Dawn breaks, and sunlight transitions from gentle to its most scorching.
Chu Chengye stands outside Su Yingxue's courtyard, glancing at the pebble path within. Hearing no footsteps, his lips purse, and he resumes his aimless pacing back and forth.
Su Yingxue sleeps until she naturally awakens, completely forgetting about the previous day when she and Long Shuli drew Chu Chengye in to take a bullet for her.
When Zhilan comes to help her with her morning wash and brings it up, Su Yingxue curses under her breath, "Why didn't you wake me up earlier?"
Chu Chengye has been waiting outside for what must be two hours already, right?
Zhilan said he came early in the morning.
