Hua Yan didn't know when she had fallen asleep, only that Yun Chi had slipped into slumber before her. His breathing was even and prolonged, and it took her a long time to fall asleep herself, tuning out his breaths. When she woke up, he was already gone.
It was still raining heavily outside, the rain pounding on the rooftop, stone bricks on the ground, and the window lattices, creating a pattering noise.
She pushed aside the bed curtains to look out the window; the world was veiled by the curtain of rain, dim and indistinct, with no way to tell the time. She turned to the hourglass in the room and saw that it had long past noon.
She pushed back the bedcovers and saw neatly folded, clean clothes placed at the head of the bed. She paused for a moment, then picked them up, got dressed, and got out of bed.
Seemingly hearing her movements, Qiuyue's voice came from outside, "Miss, are you awake?"
