"It's getting late, I should take you home now."
After the sun had completely set, the sky turned pitch black, and a night breeze carrying a rare chill of summer blew towards them.
The siblings stood on the overpass chatting for a while, looking at the twinkling lights that stretched from one end of the street to the other, signifying another night of ceaseless bustle.
They descended from the overpass, ready to make their way home.
"Go back? Where to?"
The young girl's pupils shone brightly in the dark night, fixing on him unwaveringly, with what seemed like expectation in her gaze.
Cen Dongsheng initially wanted to say "Of course I'll take you back to your own home," but then he thought better of it. Having come this far, he decided to complete what he wanted to do and leave matters for tomorrow.
"I promised before to show you where I live now."
He replied.
"Do you still want to see it? It might get very late. Of course, no matter how late, I will take you home."
"Mhm!"