Felix steps onto the curb and squints, looks up at the signs, eyes draw down to some guy by one of the doors,short and denim-clad and aging like mold- the type you’d get away with calling ‘bulbous’ with a little black newsboy cap. He’s got a bagel. “Hey!” No response. ...
When the party ends, Jia Jui eyes Xifeng.While Jia Jui tries to call on Xifeng's house, she invariably is at Keqing's bedside. Her status report to Madame Yu (but not to the Lady Dowager) is not positive. Jia Jui's outlook isn't better: Xifeng sets up a trap for the fool.Two ...