Early the next morning, Su Ruanruan woke up.
The pillow beside her still retained some warmth.
A long-stemmed white rose lay on the pillow, its petals damp with fresh dew.
Su Ruanruan knew it was picked by Bao Jingyan during his morning run.
Sweetness filled her heart.
She gazed at it for a while, then brushed her hair back, got up, and changed clothes to wash up.
When she went downstairs, Bao Jingyan was still there, sitting at the dining table having breakfast.
Autumn was gradually deepening.
He wore a dark coffee-colored woolen suit.
A snow-white shirt and a finely patterned tie.
His neatly trimmed hair shimmered with silver light in the morning glow.
Su Ruanruan glanced at him a few more times and sat beside him.
Bao Jingyan folded the newspaper and asked her gently, "Why not sleep a bit more?"
Su Ruanruan mumbled a few words.
She then asked him, "Are you going out for business?"
Bao Jingyan replied with a slight hum, "I have a project to approve."
