Gu Zi felt a closeness with Su Shen that she had never experienced before. In this moment, she surrendered herself completely to him, and Su Shen reveled in the feeling. He loved making love to Gu Zi, this young, beautiful woman who possessed both grace and intellect.
Deep down, he often felt unworthy of her, but at that instant, he sensed a profound connection between them, as if they were perfectly matched.
Come Monday morning, Su Shen left for work early. On his way, he took Lele to Grandma Gao's for her care.
Gu Zi, however, didn't get out of bed until noon. After a quick snack, she returned to her slumber—not out of laziness, but rather from exhaustion after the previous night's activities with Su Shen. As soon as her eyes closed, she drifted back into sleep, not waking until the afternoon, when she needed to head to the newspaper office.
