He changed out of his suit into a pair of comfortable trousers before slipping into bed. He checked the clock one last time, and realized it was almost 1 p.m. Had he really been up with them for so long? He had expected a quick dinner and a just as quick farewell, but maybe he had also drunk a bit too much.
Turning out the light, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep a dreamless sleep, and just as soon as he thought he was drifting away, he heard something that made him jerk awake.
His door flew open and banged against the wall. His body froze. For a moment, he wondered if it was an intruder and if he ought to stay silent. But then someone made a groggy sound, a woman.
"Li Na?" he whispered as he pulled the sheet from over his head. She was standing there, completely still in the doorway, her slender figure a silhouette against the soft golden glow that radiated from the kitchen somewhere far away. Slowly, she took a step forward.
