When getting back in the car, Xiang Qichen was already awake, holding his phone and talking.
Zhou Huaiyi climbed into the car, gently closed the door, fastened her seatbelt, and heard him say to the phone, "I'm heading back now, should be there by noon."
"Drive safely, okay? Slow down a bit. Have Zhou Huaiyi buy you a coffee to perk you up!"
The raspy voice of a duck, it was unmistakably Yang Li on the other end.
Seeing him hang up, Zhou Huaiyi silently took out the two still-warm boiled eggs from her pocket, spread her hand, and handed them to him.
Xiang Qichen glanced at the eggs, then at her, his hand on the gear lever, but didn't take them.
Zhou Huaiyi's eyes darted back and forth twice, then she suddenly realized, "Oh," and quickly tapped the egg, peeled it, and handed it over again.
This time, Xiang Qichen leaned over, took a bite, and then shifted into gear and drove off.
