By the end of October, Shanghai was slowly starting to cool down.

The next morning, they woke to a light rain pattering outside the window.

Xu Ye and Chen Qingqing scrambled out of bed and drove to a school cafeteria for breakfast. Afterward, Xu Ye dropped her off at the foot of her teaching building.

"Wear more layers. Don't catch a cold."

"I know~"

"I'll get going."

Chen Qingqing waved and smiled happily. "Drive safe."

She watched Xu Ye drive away. Just as she was about to pick up her phone and post something in the group chat, Shen Xinyi and Jiang Yu came running over from not far off.

Shen Xinyi handed Chen Qingqing her textbook with a wicked grin. "Looks like somebody slept well last night. You look more awake than usual."

"Hmph~" Chen Qingqing took the textbook with a coy little huff and started off toward the classroom.

Shen Xinyi and Jiang Yu followed behind her, grumbling. "Zhang Ruowei's even worse. It's this late and she's still not back. She isn't going to skip class, is she?"

"Probably not. She knows they're taking attendance today."

Xu Ye had just pulled up at the school gate when he saw a familiar car heading his way. They both stopped. Zhao Ming lowered his window and grinned. "What are you doing here today?"

"What's this…?"

"Oh, I'm dropping her off for class first. Wait for me by the curb."

Xu Ye nodded and pulled over to the side of the road. Zhao Ming dropped Zhang Ruowei off and was back at the school gate soon after.

They both got out of their cars and ran under the eaves. Rainwater kept dripping from the roof tiles to the ground, and the passing cars hurried by, as if the rain had put the world on fast-forward.

Xu Ye grinned. "Look at you. Things are moving pretty fast with Zhang Ruowei, huh?"

"Honestly, I'm still not used to it." Zhao Ming yawned. "She's way too wild. We didn't go to sleep until after one last night. I'm dead tired."

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