'They've only met once and chatted for a bit, and they're already good friends?'
'Women make friends ridiculously fast!'
After dinner, Jian Shiwai made an excuse about having something to do and drove off, leaving Xu Yun and Ou Jingya by themselves.
The two of them took a post-dinner stroll around campus to help digest their food.
In winter, the days are short.
Although it was just past six in the evening, the sky was already growing dark, and the streetlights on both sides of the road had flickered on.
As Ou Jingya walked, she occasionally ran into colleagues and superiors, all of whom would smile and tease her when they saw her.
"Teacher Ou, out for a stroll around campus with your boyfriend?"
Each time, Ou Jingya had to reply, "No, we're just ordinary friends."
But it seemed no one believed her, simply thinking she was being shy.
Xu Yun, on the other hand, looked unconcerned, with a 'whatever you say' attitude, neither confirming nor denying it.
