On the way, I drove Man Qianshan back to school; the girl in a dress waved at me and only entered the school gates after watching my car leave.
In the rearview mirror, Gu Ningyue watched that lively, youthful figure fade away, then silently took out her phone and called Ling Tianyou: "Hello?"
"Missing me after just two or three hours apart?" Ling Tianyou, on the other end of the screen, had a playful smile.
Gu Ningyue played along: "Yes! I miss you. Are you busy now?"
Ling Tianyou glanced at the mountain of documents piled on his desk, yet he said to Gu Ningyue: "Not busy, what's up?"
Gu Ningyue shared with Ling Tianyou some information she'd just heard from Man Qianshan, then continued: "Is it true that the support behind Jin Chenglong has given up on him? Could there still be secret connections, and they're still shielding him?"
