"What work are you doing now? Who else is in your family? From your accent, it seems you're not a local from City J. Where are you from? Do you plan to settle down in City J in the future?"
Alice Conley heard her mom ask questions as if probing household registration, and quickly said, "Mom, he has things to take care of. I'll walk him downstairs first; you can ask next time you get a chance!"
After saying this, Alice hurriedly pulled Dorian Howards along and dashed out of the Apartment Complex.
Once they reached downstairs, Alice finally let go of Dorian's hand and said, "Okay, you can go back now. I'll handle my parents. Let's just pretend nothing happened today."
"Explain? How are you going to explain? Tell your parents that there's nothing between us?" Dorian stepped closer and said, "Alice Conley, are you playing with me?"
