The whole journey back, Yu Lili was in a dazed stupor. When the taxi arrived at her home, it took several shouts from the driver for her to come to her senses and realize she had to alight.
She paid her taxi fare and fumbled for her house keys while in the lift. She had only been out for a day, but her emotional attachment to the place was evident.
Although it was a leased apartment, it was the only place in the world that she could call home. Yu Lili keyed in the passcode and opened the door with her keys. The apartment was pitch black when she stepped in.
Following her memory on where the switch was, Yu Lili felt her way in the dark to it. When she switched the lights on, a rustle suddenly sounded from further inside the apartment.
She heard the sound of a pair of high-heeled shoes. Yu Lili was suddenly on guard. At the same time, a raucous greeting filled the air, "Surprise!"
