The farther the sun dropped, the more Chenghai and Zhenlan started moving like they were racing against the clock.
Which, to be fair, they probably were.
But as much as they were trying to hurry up and glancing up at the sky like the position of the sun might change at any given moment, they also weren't stopping.
Which really was indicative of just how my day was going.
Yuche could see it, Lingyun could see it... I could see it.... leaving home was a massive mistake and yet, somehow, Chenghai and Zhenlan still acted like downtown Rongdu was one good shopping trip away from becoming a reasonable place to live.
"We hit two more stores," Chenghai announced as he adjusted another duffle bag over his shoulder.
"Nope."
The word came out immediately just the way I intended it to be: flat, simple, and very much final.
