Li Xueyue jumped when the sky rumbled. She proceeded to the window, sticking her head out to see the somber skies. There would be a storm tonight.
"Hopefully, it won't be too loud," she said to herself.
Li Xueyue walked back to her bed and retrieved the diary she hid underneath her pillow. She wandered back to her table where empty teacups and plates covered the surface. The teapot was empty, and the snacks were all eaten up while only crumbs remained.
She called in the maidservants who instantly cleared the table and prepared more tea and snacks for her. Once everything was settled onto the table and a fresh pot of tea was brewed, she excused the maidservants and began reading the next entries of the diary from where she stopped reading the last time.
