In the pitch-dark night, with the pattering rain, it was well past bedtime, yet Huo Siyu was in his study attending to official duties.
The bright light in the study illuminated the room like daylight, keeping the darkness outside at bay, not letting it creep in at all. Directive after directive, Huo Siyu's hands and mind hardly stopped, having gone over forty-eight hours without a wink of sleep, working incessantly.
They say the body automatically adjusts, and when tired to a certain extent, it would rest on its own. He used to fall asleep this way when he suffered from insomnia before.
But this time, it was completely ineffective!
Unable to sleep, unable to rest, his thoughts seemed entirely occupied.
Shen Li, Shen Li...
He had not seen her for over forty-eight hours...
"Sir, Huo Tianqi just called. He'll arrive in half an hour," Situ walked in slowly, his head bowed, his face bearing solemnity and sadness, his voice cautious.
