Xia Ling got through the night anxiously.
She sat by the fire and watched it flicker, but her heart was with Li Lei, in the dark and in confusion. Did he manage to find Shaohui? The mountain was huge, would he and Shaohui be alright? She felt as if a stone was weighing on her chest, making it all too hard to breathe.
But she knew this could not go on.
Li Lei left her behind not just because he was more adept at surviving in the wilderness, he also wanted her to have a good rest before the long walk the following day.
She could not waste this precious time on overthinking and worrying.
She closed her eyes and forced herself to sleep. After counting sheep after sheep, she finally fell asleep in the cool wind. And yet, she could not sleep deeply, her dreams were a mess and disturbed her.
She woke up in shock.
