GRUMBLE, GRUMBLE...
Just as Gu Qingli was lost in thought, her stomach rumbled at an inopportune moment.
She realized that she hadn't eaten since last night.
She had been so busy she'd completely forgotten her usual habit of three meals a day, as regular as clockwork.
There was no food in the Space, so Gu Qingli could only retrieve a piece of fruit and begin to eat it slowly, taking gentle bites.
After about the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn, Wuqing, Yun No. 18, and Yun No. 20 woke up one after another.
"Here, have some fruit to tide you over. This rain doesn't look like it'll stop anytime soon," Gu Qingli whispered, stuffing three large apples into each of their arms.
Their eyes lit up. They nodded and, like her, ate the fruit slowly and quietly.
After the four of them finished eating, they all leaned against the stone wall to rest.
