Chapter 55: Icestone City

At night, the lightless stone house was shrouded in darkness. Qin Lie curled up into a ball and held his knees at a corner, staring blankly towards the front.

The tables and chairs were wiped clean with not a speck of dust on them. It was as if he could hear mumblings coming from the washroom; see a lively and beautiful shadow bustling about in the room...

Those days where they spent their time together replayed again and again in his head, becoming clearer with each repetition.

And yet, she had to go...

Qin Lie clutched his chest. He felt that there were so many things he did not say in time, and didn’t even know where to start. His heart ached.

“Bang!”

Abruptly the door slammed open, and one figure after another charged inside his house. Everyone of them was holding a jug of liquor in their hands.

—It was Ling Feng, Ling Xing, Ling Xiao and Ling Ying.

“Let’s drink, Qin Lie!” Ling Xing threw down the two liquor jugs, tore open their sealing oilcloths, poured an entire bowl of liquor and passed it over to Qin Lie, yelling, “Come on, drink!”

“Cheers!” Ling Feng and Ling Xiao shouted together.

Even Ling Ying had joined into the fray and urged Qin Lie to drink. Everyone of them had heavy expressions, but they did not say a word of consolation. Instead, they expressed themselves through their own actions.

Qin Lie felt his heart warm...