The clock struck twelve o'clock in the night, or perhaps it was better to say that it was a new day. Outside of the window, the sound of howling winds and branches bristling and smacking themselves on the glass was apparent if not a background noise as a young man worked steadily.
But they were no spirit or superhuman.
And so it was in that moment that Shen Jie Li temporarily paused himself from typing on his laptop and let out a sigh, he fixed his glasses for a moment. His left hand massaged his temples for a moment as he glanced towards the grandfather clock. Had the hours passed by so quickly? Once again he missed dinner but that was a trifle thing, if anything, he was desirous of coffee. And though he had a coffee machine, the beans he preferred had gone empty in their designated container.
The best ones were to be in the kitchen.
