aren't we still missing someone?" Xiao Yan counted heads.
"Right, Xu Zihan isn't here yet!" Qiu Yufu glanced around at everyone present.
"He should be here by now," Chen Shi'an said.
As he spoke, Chen Shi'an walked outside into the yard. Sure enough, he spotted Xu Zihan on the residential complex's sidewalk, craning his neck to look for the building number.
"Zihan, over here!" Chen Shi'an waved to him over the fence.
Xu Zihan looked toward his voice, then jogged over. "Holy crap! Daoist Master, this complex of yours is ancient. The building numbers are all faded. No wonder I couldn't find it-"
"We're all waiting for you."
"I'm here, I'm here! Your boy has arrived! Daoist Master, can I climb over this fence?"
"As long as I'm home. If you climb over when I'm not here, Fat Ink will probably scratch you."
"Are you keeping a cat or a dog here?!"
"Meow?"
The Fat Cat, who had been sprawled lazily on the lawn sunbathing, raised its head to look at him. Xu Zihan took