Chi Enen felt all night as if she was engulfed in a bear hug, so hot that she hadn't slept a wink until past six in the morning when the oppressive feeling finally left her. Overcome with drowsiness, she blurred into slumber.
She didn't see that the man getting up didn't head straight to the bathroom to bathe, as usual. Instead, he stood quietly beside the bed, gazing at her for a long time before his thin lips tightened, and he went into the bathroom.
"Whoosh."
Half an hour later, the bathroom door opened.
Li Beijue picked out a white shirt from the wardrobe somewhat carelessly, chose a wristwatch, changed, and left the bedroom, pulling the bedroom door behind him.
The moment he stepped out of the bedroom, his expression had cooled. He picked up the new mobile phone delivered last night from the table and turned it on.
There were dozens of missed calls; apart from work-related ones, all were from the same number.
