The sky grew darker and darker, the ink-like clouds so heavy they seemed ready to collapse.
"Crack!"
On the way back to the zoo by taxi, a bolt of lightning streaked across the pitch-black sky followed by a thunderous roar. Then, raindrops the size of soybeans started pelting down, forming a massive curtain of rain with a startling intensity.
Fang Ye felt relieved, thinking, what good fortune to have returned early with such heavy rainfall!
Otherwise, hailing a taxi would have been inconvenient if it had been any later.
He instructed the driver to take the car directly into the zoo and stop near the dormitory building. Then, he and Lan Li dashed back in a frenzy, getting soaked in just that short moment.
Back at the dormitory, Fang Ye breathed a sigh of relief, wiped off the rainwater, and cautioned Lan Li, "Hurry back, take a shower, and change clothes. Don't catch a cold."
"Okay!" Lan Li obediently agreed, her heart sweet and delighted.