I went back to the Internet cafe and told Wang Li that I was very sleepy. I couldn't stand it so I wanted to go back to bed. Wang Li also knew that I seldom stayed up late, and he no longer insisted that I stay up all night. After leaving the Internet cafe, I pushed my bicycle and walked with Zhou Meimei into the lane.

On the way, Zhou Meimei told me about her family. Her father was sentenced to 20 years for his early crime. Her mother remarried. Now she lives in the old house left by her father. Her mother seldom comes here. Sometimes she does not...