Yiya looked at Lü Yang for a long while before slowly speaking, her expression softening: "That night a year ago, it was quite late. On my way back to my apartment complex, I was harassed by two drunk thugs. Because I cursed at them, they wouldn't let it go, snatched my phone, and called two accomplices and a beat-up van to take me away. I was terrified and screamed for help, but no one stopped..."
This incident was quite similar to what Lü Yang remembered. His acquaintance with Yiya was melodramatic, a typical hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress plot from a novel. Just as Yiya was about to be forced into the van, Lü Yang happened to pass by, shouted, and rushed over to save her, but was stabbed twice by the thugs.
Later, Yiya accompanied Lü Yang to the hospital. During their conversation,
