By the time Ye Mingmei returned to the bar, there was no one left at the counter.
She glanced back and realized those people were all dancing on the dance floor.
Having just had a vigorous dance, her calves still felt sore, so after some thought, she decided to stay at the bar.
With no one to talk to, she aimlessly swirled the cocktail in her stemmed glass.
Drinking a little now and then.
After waiting for a while with no one returning, Ye Mingmei started to feel light-headed and an inexplicable heat throughout her body, as if she had a fever.
After finishing the drink in her glass, she put down the empty cup and stood up from the bar.
She let the server know she'd leave first and asked them to pass the message to the others before unsteadily exiting the pub.
Once outside, the cool night breeze made her slightly more alert for a moment.
