Nearing noon, Ye Lingran ordered a bowl of noodles at a small eatery in the bookstore city, quickly settling her lunch. She also ordered an iced coffee and spent the entire day inside the bookstore. The book she chose in the morning was finished by a bit after three in the afternoon. Approaching six o'clock, Ye Lingran was halfway through her second book but noticed it was getting late. Though reluctant to part with the book in her hands, it wasn't polite to keep Su Wantang, an elder, waiting too long. So she took a photo of the pages she'd read with her phone, planning to buy it another time. After all, it's inappropriate to bring a book along when visiting. Once she'd taken the photo, she returned the book to its original place and left the bookstore, hailed a cab by the roadside, heading to the Yun Family Villa.
