When they left in the morning, the rain that had been falling for seven days finally stopped, but the morning glow was as if stained with blood, an unsettling red.
The two agreed that Du Heng would not come home after work; Wang Shuqiu would come to find him directly. After the gathering, they would go home together.
Since Wang Shuqiu had brought up meeting the parents, Du Heng couldn't play dumb. He would take her home to meet his older brother and sister-in-law, and also ask them what he should prepare for visiting her family.
It took forty minutes on the road, and Du Heng made it to the Health Clinic just in time to clock in.
