Chapter 326: The Actor

Waking up in the morning, Xu Qingyan finally felt a hint of coolness.

The cell phone screen lit up, showing November 1st. After autumn, each rain brought a chill, and he suddenly felt like having an ice-cold soda, a craving for cigarettes that had long been forgotten since quitting years ago.

Back in his university days, when heavy physical labor and consecutive all-nighters were common, he reluctantly accepted a cigarette from a fellow kitchen worker and gradually developed the habit.

After graduation, he gave it up—not because it was bad for his health, but because it was too expensive. Smoking a round and the awkwardness of whether to give cigarettes or what kind to give.

It was better not to smoke, and pretend to be oblivious to everything else—triumph for the idealist.

Under the covers, Pei Muchan was muttering in her sleep and gently turned over.