'Does she really need to criticize him?' She walked beside him, linking her arm with his, and brought up the student mixer she was going to with Yara Kent this weekend. "Are you coming with me?" she asked tentatively.
Ian Quincy felt a pang of regret. The weekend was the sixth day of the lunar month—the day he was scheduled to leave.
Otherwise, he would have definitely gone with her.
This time he'd come back, he'd been played for a fool by that bastard.
On the day he left, he planned to get his own back. "I'm busy this time. Maybe next time."
Cecilia Adler thought silently, 'Are you really busy? Or are you about to leave? I wonder when you'll finally tell me!'
...
The two of them arrived in the living room.
Jim Quincy asked about the fish. "Which friend gave this to you? I'll make a note of it. The Dragon Boat Festival is in a couple of days; we should send their family a gift to show our appreciation."
