For some reason, Ji Nuan suddenly had a feeling that everything had gone back to the way it was. She opened her eyes in a daze and looked at the man close at hand. It took her a long time to wake up. Then she saw the man gazing at her.
His eyes were placid and mild.
She didn't know how long he had been standing and gazing at her here.
"Have you finished your job?" She asked sleepily, resisting the impulse to lean into his arms because he was standing so close to her.
"Why didn't you go to bed?" His voice was colder than the night outside the window.
She shook her head and pulled up the thin blanket she covered herself with, still huddled on the sofa. Since she just woke up, she said nasally, "You've just been discharged from the hospital. I don't think you'll be comfortable sleeping in the study, so I'll give you the bed."
