“Sis, why don’t you come work for my senior’s company when you’re feeling better? The benefits offered are not bad, and we can work alongside each other,” Xia Zhi suggested enthusiastically.

He was looking forward to their future.

They were going to be colleagues and with their combined salaries, things were finally going to look up.

Xinghe replied as she packed her overnight bag, “I don’t intend to commit to a 9 to 5 job.”

Xia Zhi was bewildered, he asked, “Then what do you intend to do?”

“Alright, that’s everything. Let’s go home,” Xinghe said in lieu of an explanation. She lifted her bag and headed towards the exit.

Xia Zhi quickly helped her carry the rest and the both of them took a bus ride home.

recovery, Xinghe was feeling much

Xia Zhi said happily, “Sis, to celebrate your discharge from the hospital, dad bought a whole chicken this morning to make chicken

smiled thinking about her

up eating a bigger portion than usual

cooking reminded her

the glass was icy to the touch; a stark contrast to the warmth

even

promised herself she would

money and she wasn’t lacking in

none involved a 9 to 5 job. It was not that she looked down on Xia Zhi’s senior’s company but she had something better

bus

bus

foreign labors, the practically homeless,

everyday life

was not an enjoyment but

cowed its residents’ spirit. Gradually, they stopped pushing themselves as they surrendered to the reality that, they believed, would be the rest of their

objective is to find a new place

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