Chapter 24: The Silhouette of a Young Man

Exhausted beyond measure, Xu Anan was on the verge of cursing. She struggled to sit up, wrapping herself in the quilt, her large, petulant almond-shaped eyes wide open.

“This is ridiculous.”

“So, is this your house? You can come here, but I can’t?”

“If you don’t believe me, have someone check it out!”

Seeing Xu Anan bristle like a kitten whose tail had been stepped on, Jiang Li let out a light laugh, his lifted eyes showing a hint of amusement.

Truthfully, he enjoyed teasing her.

But when he saw that Xu Anan was genuinely angry, Jiang Li decided to stop.

“Give me your ID, I’ll help you book another room.”

“…It’s in my briefcase.”

Xu Anan was so worn out that her whole body felt weak, too lazy to even move a finger, so she let Jiang Li help her. But what was this? It felt like being hit with a stick, only to be given a sweet afterward.

Was he just playing with her?

Jiang Li picked up the soaked briefcase, rummaged through it, and found a pink wallet. Inside a compartment, he discovered a photograph.

The silhouette of a young man.

Was it him?

Jiang Li quickly dismissed the possibility—he didn’t recognize the place, and he didn’t own clothes like those.

Of course, after he left, she must have met other older boys.

Others would enter her life.

She would forget him.

A trace of loneliness silently flitted across Jiang Li’s brow before vanishing without a trace, and he took Xu Anan’s ID downstairs.

Unsurprisingly, after being drenched in the rain, Xu Anan developed a high f