In the end, Gu Shengsheng was on pins and needles after returning to her room. Something just didn't feel right.
She couldn't sleep, and a sense of guilt and unease gnawed at her.
She then opened her phone to mindlessly scroll through short videos, only to have a social news story pop up on her feed: A woman spent the night with a man and then refused to take responsibility, leading to the man's suicide.
Gu Shengsheng: "..."
She had initially thought it was fine, that her situation wasn't that serious. But now, all sorts of ideas were swirling in her mind.
Then, Gu Shengsheng thought about Lu Shijing's self-deprecating smile from earlier and decided she had to explain things clearly.
'But go knock on his door now? That would definitely be inappropriate.'
So Gu Shengsheng made the call. Lu Shijing picked up quickly but didn't say anything.
Gu Shengsheng cleared her throat. "Are you asleep?"
