Bang!
Yawen's cheek took a punch, the force just right to make her feel pain without causing injury.
"...Ah?"
She lifted her hand, touching the spot where she had been hit.
Her face felt fiery hot.
"Controlling the force is such a hassle," Li Aozi said, rubbing his hands together irritably, "Does it hurt? Are you sober now?"
Yawen looked up at Li Aozi, her eyes shimmering. She looked at him with a hurt expression, as if asking 'why did you hit me'.
"Sometimes your thinking is too rigid, and I don't know what to do. I can only say, perhaps this is the flaw of a Society Citizen."
Li Aozi grabbed her and they both sat down on some steps nearby.
"Over here, Yawen, sit down."
Yawen, puzzled, yet obediently fixed her skirt and sat beside him.
Li Aozi lifted his hand, instinctively making a smoking gesture, but he had quit smoking for too long and had no cigarettes, so he gave up, looking ahead and saying:
