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As New Year's Day arrived on schedule, ushering in the new year, it also meant the start of a three-day mini vacation.
In the Huajing Lake Villa District, people had been leaving early in the morning with their families, carrying bags big and small to go on trips, but there was no movement at Villa No. 18 until 11 a.m., nor were there any sounds coming from inside.
But this didn't mean the villa was empty, everyone was there; they simply hadn't gotten out of bed yet, still heavily engaged in a battle of wits with Duke Zhou in their dreams.
They had partied until after three in the morning, and since Liu Jiayi and the others rarely got a three-day vacation, they weren't about to pass up the chance to sleep in. If they were going to sleep, they intended to make it count, sleeping until the day turned dark and they woke up naturally.
