Sitting cross-legged, Ru was in meditation to ease up her mental fatigue which came with her lack of sleep. At the sound of the doorbell, she opened her eyes and got up languidly from her position. Weaving her way through the hallway, she opened the main door without looking through the door videocam.
As she yanked the door open, she saw a face smiling and waving at her, "Hi, Oniisan! How are you?"
"Living in denial and suppressed rage..." Ru's answer left no desire in Xiao Zhi-Yuan to ask that question again. Noticing his desolate expression, Ru changed her demeanor from being cranky to 'hail-fellow-well-met'. "That was me being funny. No need for having such pained look."
"You really need some guidance in the humor department," Xiao Zhi-Yuan remarked and reminded her, "You could have gone with the traditional reply of, 'I'm fine' as well."
