August 24th, 2 pm, Bai Ke's residence.
Ke Mingye leaned against the shoe cabinet and slipped off his Nike sneakers, as if he forgot to put on slippers, and stepped into the entryway barefoot.
Absently passing through the dimly lit entryway, he glanced sideways to find the entire living room empty. He stood still for a moment, thinking, then shuffled into the living room and sat down on the sofa.
Ke Mingye rested the back of his head on the sofa, motionless, staring at the pitch-black TV screen, which slowly reflected a gray smile.
Separated by the TV screen, the two looked silently at one another—the strange creature adjusted its glasses on the bridge of its nose and asked in a low voice, "Principal, are you interested in hearing about the latest custom-made textbook by the strange creature teacher? I have a new teaching plan on how to train these personalities."
"No time."
