Rain poured relentlessly by the time Wenzhi woke up.
He dragged a hand through his hair, again and again, irritation clinging to him like a second skin as he sat in the cafeteria with a cup of black coffee.
He swallowed a slow mouthful, feeling the warmth spread and sink deep into his chest.
Honestly, it was the second solid thing he'd felt all day.
Wenzhi exhaled sharply through his nose. Xinyuan was a liar.
He had actually believed him. Believed that the damn Esper would break the restraint.
"Now that you feel better, will you break the restraint?" Wenzhi had asked.
Xinyuan just flashed that annoying, dimpled smile and dropped a single, final word. "No."
Wenzhi's grip tightened around the cup. "…I should have seen that one coming."
He leaned back in his chair and paused. "Duan Ze?"
Wenzhi spotted him passing by the cafeteria entrance and immediately pushed to his feet, closing the distance quickly.
Duan Ze looked up, startled. "Wenzhi?"
