"So smart," he said.
"I'm going back," she said.
"You dare."
"You... you..."
"Do you see the house up ahead?" he asked.
An Ning looked ahead and indeed saw a building with a red dome. "I see it."
"Come over."
"Are you there?" she asked.
"I'm not."
An Ning was so frightened she didn't know if he was telling the truth or not. "Why are you asking me to go if you're not there?"
"So much nonsense."
An Ning shut up and ran towards the red house.
Soon the stone road came into view, with its neatly trimmed shrub-lined path.
She went up the steps and pushed open the door.
A wave of coolness hit her face, not from an air conditioner but a breeze carrying the scent of fresh grass.
Yu Jingchen stood in front of her, holding a bottle of soda with a cool mist rising from it.
An Ning, without a word, headed straight for the soda. "Thank you, thank you..."
Just as she was about to take it, Yu Jingchen moved his hand away, and she grabbed at nothing.