With nowhere else to go at this hour, the two arranged to meet at a quiet bar. They chose the one opened by Lu Ran for its convenience. Fortunately, Lu Ran was the type to treat it as a hobby—he'd opened the place but never bothered to manage it, so he wasn't around. Lin Ruan arrived first and chose a table tucked away in the back. Just getting over a stomach bug, she didn't dare drink alcohol and