In a remote residence.
Outside the window, darkness was now complete. There were no lights on in the house, an inky blackness spreading throughout, tranquillity reigning.
After an unknown amount of time, a figure on the bed stirred.
A hoarse sound filled the room.
"Hiss..."
Jiang Ruan slowly opened her eyes, staring at the ceiling above her. The branches from the tree outside the window cast shadows against the ceiling creating an eerie spectacle.
The delicate sound of rain falling outside filled her ears.
She turned her head to look out the window.
Outside, a torrential rain was pouring.
Every now and then, a flash of lightning would light up the sky.
The deafening noise made her feel a kind of indescribable frustration.
She propped herself up to sit on the bed, feeling a twinge of pain in her arm.
