At eight o'clock in the evening, the sun was still struggling in the West, unwilling to set.

The middle of June in the solar calendar is a very comfortable season.

The mosquitoes and flies in the water haven't multiplied in large numbers yet. They sit on cane chairs beside the backyard open-air swimming pool. They don't have to sit in front of people anymore. They can completely separate their feet on the table, hold high-footed wine glasses in their left hand, and gaze at the distance aimlessly and think about their own thoughts.

For more than half an hour, Yue Zitong and Helan Xiaoxin have not spoken.

It was as...