"The ritual is a bit inappropriate for an outsider like me to stay," leaving those words, the foreigner left.
Wang Li watched him go, and her sight glued to the door, hoping for it to be opened again with her husband coming to encourage her.
But it was her turn to be disappointed. Nobody came till she finished the drink. The chilliness lessened from her system as Wang Li focused on the task at hand. She wouldn't take failure for an answer here, even if there was no one to encourage her.
"It's time," Grandma told her after a while as Wang Li stood up. "You got this. Don't think too much. Listen to what your heart desires."
Wang Li braced herself as Xiaolin helped her strip off the robe. It didn't take long for her to go completely naked. The scarf was barely enough to wrap on her chest, and it hardly changed anything.
Thankfully, there was no stranger here to see her like this. Only two of the closest people. She would've liked Rong'er here too, but it's way past his bedtime.
