He was surprised she still had the energy to worry about something like that. Xi Zirong glanced at her, then steered with one hand while picking up his phone with the other. After tapping the screen a few times, he set it aside. The rhythmic beeps of the speakerphone filled the car.
The call connected on the fourth ring. It was Teacher Wu's voice.
And so, Xu Su could only watch as Xi Zirong got them both excused from class in just a few words…
Hearing that the two of them were requesting leave together, Teacher Wu hesitated for a moment on the other end, but he quickly agreed.
The car stopped in front of a villa. Xi Zirong opened her door and unbuckled her seatbelt. "Let's go in. No one's home."
This was a gated community of villas, and it was eerily quiet. They had barely seen any other cars on the way.
"..." Xu Su didn't move for a long moment, her expression hesitant. "Whatever you want to say, can't we just say it out here?"
