The night had grown deep, and only the lamp by the bed was lit, its thick curtains tightly drawn across the window without a sliver of a gap.
From the speakers on either side of the bed, a slow prelude played faintly. The sound of dripping water came from the direction of the bathroom, clearly someone was taking a shower.
After a while, the sound of the water from the bathroom stopped, and the door opened. Bai Jinxuan, wrapped in a white bathrobe, emerged with her hair still wet.
A towel, used for drying her hair, rested on her shoulder as she walked directly to the bed, picked up the mobile phone on the pillow, and unlocked it to see, a hint of disappointment crossing her flushed face, "Why hasn't he replied to my message?"
She and Chen Xu would video chat every few days, always arranging it in advance. If there was a sudden issue or inconvenience that required canceling, they would agree on it beforehand.
