Chapter 36: Late at Night
Chapter 36: Late at Night
When they returned home, it was already nearly two o’clock.
The quiet residential complex was silent, only the dim yellow streetlights on both sides and the starry sky above.
Xu Qing walked ahead with his hands in his pockets, while Jiang He steadily followed behind, neither rushing nor slowing down, with no sound of footsteps at all.
Even though they were walking together, Xu Qing felt as if he was the only one walking, like those times in the past when he had stayed out late partying and came home drunk by himself.
This feeling was uncomfortable.
"Can you walk a bit faster and come over here?" he spoke up, "You’re acting like a tagalong."
"I'm not a tagalong."
"Then come over here and you won't be."