She was afraid He Jichen had returned, so she peered through the peephole first, only to see a female hotel attendant standing there. She opened the door.
The attendant politely handed her a paper bag with smile. "Miss, these are the clothes you requested. May I ask, will you be paying by cash?"
"Thank you, cash." Ji Yi took the invoice, glanced at the total, and turned to the living room. She found her purse, counted out the cash, and handed it to the attendant.
Ji Yi waited for the attendant to give her the change before she shut the door, grabbed the bag, and walked into the bathroom.
Just as she grabbed a towel and patted her hair and body dry, she saw in the mirror that her skin was filled with marks all over.
They were all marks left by He Jichen's fingers and teeth... Ji Yi stopped brushing her hair for a moment as she felt a pulsing ache creeping upon her.
