It's already eight o'clock in the evening.
It's cold at night, and the number of students lingering outside has noticeably decreased.
Mia Ginger signed in at the counselor's office and slowly headed towards the dormitory.
She took twice the usual time.
While passing by the boys' dormitory building, she unexpectedly ran into Talia Tong pacing back and forth with a tote bag.
Mia Ginger was startled for a moment, then smiled and called out, "Talia Tong."
"Hey." Talia Tong responded reflexively, saw her, and trotted over, "Why are you so late? Hey, what happened to your face?"
"I ran into some trouble on the road, and someone accidentally slapped me."
"Really?" Talia Tong leaned in to take a closer look at her face. "How unlucky you are, who's so oblivious? Seriously, it looks like the fingerprint is still there. Does it hurt? Did you get it checked?"
"I went to the nearby hospital to get some medicine, that's why I'm late." Mia Ginger showed her the plastic bag in her hand.
