"Kang Guoan, are you asleep?"
"Kang Guoan! Did you hear what I just said?"
She called out several times, but Kang Guoan didn't give the slightest response, even making the steady, faint sounds of someone sleeping deeply.
Wang Pan stared at him for a while, then plopped back down on the bed, fuming.
She thought to herself: Kang Li! This is all your fault! Because of you, Kang Guoan and I can't even have a happy New Year!
...
The next day.
Kang Li and Luo Yanqing returned to the compound. As for Min Rui and the other kids, they didn't follow along; instead, they stayed at the old courtyard to play with their cousins.
Around midday, Mo Yan and Feng Yi came over.
"You're leaving today?"
In the living room, Kang Li asked Feng Yi.
"Yeah, it takes a whole day and night on the road. I have to catch the train this afternoon."
Feng Yi said, then paused. Fang Xu added, "Sis, I'll write you whenever I get the chance."
"Okay."
Kang Li smiled and nodded.
