The rain of red tears gradually faded.
A sparse drizzle drifted on the wind.
He sat leisurely in a gazebo built from wooden planks, eating watermelon.
WALL-E had yet to return, and the stopover had yet to end, giving him plenty of time to slack off.
After releasing all the Beedrill from the Hive Carriage to hunt beasts nearby and replenish the train's food supplies, Ye Qiyan decided to take an afternoon nap here.
Beside him, Red Tears fluttered her demonic wings, keeping every stray drop of the thin drizzle outside.
Rain outside, shelter within.
Even without lying on the Sweet Dream Bed, Ye Qiyan felt exceptionally peaceful in this wonderful setting.
He was not worried about oversleeping and missing the departure, either.
He handed his pocket watch to Red Tears; she would wake him when the hour hand reached twelve.
Some time later~
Ding, ding~
Half asleep, Ye Qiyan heard a chat notification chime beside his ear.
He opened his eyes. The drizzle had stopped, and at some point, the bright moon had risen high overhead.
He took the pocket watch from Red Tears' hand and checked the time.
[22:38:18]
Yawning, Ye Qiyan shook his head helplessly.
"Hah~ Bothering someone's rest this late. Good thing I don't get cranky when I wake up."
He brought up the system Light Screen. In the friends interface, someone's avatar was blinking faintly.
Shangguan Yingxue: ["Are you there?"]
Such a familiar exchange. It seemed Shangguan Yingxue always opened with "Are you there?"
["No."]
Inside her train, an exhausted Shangguan Yingxue froze at the reply on her Light Screen.
["Oh... is this an automatic reply? Please reply when you see this."]
"..."
Speechless, he pressed a hand to his forehead, then tapped out a line of text and sent it through the