The chirping of cicadas tore through the late August afternoon. Lin Yan leaned against the carved iron door and turned his gilt pocket watch on his fingertips. The copper nails on the red-lacquered door of Mingde High School glowed with a faint light, and the hanging aerial roots of the old locust tree in front of the door swayed in the wind, like a hanging noose. He looked at the freshmen team casually, and his eyes suddenly focused on the end of the team - the girl with braids was secretly tearing open the package of egg yolk cakes, her cheeks bulging like a hamster stealing food.
