The days following the college entrance exam were all scorchingly sunny.
Xie Qingci hadn't moved out of his rented apartment yet. After the exams, he just stayed in his room, sleeping until noon every day before getting up.
When classmates invited him to play ball or hang out, he declined. Once awake, he lay on his bed staring at the ceiling for a while before getting up to order takeout.
It was too hot during the day, and he preferred staying at home in a daze rather than going out.
The only time he'd go out was after dinner.
When it cooled down a bit, he would leave the apartment complex and wander aimlessly around the neighborhood.
Occasionally, he would go to a convenience store to buy an ice cream. By the time he finished it, he would have reached the crossroad outside the nearby new plaza.
Looking up, he could see movie recommendations and jewelry ads flashing across the large electronic screens.
Yu Xia's face smiled at him from the screen.
