82 How Have You Been? Let's Not Lie (2)

She and two other girls sitting next to her were chatting and joking around as they played a popular game.

He remembered those two girls—they were her classmates. He often saw them together in school. One of them was a slightly popular child actress called Ge... or something.

The radiance of the late summer sun cut through the window and fell on her fair face, emphasizing the wholesomeness and beauty of her occasional smile.

He Jichen stopped tearing open the pack of cigarettes and stared at her in a daze.

He didn't avert his eyes until an acquaintance from the internet cafe brushed past him and called out "Chen Ge" out of respect.

He exchanged a few polite words with this person, but after he left, He Jichen walked back down to the first floor as he sneaked a few glances at Ji Yi. Since he was quite high up, he realized he wasn't the only one dazed by her beauty—there was also a group of thugs sitting not too far behind her staring at her intently.