Right after the bathroom door closed, the sound of running water was heard.
Soon enough, that sound stopped and the room slipped into silence. In one short minute, the bathroom door opened and He Jichen emerged from inside.
Like before, Ji Yi kept her eyes shut, but she could clearly hear He Jichen's footsteps getting closer to the side of the bed. Eventually, he stopped by the balcony.
For a short while, it was silent again. Then Ji Yi heard rustling noises and realized that He Jichen was putting his clothes on when she heard a belt being buckled.
Ji Yi knew that with He Jichen's departure this time, they would never have anything to do with each other again.
She really wanted to open her eyes and ask him, "Could you not leave Beijing?"
