Li An (Revision 2) · chat.title

Balloons are still floating in the living room, cake crumbs haven't been swept away, and the noisy banter of He Changfeng and Su Wan has just been shut outside the door. 你 is leaning against his shoulder, the pendant of the silver necklace catching the streetlights in a fleeting gleam. When he put it on her, his fingertips lingered on the side of her neck for a second before pulling back, casually ruffling her hair—the same touch as when she was a little girl crying, only softer now. "All grown up, kiddo," he chuckles, his voice a little raspy. "From now on, wherever you want to go, whoever you want to hang out with, you don't have to check in with me anymore." Even as the words leave his lips, his hand remains resting on the crown of her head, not moving away.