Chapter 281: No Meat, No Bones

The village occasionally echoed with a few barks of dogs, as if the New Year spirit lingered still. However, there were already quite a few people in the fields and at the ends of the farmland.

Qin Xiangnuan and Qin Xiangyang had been on a train all day. First, they returned to the Siheyuan to rest. Qin Xiangyang was short on time; right after getting off the train, he had to report back to the military academy. The siblings each went their separate ways. Though there was a sense of farewell, it was fortunate they were not far apart. So, there wasn't too much heartache.

Instead, this proximity only intensified the sorrow of separation.

She took out her keys, unlocked the door – no barks from Conghua, no laughter of children. Everything was as silent as when she first arrived, eerily quiet.