xxviii

Lan and Liwei made their way out of the inn in silence.

Lan didn't know if it weighed as heavily on her as it did on him, and he wished she would say something. Or even that he would find something to say.

No matter how much he told himself that even if he didn't talk, she wasn't either so he was fine, he still felt pressured. As ridiculous as he thought it was.

"Did you already come to Jiling Town before ?" he finally asked.

It was such basic conversation, but if it could kill this silence, he didn't mind having it.

"Never before."

"Not even passing through ?"

She smiled slightly, "Not even."

"So it's a good occasion now to discover the Town !"

"I guess you're right."

"Oh, and I know you like lychee a lot, and there seem to be a lot of it in here."

"Yes, I've heard that Jiling was even a provider for some other towns."

"Oh really ?"

"Yes."