On the first night of winter break at Marineton University, Lydia invited Elaine over to her place for hotpot. Elaine was heading back to her hometown, which was thousands of miles away, so this hotpot meal was Lydia’s way of seeing her off.

When Elaine left the campus, she ran into Julian. After learning that both of them had booked flights home for the next day and that their departure times were similar, they decided to share a ride to the airport.

By the time Elaine arrived ...