After mooching lunch at Feng Baikin's place, Zheng Tan was originally planning to hang around for a while longer, to watch Tiger face off against other cats in the neighborhood. However, once he saw the chat records between Feng Baikin and his classmate, Zheng Tan decided to head home quickly.
Feng Baikin had a classmate whose family lived in the neighboring city. During their chat on the messaging app, Zheng Tan noticed that Feng Baikin's classmate mentioned hail had started, accompanied by strong winds.
Outside, the wind in Chuhua City seemed to have picked up as well, though there was no rain or hail. During the years Zheng Tan had spent in Chuhua City, he had never seen hail there. He had heard of it in remote suburbs, but it had not occurred in the city center, where usually it just rained.
Checking the sky, Zheng Tan decided to hasten his departure, as the weather was getting worse.
Upon leaving the lakeside villa area, Zheng Tan started to run back.