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[Love Between Lines]

[Episode 9]

I might not know how his career is going,

but his character

leaves much to be desired.

He doesn't even know basic courtesy.

He won't follow Rongcheng's rules.

I'd better not run into him again,

or I won't be able to stop myself from lashing out,

and everyone will be embarrassed.

Alright.

What?

I won't let you run into him.

Try this candied fruit.

It's delicious.

I picked it up along the way.

I can no longer accept your gifts,

even if you mean well.

I'm not being kind.

I'm seducing you.

I give expecting something in return,

and I make sure to get it.

I won't marry you just because of a hat.

Don't get ahead of yourself.

I will not marry.

Then I won't kiss you either.

I almost forgot about the real matters at hand.

No, I don't want to kiss you,

even though you may need it.

That is the problem.

You need someone

who knows how to kiss.

Then, do you think you're that person?

She's not at

the casino or hotel.

Where else can she be?

Are you an NPC or a player?

Watch where you're going!

Keep staring

and I'll file a complaint against you!

What's wrong?

Is there something on my face?

Wipe your mouth.

There's a quality control issue with the hawthorn balls

from your store!

It's the first time I've had customers come for a murder mystery game,

but complain about the hawthorn balls.

Don't panic.

Let's go.

Chief Ning has lost important evidence.

Everyone must be searched.

Why are you hiding from Ning Zechen?

Follow me.

Hand it over.

There's another exit here?

This way.

Where does this path lead?

To the main hall.

It's one of the fire exits.

Let's go.

General Qin.

I'm going to find my friend now.

I'll need to prepare for the mayor's election too.

Well then, General Qin,

farewell.

Alright.

General!

It's no good.

The pocket watch you left in your office

is missing.

I took it with me.

The watch is with you?

Then I can rest easy.

However,

it shouldn't be with me anymore.

This is...

evidence of Ning Zechen's smuggling.

General,

where did you get this from?

♪ Under the streetlight, I grow increasingly weary ♪

♪ A few specks of dust drift by in the wind ♪

♪ The girl who once basked in the sunlight ♪

Hu Xiu.

General Qin,

is there anything else?

♪ Where did she go to play? ♪

♪ I don't understand either ♪

Reporter Han,

why are you helping me?

When I first became a reporter,

♪ Flicking through old chat logs ♪

everyone thought I was naive

and easy to manipulate.

♪ I just realized the replies were somewhat delayed ♪

But I have my own beliefs.

I believe in

my dreams.

♪ At the crossroads of choices, amidst the bustling crowd ♪

I believe in my intuition.

And I believe...

♪ Who hasn't paid the price and still fallen short? ♪

My intuition told me that

General Qin will win.

I will not betray my instincts,

♪ Stand with me tonight, look at the starlight ♪

nor will I betray you, General Qin.

♪ Even if we're always pushed aside by reality ♪

All the best.

♪ I know the dark clouds will still come ♪

♪ But in this world, there will always be someone ♪

[Character Background: As a rookie reporter, you were seen as naive and easily manipulated. Yet you held fast to your dreams, your intuition, and your belief in truth and justice.]

[Main Quest: First, make contact with Ning Zechen to receive specific instructions. Then, posing as a journalist, arrange a meeting with Qin Xiao to find a breakthrough.]

This line in the script...

♪ Who looks forward with the same hope as me ♪

is so cool!

Right foot.

Where did Mr. Qian go?

He's been gone for hours.

Should I go look for him?

Forget it.

When he's done having fun,

he'll show up naturally.

Look,

there he is.

Let's go.

Mr. Qian,

where have you been?

I've been looking all over for you.

Don't even mention it.

Mr. Guangming,

before I came here, I heard that

the NPCs here are all very good-looking.

Lots of women spend money on them.

But I never expected

Ms. Hu is also such a person.

Could there be some misunderstanding?

There's no misunderstanding.

She went shopping with me today.

At first, she even complimented how handsome I looked in my suit.

Then suddenly, she was flirting with someone else.

She's just a woman

who only cares about looks, not character.

I really misjudged her.

So shouldn't someone with neither looks

nor character

watch what they say,

Mr. Qian?

What do you mean by that?

It's your friend who has questionable character.

I saw it with my own eyes.

She was flirting and even getting physical

with other male actors.

Calm down.

Watch your mouth!

Why are you so upset?

Don't tell me you already knew

your friend was flirting with other male actors.

I dare you to say that again!

And so what if I do?

Mr. Qian.

If you don't want to play this game,

you can leave first.

We can meet another day.

Wang Guangming,

Your wife and Hu Xiu are the same kind of people.

What decent girl

would waste her money in a place like this?

What a scum!

Enough.

What a scum!

Enough. Calm down.

Calm down.

Stop recording, will you?

Stop recording.

Where did a scumbag like you come from?

I...

Let go!

Watch out!

Danger!

♪ I moved closer to you, and you moved closer to me ♪

♪ The motionless night began to shimmer ♪

Are you okay?

Xiu, are you okay?

Come on.

♪ The fireworks bear witness, as if ♪

Mr. Xiao, your hand...

It's fine.

It's fine, really.

How's your hand?

♪ they're waiting for the words we want to say ♪

I'm the one who got hit.

Why are you panicking?

♪ I moved closer to you, and you moved closer to me ♪

How are you feeling?

Are your bones alright?

You...

♪ It felt as if two lonely islands had finally ♪

try gripping my hand.

Can you apply pressure?

♪ Getting closer and slipped into the flow of time together ♪

I'm okay.

You're messing up my gaming experience!

I'm sorry.

I can't continue anymore.

Give us an explanation now!

Don't touch me!

What should we do?

Let's call the police.

All's good now.

Why call the police?

If this gets out,

it won't look good for our club.

Arrange full refunds for this session.

Take down everyone's information.

Everyone gets 30% off their next visit.

Do you... have the authority to make that decision?

In my opinion,

we should contact our boss first.

Yes, yes.

Let's contact our boss.

I am the boss.

How is your face?

Does it still hurt?

It's fine.

You'd definitely slapped him back harder

than what I had endured.

It's his mouth.

He can say

whatever he wants.

But I couldn't stand it.

He was being so rude.

Is that Qin Xiaoyi

really the boss of this shop?

If...

he says so himself,

then he must be.

He keeps a much lower profile than Gong Huaicong.

You should go check on him quickly.

I think he's in much worse shape than I am.

But...

No buts.

Wang is here with me.

He will take care of me.

Use this to ice it first.

We'll use an ice pack when we get home.

I'm sorry

for causing you trouble today.

I'm fine.

I'll go check on Xiao—

Qin Xiaoyi.

All the players for this session have been refunded.

Wait.

I can't believe I wasn't there

for such a dramatic moment.

I have to go now. Bye.

You were waiting for me?

I'll go to the hospital with you.

You must get checked out.

What if something's wrong?

I didn't say I wasn't going.

Architects don't mess around with their own hands.

Good that you understand.

Let's go.

[Emergency]

We're here.

Let's go.

Alright.

I hurt my arm,

not my leg.

I can still walk.

Let's register first.

Hello.

My friend hurt his arm.

How do we get to the clinic?

Register first.

Doctor.

My friend injured his hand.

I need to register.

10 yuan for registration.

Here's your card.

Let's go.

Can you bend it here?

Gently, please!

Your girlfriend seems quite concerned about you.

She's crying out in pain for you.

Doctor, you misunderstood.

I...

We're not together.

Doctor, is it serious?

I'm not sure.

Let's take an X-ray first.

Oh, X-ray.

Take him there first.

It's on the second floor, right?

Let's go.

Thank you.

Doctor, what's the diagnosis?

I-Is it serious?

The bone is fine.

There's soft tissue contusion with bruising.

That's why

this area

is swollen.

So what should we do?

It's not serious.

I'll prescribe some medicine.

Remember,

absolutely no spicy food or seafood.

And this hand,

don't strain it and keep movement minimal.

Thank you, doctor.

You're welcome.

Let me see.

It's much better.

Did that project fall through?

Don't mention the project.

Who would work with someone like that?

He'll fail sooner or later.

That's true.

Consider it dodging a bullet.

Let's eat.

Let's go.

How is it?

These are all your favorites.

It's good.

It's good?

What's wrong?

Mr. Qu wants me to attend a technical conference.

Is it far?

Jinshan.

That's not too bad.

At least it's still in Shanghai.

Let's eat.

By the way,

tomorrow,

remember to transfer

the medical expenses to Hu Xiu.

I'll ask her tomorrow.

She must be quite busy now.

The dosage and instructions are clearly stated on the labels.

Make sure to take them on time.

Call me if you need anything.

Get down first.

I'll go park the car.

You've been busy all night.

Aren't you hungry?

I... I'm fine.

I'm hungry.

Let's go upstairs.

Mr. Xiao,

my cooking skills aren't that great.

You're still better than me with one hand.

Well then,

what would you like to eat?

Check the fridge

and see what's there.

What's this?

I don't like taking advantage of others.

So over here, you're figuring out

how to keep live crabs fresh?

At least for now,

they seem to be holding up pretty well.

Are they alive?

It might still be alive,

but you nearly smashed it to death.

By the way, Mr. Xiao,

you already got evidence of Ning Zechen's smuggling.

So why didn't you

go straight to the mayor for a command token

and then enter the election?

Why come to the dance hall instead?

I was planning to give you this watch.

You trusted me

and gave me the smuggling evidence.

So of course, I should give you something in return

to put your mind at ease.

That's what mutual trust is about, isn't it?

You're so smooth-talking now.

Where was all this before?

On that day of the site visit,

it wasn't that I didn't trust you.

I didn't trust Zhuling.

I have no idea what they might do

to achieve their goals.

So...

you weren't being suspicious,

but...

you were concerned?

Concern for an employee?

You could put it that way.

Don't worry,

I won't betray you.

♪ Close your eyes for me ♪

♪ Don't rush to wake up ♪

Because...

people who can stay by your side

♪ Before the night ends ♪

are all very smart.

Since you brought it here,

just let me keep it as a souvenir.

♪ Will you stay with me? ♪

You said you would give it to me.

♪ I won't search for ♪

♪ The reason we met ♪

What's wrong with your hand?

Is this hand hurting too?

No.

♪ The city gradually turns pale outside the window ♪

I just got scratched while catching crabs earlier.

I should have caught them for you.

I do know how to steam crabs.

♪ The stars twinkle ♪

♪ I've quieted down ♪

It's just a prop.

You want to fight over this too?

It's just a prop?

You are already running such an impressive murder mystery game shop.

♪ What kind of story will you like? ♪

How petty of you.

♪ Would you join me? ♪

Speaking of this,

♪ To make a long, romantic dream ♪

you don't seem surprised.

I kind of guessed it.

So the set designs in the murder mystery game

♪ Just you and me ♪

were also created by you, right?

Not bad.

You've figured that out.

♪ Briefly, beyond the clamor ♪

You've improved.

♪ Carefully drawing close to you ♪

Mr. Xiao,

just how much else about you

♪ Clinging to that trace of unknown joy ♪

do I still not know?

♪ Oh, special night ♪

What else do you want to know?

About many things!

For example,

why do you play as an NPC?

You said you're really busy with work.

♪ I need you maybe ♪

Moreover, unexpected incidents

like today's could occur at any time.

Why do you still squeeze in time to act?

♪ The crowds are gone ♪

Why did you

start playing murder mystery games in the first place?

♪ My thoughts have sunk to the bottom ♪

Because it's fun, of course.

Once I enter Rongcheng,

♪ Maybe you never noticed me at all ♪

I'll forget all the troubles

on the outside.

I don't have to be myself.

In reality,

♪ Yet you're in my view ♪

being myself rarely leads to victory.

But in the game,

I can occasionally experience

what winning feels like.

♪ Escape the world ♪

♪ Forget all things ♪

♪ And fall down a long, romantic dream ♪

When I enter Rongcheng,

I can also quit being Xiao Zhiyu.

♪ Just you and me ♪

♪ Under moonlight ♪

You are not satisfied being Xiao Zhiyu?

Who else do you want to be? Qin Xiaoyi?

♪ Briefly, beyond the clamor ♪

♪ Getting closer to you secretly ♪

♪ Clinging to that trace of unknown joy ♪

♪ Oh, special night ♪

♪ We will meet tomorrow ♪

♪ I know ♪

♪ Oh, special night ♪

♪ Oh, special night ♪

Even the props are so detailed.

No wonder the boss is an architect.

You are not satisfied being Xiao Zhiyu?

Who else do you want to be? Qin Xiaoyi?

Xiaoyi.

It's time for bed.

Dad,

can you just wait a little longer?

I'm almost done drawing.

Dad, look at the building I designed.

It's even taller than yours.

Xiaoyi,

your drawing is wonderful.

I want to turn it into a real building someday.

You will.

So Qin Xiaoyi

is a man of stories.

Mr. Xiao,

I brought you breakfast.

Thank you.

How's your hand?

It doesn't hurt as much anymore,

but it's still a bit swollen.

What's this?

I saw your fridge was almost empty,

so I bought some instant meals.

You just need to heat them up,

so you don't have to cook yourself.

Let me do it.

I'm not completely incapable of taking care of myself.

Here.

Take it.

Thanks.

Mr. Xiao,

I can drive you to the office today.

Isn't Xiao He on a business trip with Ms. Zhou?

I see your hands aren't in a condition to drive.

Looking at this background,

it's that murder mystery game shop in the industrial park?

I heard there was a woman

who cheated with an NPC from the shop,

so the man in the video was very angry

and wanted to catch the adulterer.

I heard it was a love triangle.

One of these women is the current partner,

and the other is the mistress.

Is that for real?

That's scary.

You should have seen

that girl called Hu Xiu.

She went straight up and slapped that jerk.

Although she's scared of ghosts,

she sure isn't afraid to charge at people.

The one who's in trouble should be Qin Xiaoyi from Group A.

I think

we should call our Second Boss now.

That statue was really heavy.

His hand must be at least slightly injured.

Qin Xiaoyi is injured?

But it shouldn't be too serious.

Boss,

have you seen the video in the group chat?

I just saw it.

The group is full of the park's regulars.

If this spreads out,

it would be terrible for us.

How about

we share the video of the Second Boss saving someone

instead?

Nonsense.

Remember this, all of you.

Stop calling him "Second Boss" from now on.

Just treat him as Qin Xiaoyi.

We'll be acting together again in the future.

Just be more natural, understand?

Fei.

Obtain the surveillance footage

and show it to me.

We are definitely not sharing it publicly.

I'm just curious

how he rescued that person.

Okay.

Hu Xiu and this girl

went up and beat this guy together?

They don't look like

the current lover or the mistress.

Mr. Gong.

People in the group chat

are just spreading rumors.

This girl is

Regard Café's

Ms. Zhao.

She's childhood friends with Hu Xiu.

I know both of them.

That Ms. Zhao,

isn't she in the group chat?

Why doesn't she come out and explain?

Last night,

many other players

came to me complaining about this Miyazaki guy,

saying he has no manners.

Why don't we help by

saying something in the group chat?

Wait a minute.

Hold on.

Since the people involved haven't come forward,

it's not appropriate for us to discuss our client's private matters.

He won't come forward.

Why not?

This guy is called Qian Jinxin.

He's the new operations manager of our industrial park.

So many things happen in Shanghai every day.

Everyone's attention will shift quickly.

I've got to save my dignity somehow,

so that my little shop

can continue to operate peacefully.

Are we still asking for compensation?

Ms. Zhao left her contact information

and said to contact her when convenient.

Forget it.

It wasn't her fault anyway.

Besides,

she looks like someone

you shouldn't mess with.

Why should I cause trouble for myself

over that little bit of money?

It's no trouble.

Mr. Gong, let's settle this strictly by the book.

Mr. Xiao,

here's a document

that needs your signature.

Mr. Xiao,

what happened to your hand?

It's nothing. Just a minor injury.

Mr. Xiao,

your keys.

Keep it with you for now.

Until He returns, you're in charge of ferrying me around.

Anything else?

No.

Hu Xiu, you bought a car?

No.

I found a part-time job

as a private driver.

Well then,

be careful out there.

Zhao,

where are you?

Why did you close the shop so early?

Xiu, I'm at home.

Isn't Guangming on a business trip?

Why did you go home so early?

I even

brought you your favorite late-night snack

so we could eat together.

Business was just okay today.

I just wanted to take it easy.

Alright.

Get some rest then.

Zhao, I've got something to do.

I'll hang up now.

Aren't you going to invite me in?

Mr. Qian.

please speak your mind.

With you stomping all over the place,

the floor will get dirty,

and I'll have to mop it again.

Ms. Hu, I heard that you

live just upstairs.

Who told you that?

I happened to pass by a few days ago

and saw the lights on upstairs.

So I

checked the industrial park's entry and exit records.

Yes, I live here.

This is my friend's shop.

She signed a contract with the industrial park

and had already paid rent.

I'm just staying here temporarily.

Is there a problem?

Tenants cannot use commercial spaces as residences.

That's the industrial park's policy.

Ms. Hu, up until today,

you've been living here for almost two months, right?

If it were just two or three days,

I could pretend not to know.

But two months...

that's a bit difficult to ignore.

What do you want?

I'm responsible for managing this industrial park.

I can't just know about it and not report it, right?

But if I report this...

your friend's shop

might be shut down for violations.

However,

rules are rigid, but we can be flexible.

Since you now understand your mistake,

if you just join me for dinner and drinks

and apologize,

perhaps I

could turn a blind eye to this.

No need.

I'll move out as soon as possible.

Please leave immediately.

If you don't leave, I'm calling the police.

No problem.

Let's proceed with this plan.

The second draft was well coordinated.

Now, the proposal

is in its final stages of revision.

We can't let our guard down.

Is there anything else?

Mr. Xiao,

you just said

this plan is now

in its final stages of revision.

Doesn't that mean many things

have already been settled?

So we might not need some...

external inspiration to fuel it.

Just say what's on your mind.

Back then,

didn't you move into the lane in search of

inspiration for this project?

So since this project

is coming to an end now,

isn't it about time you moved out?

It hasn't been three months yet.

According to the contract,

I can stay as long as I want.

Then can I move in and share the place with you?

I have to drive you to and from work every day,

which has doubled my commute time.

You know very well

how my hand got injured.

Of course I know, Mr. Xiao.

It's my responsibility to drive you to and from work.

I'm not running away.

I'm just wondering if we could

make things

a little easier.

No.

Mr. Xiao,

goodbye.

What are you doing?

As you all know,

we once developed a social media application

[Software Innovation and Development Technical Exchange Conference]

which generated quite a bit of discussion.

Well,

the chain of trust issue in anonymous social networking

is sometimes like the Byzantine Generals Problem.

Users need to hide their identities

while also establishing connections.

Therefore,

in this iteration we've introduced

the concept of reinforcement learning with weak ties.

Let's explore this concept together.

Guangming!

Cheng Han.

What are you doing here?

What have you been up to these past two years?

We haven't heard anything from you.

I'm just getting by.

You're being modest again.

I heard your

entire presentation just now.

So,

when should we organize a class reunion?

I haven't seen you for just two years,

and it feels like

we've grown a bit distant.

Sure.

By then, let's...

Cheng Han.

Senior.

This is Chi Xin.

She was in the same major as us in college.

I remember she was two years behind us,

and now she's working at Zhiteng.

Chi Xin?

My fault.

We took some general courses together,

didn't we?

Yes.

It's been 7 years

since we last met, which was at your graduation.

It's normal not to recognize me.

Actually, you've become more beautiful,

so it's no wonder

we didn't recognize you.

Senior, since we're from the same major,

how about exchanging contacts?

It's my wife.

My wife's calling.

You should take it then.

Hi, honey.

So, you are at Zhiteng now?

I've been revising my speech

from last night until this morning.

Then, I just had to deal with

a bunch of miscellaneous tasks,

so I didn't have time to check my phone.

By the way,

I met two college classmates today.

One you know, Cheng Han,

my college roommate,

and a junior female classmate

who seems to be doing quite well now.

It was quite a coincidence, anyway.

Mr. Xiao,

I thought

it would be Mr. Gong signing it today.

He had something urgent come up.

Previously, I mentioned to Mr. Gong that

the industrial park wants to

collaborate with the club on some marketing events.

So when the proposal is ready,

I'll send it to you.

Just give it directly to Gong Huaicong.

Okay, that works.

No, let me treat you.

It's okay, let me have it.

No,

Mr. Xiao,

you see,

our industrial park values the cooperation with your club.

Since you're willing to renew for another two years,

it's only fair

that I should treat you.

If the club has any needs in the future,

just let us know.

Alright.

Hello,

two Americanos, please.

Mr. Xiao,

the club must have quite a few employees.

They don't live on the premises, do they?

No,

we've arranged dormitories for them.

That's good.

Is there something wrong?

Nothing.

It's good that you don't have that issue.

How's it going? Is the coffee ready?

Yes, it is.

Ms. Hu,

there are some things

I need to tell you in advance.

There are actually quite a few residential complexes

near our lane.

But the budget you've given

is truly on the low side.

Moreover,

since it's for a one-month short-term rental,

it's even harder

to negotiate with this price.

I'm aware of all the issues you mentioned,

but I'd still appreciate

if you could keep an eye out for me.

Sure, sure.

That Mr. Xiao who rented your previous place,

is he still living there?

It's precisely because he's still renting it

that I need to find another place.

This Mr. Xiao is also quite strange.

I previously introduced him to

that new complex nearby.

It even has free parking spaces

available for him.

But he wasn't interested

and insisted on living in some old lane.

At first, he even said

he must find something

near Lane 7, Number 11.

Lane 7, Number 11?

Isn't that place vacant?

He's not short of money,

so why didn't he just rent that place directly?

That house isn't available for rent.

The owner bought it for the sake of collecting.

I've heard of property investment,

but for collection?

That landlord is really wealthy.

He even has

his own Baidu encyclopedia entry.

This Xie Lin

used to live on Yanhua Road when he was a child.

Since childhood,

he grew up in this lane

with his grandfather.

Unfortunately,

when he was in his teens,

his grandfather passed away.

He had to go live with his parents in Shenzhen,

and later went abroad.

This house

changed hands many times.

In the end,

it was my mentor who made the connection

and helped buy it back.

That makes sense.

No wonder he insisted on living in this lane.

It was for Xie Lin all along.

So that means we have to wait until

the design competition is over

before moving out?

Well...

I'll just have to share the place with him then.

Share?

Ms. Zhou?

Hu Xiu,

check the message I sent you.

Send me a copy of all the materials mentioned there.

I'm sorry, Ms. Zhou.

I wasn't

looking at my messages just now.

I'll send them to you.

Just a moment.

It's already late.

I'm sorry for disturbing you.

I had no choice either.

I just received a notification from Lyman earlier tonight that

the submission deadline has suddenly been moved up by two days.

So I thought

I should quickly confirm these materials.

Tomorrow morning,

I will work with the team to...

Early submission?

Mr. Xiao,

what happened to your hand?

You received the email, right?

The submission deadline has been moved up.

I'm worried about our progress now.

Can you still draw with your hand?

It's not serious.

After a few more days of recovery,

I'll speed up and get the drawings done.

You should rest properly first.

Don't force yourself to work.

Your hand's recovery is very important.

I'll see if I can

transfer a designer from

another project to assist you.

Got it.

Mr. Xiao.

Come in.

After hearing the revised proposal,

I tried to draw some revised designs myself.

Would you mind taking a look?

Mr. Xiao.

I've been thinking all night

about how I can better fulfill my responsibilities.

Since your hand is injured

and these revisions are urgent,

if you have any work

that I can help with,

please don't hesitate to tell me.

How did you know

the revisions are urgent?

Well...

time was already tight to begin with.

So I think

you should reconsider

my suggestion about sharing the apartment.

I can help you with the drawings.

Working overtime is no problem at all.

While you're injured,

I'll take care of all the housework.

In short,

I can completely become your new right hand.

You really want to be roommates that badly?

The café cannot possibly be as comfortable as home.

And your work efficiency

won't be as high as when you're at home.

Whether from a personal perspective,

or from a work perspective,

or from your perspective, Mr. Xiao,

sharing an apartment is a great choice.

Fine.

Move back as soon as possible.

We have a lot of work to do.

Just like that?

What else?

Coming.

Why are you here?

I heard you hurt your hand.

I came to check on you.

Are you okay?

It's nothing.

You...

You're so tight-lipped.

Not a single word about your injury.

I couldn't hide it from you even if I tried my best.

Why are you hiding

this heroic rescue from me?

You're sweating so much,

yet still talking non-stop.

Drink this to rehydrate.

Oh right,

try this

medicinal patch later.

I heard it works well.

By the way,

if you don't have anything important,

stop coming over so often.

Just giving you a heads-up.

Why?

The landlord moved back in.

So are you moving out?

Your hand is still injured.

How can you move now?

I'm not moving.

We're sharing.

Sharing?

I'm really

seeing Hu Xiu in a new light.

No wonder

someone started buying grapefruit-flavored water.

It's pretty impressive that she managed to convince you

to share an apartment.

Could she be

coming back just to repay you?

She actually put on quite a show in front of me.

Has her friend's café

had any problems lately?

It's operating normally.

However,

that video of them disciplining someone

during the murder mystery game

has spread throughout the industrial park.

It must have had some impact.

Go check for me

if anything else has happened.