Yaheng: "Don't go, Anning, don't go with him. Even if we're not together, you shouldn't be with him. Why are you ruining yourself like this?"
An Ning: "Ya Heng...we...we're really close, Lei Ting is very good to me..."
Yaheng: "But he hurt you before, why would you repeat the same mistake!"
Thunder: "Alright, stop bothering us. Even if you had ten more years, you still wouldn't catch up to An Ning's toe. Get out of my way."
Lei Ting spoke forcefully, leaving no room for argument. Seeing that Lei Ting was about to take An Ning away, Ya Heng panicked, grabbed Julie beside him, and shouted.
Yaheng: "I love Julie, Julie, only you are worthy of my love..."
He had hoped to get Anning's attention, but Anning was being protected by Leiting, and when she turned around, she only saw Leiting's chest and didn't see Yaheng's embarrassed look at all. Julie even broke free from his embrace, slapped him, and staggered forward. Yaheng lowered his head, a grown man crying by the Thames River.
Thunder: "Hey, you coward, go hug her, hurry up."
Lei Ting shouted, and Ya Heng looked ahead. Julie, with a twisted ankle, was dragging her feet in front of him. Ya Heng ran over, picked her up, and carried her home. Julie was bewildered, thinking Ya Heng was also flirting with her. Unexpectedly, Ya Heng tightened his grip on her and his gaze became more determined.
Thunder: "Phew, they're a pair now, haha..."
Anning: "You're so mean..."
Thunder: "I'm not bad, you don't love me..."
An Ning: "After all, Ya Heng didn't do anything to me."
Thunder: "Did you see Juliet's arm got burned? If I hadn't stopped you from standing on that little platform, you would have burned yourself. Besides, Yaheng's love for you isn't that pure."
Anning: "I know that in this world, besides my parents and Anyang, the only one who truly loves me is you, and I can feel it."
Thunder: "I can feel that you care about me, Anning."
Lei Ting cupped An Ning's face in his hands. It was too late, and the river breeze was cold. So much information had overwhelmed An Ning that night, making it hard for her to keep her eyes open. Lei Ting felt a wave of relief wash over him. His love for An Ning was strong, undisguised, and unpretentious. By the Thames River, An Ning nestled on Lei Ting's shoulder, and he patted her gently, almost lulling her to sleep. Lei Ting walked and kissed An Ning intermittently, walking and kissing her intermittently. What should have been a fifteen-minute walk home took them forty minutes, and they still hadn't reached the courtyard. Lei Ting tried to bite An Ning's nose again, but An Ning pushed him away. At this rate, they wouldn't be able to get home tomorrow.
Anning: "Ugh... Let's go home, I'm sleepy."
Thunder: "I'll carry you on my back, and we'll run faster."
An Ning: "Ah! Haha..."
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