「Back home.」
Xiao Linye hadn't returned yet.
Ye Yuning's habit upon entering the house was to take a shower immediately. However, it was only after she had undressed and stepped into her bathroom that she remembered: there was no hot water.
Drenched by the cold water, she felt a deep chill run through her body.
She grabbed a bath towel, quickly wrapped it around herself, and rushed toward the main bathroom, shivering from the cold.
But the moment she stepped out of her room, she saw the man walking in from the entrance. Ye Yuning froze. A startled cry caught in her throat, and she swallowed it back down. Her breathing hitched as she turned and hurried back into her room, quickly finding a more substantial nightgown to put on.
When she emerged again, Xiao Linye was sitting on the sofa, the lines of his profile taut.
The air was faintly tinged with the smell of alcohol.
