It was a rare day off. There was no need to attend private school or go to the martial arts school today.

Gong Che and Shi Yi made plans to tour the streets together.

“You only said we’re out to have fun, but what are we actually doing?” Shi Yi rolled his eyes. He felt that Gong Che had been unusually excited lately. It wasn’t just in class; even on rest days, Gong Che couldn’t sit still, waking him up at the crack of dawn.

Ever since Mom returned from the Ice Jiao Tribe, Dad and Mom have been lovey-dovey all day long. I feel like I’m the third wheel. It’s probably because of this that they used the excuse of “It’s rare for a friend to invite you out, so you should go have fun” to chase me out of the house.

“We’ll slowly figure it out along the way. It’s not like you’ve got anything to do at home, right? How about this? Lunch is on me today!” Gong Che said magnanimously.

“Did something good happen?” Shi Yi eyed him suspiciously.

Gong Che had been waiting for Shi Yi to ask this question. “I can finally live past sixteen.”

“What does that mean?”

“I’m only telling you this, so don’t go sharing it with anyone else.”

“Go on.”

Gong Che said solemnly, “The truth...