In the evening.
At the entrance of Burnt Rock Fourth Middle School, students dressed in school uniforms and carrying backpacks poured out of the school gates like water from a released dam, gradually dispersing. Lu Yuan walked alone among the crowd. His well-proportioned body and handsome looks, enhanced by his martial arts training, gave him an elegance that set him apart.
He bought a deep-fried starch sausage from a small stall selling fried skewers at the school gate. He stood a bit off to the side of the bus stop, eating and waiting for Lin Zhiquin's arrival. Since Cheng Peng had mentioned dating that afternoon, he hadn't waited for Lu Yuan after school and had naturally disappeared without a trace. Lu Yuan had also called home and told his mother, Zheng Qiuling, that he would have dinner out and then spend a few hours training at the martial arts hall.
