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In the room next door.
Stuck in a dilemma, Xiang Yi deliberated over the emoticons and typed for a long time before sending the text message. After hiding her cellphone in a corner of the sofa and covering it with a pillow, she scurried to the side and gripped the corner of her clothes tightly on tenterhooks.
Amused by the sight of Xiang Yi's shy behavior while burying her head in the sand, Shi Sui teased, "Xiang Yi, what are you doing?"
"It's nothing much, I'm just getting some exercise," Xiang Yi answered calmly as if she wasn't the one who was clutching tightly at the corner of her shirt.
Shi Sui said, "Your cellphone is vibrating."
"Is it?" Xiang Yi walked toward the sofa and paused in her tracks again. She carefully and hesitantly lifted the corner of the pillow, only to see the words "You have received a text from Big Brother." on the screen of her cell phone. Her heart tensed up and began pounding rapidly.
