"Not walking together, just taking the same route," Kiyono Lin, pure enough to purify the air, corrected him.
"People phrase it differently," Dubian Che said.
"After studying science for four months, can't you tell the difference between 'together' and 'on the way' in terms of relationship depth?"
"Can't you walk with us?" Jiutiao Meijie pulled Dubian Che, stepped into the middle, and asked Kiyono Lin with a smile.
"Please don't stand too close to me," Kiyono Lin said, expressionless, as she moved to the other side of Dubian Che.
"So I'm the actual 'God' here," Dubian Che, who had moved back between the two, said.
No one responded to him.
