"Splash!"
The sound of flowing water in the bathroom went on for over forty minutes, followed by a ten-minute-or-so quietness, then the door creaked open and out came Xiaozhai, steam rising off her body.
Probably because of the hot water, her cheeks and neck had turned pink, as though a white porcelain vase was tinted with a smear of rouge.
"Hiss!"
Seeing her coming out, Xiao Qing automatically slithered to the side. Gu Yu was reading. He looked up and rose from his seat. "Are you done? I’ll go take a shower, then."
"The shower head is a bit loose. Don’t twist it too hard," she reminded him.
"Ok."
He replied and walked into the bathroom with a bag.
Generally speaking, if a guy was spending more than forty minutes in the shower alone, he was either a cross-dresser or gay. Gu Yu, needless to say, was your average straight man. He finished his shower, washed his face, and brushed his teeth in thirty minutes.
